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Happy Halloween! Are you ready for frightening fun on the Stockton Campus?

Tiger Haunted is the William Knox Holt Memorial Library and Learning Center鈥檚 new Halloween event, open to students, staff, faculty and their families.

It will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30. Join the event from .

Niraj Chaudhary, associate university librarian, worked on the team that developed and launched Tiger Haunted. Chaudhary said he is 鈥渕ost excited about the books and the talented people who are reading the books.鈥�

Three stories听were video recorded and will be streamed during the event.听Two are children's picture books and one is an adult horror short story. They include:听

• 鈥淟os Gatos Black on Halloween,鈥� a bilingual poem picture book by Marisa Montes that will be read by library staff.

• 鈥�Picnic at Mudsock Meadow,鈥� a picture book by Patricia Polacco.

• Edgar Allen Poe鈥檚 鈥淭he Masque of the Red Death,鈥� which will be read by Gary Armagnac, professor of art, media, performance and design.

Chaudhary lauds Armagnac鈥檚 鈥渋ncredible voice鈥� and is excited for Armagnac鈥檚 part in the video and the recorded book reading for Tiger Haunted.

鈥淧eople who listen will find it pretty amazing,鈥� Chaudhary said.

These books are the inspiration for the Tiger Haunted costume contest. The themes of the contest are masquerade ball and steampunk. Participants can enter either or both categories. Prizes will be awarded to the best costume in each category, as well as for the best group costume and best child鈥檚 costume.

Prizes include a Soundcore Flare Bluetooth speaker, a King of Tokyo board game and a 91成人导航 hoodie. Enter from Oct. 24 to Oct. 29 by uploading a picture of your costume to .

The costume competition will be judged by a panel including Cathie McClellan, associate professor of theater arts and an expert in costume history and design. McClellan also helped formulate the themes of the costume contest. Live polling during the event will select a 鈥渧iewer鈥檚 choice鈥� costume award.

Need even more Halloween fun? Check out Tiger Haunted鈥檚 Halloween and recommendations, as well as holiday-themed .

Chaudhary notes all the help and enthusiasm that the library staff has received for their event, which he says was 鈥減ossible only because we have really incredible faculty from College of the 91成人导航.鈥�

Steve Whyte, director of university events and ceremonies, also involved his team, and the alumni house shared its online event expertise.

This event was launched as an online alternative to 91成人导航鈥檚 annual Safe Trick-or-Treat event, which had to be cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chaudhary says that he sees the new event as 鈥渁 great way to promote library resources and engage students.鈥�