Homer Township Public Library

The Cicada Project
In anticipation of the 17-year cicada bug invasion we have two unique initiatives underway. The first documents cicada stories on our new cicada blog. The second is a contest series on a new cicada flickr site. We need your help!

In a land far, far away...
The Homer Township Public Library has visitors! Nine jade cicadas have made the long journey from Hong Kong to our library. Their special trip to Homer Township was made to meet new friends and greet their Illinois cicada pals as they emerge from living underground. It has been a long seventeen years since they have seen their friends! They have much catching up to do!

Our Hong Kong visitors are using our library to research about their red-eyed winged periodical cicada pals. They're also using our library computers to email their family back home! Help our Hong Kong cicadas document their vacation by taking pictures of their periodical cicada pals!

Tell us your cicada stories and send us your pictures!
Visit thecicadaproject.blogspot.com/ and tell us about your very first cicada siting, or any cool story that you have about cicadas.

Email your photos to homerlibrary@gmail.com. The library will post your pictures on The Cicada Project flickr photo site located at http://www.flickr.com/photos/thecicadaproject/
All photographs will be considered for the Cicada Awards!

CICADA AWARDS
Win one of the following categories and you'll have a chance to take one of our jade Hong Kong cicadas home!

Best Photo
Most Unique Location
Funniest Photo
Most Terrifying Photo
Most Cicadas on a Person
Best Pose
Funniest Location
Grossest Photo
Most Cicadas

Please do not hurt any cicadas during the creation of your photographs. If the information is available, provide us with the date and place of the photograph, plus any other interesting information. Join the fun!

Food for thought: where will you be in 2024, when they return again?