Woman in Photograph Essay Contest

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**CONTEST IS OVER**

AND THE WINNERS ARE...(drumroll please!)

Adult: DOROTHY CRESSWELL

Grades 7-9: RACHEL MURPHY

Grades 4-6: JACKSON LEDUC

Grades K-3: COLLIN LARAMEE

Honorable Mentions: IRENE GAO, NICHOLAS HOWARD and AUDREY LF SAFFORD

We received so many wonderful entries...it was very hard to choose; we want to thank everyone who participated in this essay contest!

There is one absolute fact known about the woman pictured below: she loves her library. However, the Friends of Clapp Memorial Library know little else about her, and we want to learn more. Using all of the powers of your imagination, invent a story for the lady who loves her library. Maybe you will create a name for her or reveal what she’s reading. Perhaps it’s 1887 and she’s just checked-out a book from the Clapp Memorial Library. The Friends do not know her story, but we want to read your account of her.

Reading Lady

Here is your task: Write a narrative essay about the woman in the photograph. As part of your piece include an explanation of the woman’s love for her library. Do not exceed 500 words. SUBMIT YOUR WRITING TO THE FRIENDS BY MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, via mail (P.O. Box 627, Belchertown, MA 01007-0627), email ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ), or hand-delivery to the Clapp Memorial Library. Make sure your name, address, phone number, and grade (or age) are included with your submission.

You do not need to be a member of the Friends to participate but we hope you will seriously consider becoming a Friend if you are not a member.

Please note, your submission will become the property of the Friends and will not be returned to you. Your participation in this contest permits the Friends to publicly display and/or reprint your essay online and/or in the Friends’ newsletter, ClappConnection.

Essays will be reviewed during February, Love Your Library month, and winners will be announced at the Friends’ meeting on February 18th. There will be several winners, one from each of the following age groups:

Kindergarten—3rd grade
4th grade—6th grade
7th grade—9th grade
10th grade—12th grade
Adult

WINNERS in each group will receive a $25 Gift Certificate from the Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, MA.

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