The opening reception for Old Forge Library’s Annual Poetry & Illustration Contest was held Tuesday, March 19. Winners for this year’s contest, with the theme Journeys Taken, were presented with certificates and $25 prizes.
Winners and honorable mention artists’ works were read either by the authors themselves, or by Master of Ceremonies Michael Cunningham.
The contest was open to students in grades kindergarten through 12, and adults throughout the Mid-York Library region which includes Herkimer, Oneida and Madison counties, and the Town of Inlet.
Winners of the Poetry Contest were:
Grades K to 4 – Katie Kelly of Inlet. Honorable mentions: Maria Lutz, Rachel Manzi and Olivia Payne, all of Inlet.
Grades 5 to 8 – Sarah Beck of Woodgate. Honorable mentions: Bella Beck and Dayna DeAngelo.
Grades 9 to 12 – Emily Crist of Barneveld. Honorable mention: Joy Clemons of Utica.
Adult – Star Livingstone of Woodgate. Honorable mentions: Susan Knight of Remsen, Glenn Miley of Sherrill and Tom Stock of Herkimer.
The James Mulvihill Memorial Award for Imagination was presented to Jameson Pratt of Big Moose, a third grader.
Winners of the Illustration Contest were:
Grades K to 4 – Karleigh Hollister. Honorable mentions: Lexie Aliasso, Katie Case, Cameron Gribneau, Alana Haehl and Coral Williams.
Grades 5 to 8 – Sarah Beck. Honorable mentions: Bella Beck, Earl Deland and Shyla Deland of Remsen, and Trinity Liddle.
Grades 9 to12 – Megan Greene. Honorable mentions: Allyson Brosemer, Lexie Haehl and Autumn Townsend.
Adult – Lorraine Kreimeyer of Whitesboro for My Fairytale Life. Honorable mentions: Patti Delano, Sue Freese, and Lorraine Kreimeyer for The First Thing When Packing for the Journey, Remember to Take Your Imagination.
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority members hung the exhibit and the Friends of the Library provided refreshments for the gathering.
All entries will remain on display in the library wing through May 23. The public is invited to stop by during that time to vote for their favorite entries.
