Purdue University receives Educational Video for Youth award for 'Catch the Reading Bug'

By Steve Yaninek
March 17, 2009

Melissa Shepson and Tom Turpin

Purdue University has been selected to receive the “Educational Video for Youth” award at the annual meeting of the North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America in St. Louis, MO. Entomology staff Tom Turpin, Melissa Shepson, Gary Bennett and their colleagues Jos Holman, Michele Farley and Rob Jackson will receive the award from the Board Certified Entomologists of Mid-America for their production of “Catch the Reading Bug”. The video was used to introduce young people to entomological ideas and arthropods in a fun way through the summer reading program. Young people were encouraged to learn more about these creatures by reading books. DVDs of the video were distributed by the Indiana Pest Management Association and it was available for download on the Indiana Library website. The video was widely used in Indiana and other states.

You can watch the video, which has been split into 2 parts, by following the links below:

Catch the Reading Bug - Part 1
Catch the Reading Bug - Part 2