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Library to host Poetry/Illustration event, March 17

The awards ceremony and opening reception for the Old Forge Library’s Poetry and Illustration Exhibit will be held Tuesday, March 17 at 7 p.m.

According to Library Director Isabella Worthen, there were 129 illustration and 178 poetry entries received from Herkimer, Oneida and Madison Counties and the Town of Inlet.

Winners and honorable mentions who entered work following the theme, Mountains and Roots, will be announced by Emcee Michael Cunningham. All entries will remain on display in the library wing through May 16.

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Old Forge Library names judges for 2015 Poetry & Illustration Contest

Cory Card

Cory Card

Entries for the Old Forge Library’s annual Poetry and Illustration Exhibit, following the theme of Mountains and Roots, will be accepted from February 3  through  March 3.

MARY KATHRYN JABLONSKI

MARY KATHRYN JABLONSKI

Entries will be judged in four age categories: grades K to 4, grades 5 to 8, grades 9 to 12, and adult and is open to residents of Herkimer, Oneida and Madison counties and the Town of Inlet.

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Old Forge Library: Illustration workshop slated for January 31

The Old Forge Library will hold three Illustration Instruction Workshops for school age children and adults on Saturday, January 31.

Karen Beck will lead a workshop for kindergarten through 6th grade students from 10 a.m. to  noon.  Continue reading →

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Old Forge Library: Poetry & Illustration Contest Winners announced

Winners of the Old Forge Library’s annual Poetry and Illustration Contest were announced at an Opening Exhibit Reception at the library on Tuesday, March 25th.

BACK: Lillian Hansen, Macie Eisenhart, Fern Bick, Coral Williams, Jameson Pratt, Clifford Donovan and Logan Hodges. FRONT: Max Sinker, Gabriel Lutz, Ryleigh Northrop and Lydia Bartel.

BACK: Lillian Hansen, Macie Eisenhart, Fern Bick, Coral Williams, Jameson Pratt, Clifford Donovan and Logan Hodges. FRONT: Max Sinker, Gabriel Lutz, Ryleigh Northrop and Lydia Bartel.

This year’s contest carried the theme of “Times Gone By,” with over 100 illustration and 150 poetry entries received from throughout Herkimer, Oneida and Madison counties and the Town of Inlet—the largest number of entries to date, according to Library Director Isabella Worthen.

The judges for the poetry contest were Paula Roy and Paul Kocak and the judges for the illustrations were Martha Deming and Loretta Lepkowski.

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