Congrats to the Pumpkin Contest Winners!

Congratulations to the Winners

of our Pumpkin Decorating Contest!

Connor, 5 won Best Avenger

Patrick, 1.5 won Most Delicious

Kaitlyn, 7 won Most Patriotic

William, 5 won Best Mutant

Colby, 4 won Most Regal

James, 6 won Most Athletic

Elizabeth, 10 won Most Musical

Briana, 7 won Most Melodic

Vanessa, 9 won Most Global

Aaron, 8 won Craziest Pumpkin

Harry, 4 won Best Wrapped

Jack, 7 won Best Bird

Audrey, 4 won Most Colorful

Eleni, 3 won Most Bedazzled

Sadie, 9 won Most Literary

Ava, 7 won Most Striking

Stephen, 6 won Most Ghoulish

Andrea, 7 won Most Aeronautical

Alex, 10 won Friendliest Plant

Ian, 2 won Best Head Wear

Enoh, 4 won Best Farmer

Gian, 5 won Spookiest

Pumpkin Decorating Contest

• Decorate a Halloween pumpkin at home with paint, sparkles, feathers, paper, ribbon — use your imagination!
• Do not carve your pumpkin! No carved pumpkins will be accepted!
• Include a card with your name, age, telephone number and your pumpkin’s name.
• Bring in your decorated pumpkin anytime between October 1st and October 31st (before 5pm).
• Pick up your pumpkin by Saturday, November 3rd before closing time: 4:00 p.m. Pumpkins not taken home will be discarded.

ALL AGES WELCOME!! EVERYONE WINS! PRIZES FOR ALL!

Congratulations to our Snowball Guessing Contest Winners!

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

Chloe, Connor, and Cameron

WINNERS OF

 THE HAMILTON-WENHAM LIBRARY’S

2012 SNOWBALL GUESSING CONTEST

THERE WERE 

754

 “SNOWBALLS”!!

Story Contest Winners!

Congratulations to our

Story Writing Contest Winners!

1^st – 3^rd Grade

1^ST PLACE: Puppy Escape by Caroline

2^ND PLACE: The Dreaded Days of Summer Camp by Amelia

3^RD PLACE: When I got my Adenoids Out by Owen

Honorable Mentions: (In No Particular Order)

The Moon and the Sun by Abi

Fletcher on the Run by Oscar

Best Friends Forever by Millie

The Cave Discoverer by Jack

The Walking Talking Flowers by Ariel

Mary and Her Glasses by Liza

Moving to America by David

4^th – 6^th Grade

 1^st PLACE: The Magical Book by Annalia

Many thanks to our esteemed panel of judges:

Sarah Lauderdale, Head of Reference, H-W Library

Barbara Lawrence, Local Author

Robert Gates, Editor of the Hamilton-Wenham Patch

and

special thanks to Pat Purdy, Owner of the Banbury Cross Bookshop of Wenham, for the generous donation of the wonderful prizes!

Congratulations to our Food Guessing Contest Winners!

Congratulations to

Amelia, 5

and

Grace, 9

Winners of our food guessing contest!

There were

84

food items in our grocery cart!

Acord food pantry came to pick up all the items, can you help us fill it again?

Story Writing Contest Deadline in One Week!

This is your reminder everyone - the story writing contest officially ends in just one week, next Monday.

Make sure you finish up your story and bring it in to us by 8pm on November 28!

Unfortunately, we cannot accept any late entries.

Need a reminder about the rules? Find them here.

We look forward to all of your entries.

Food Guessing Contest!

We've filled the shopping cart with donations for the Acord Food Pantry and we're continuing to take donations!

We're so excited about filling it, we've decided to create a guessing game. Between now and December 2 when you come in to the children's room make sure you fill out an entry and guess how many items are in the cart.

Still have donations to bring in? There's a box where the cart used to be and all donations can be put there.

Pumpkin Decorating Contest Winners Announced!

Our pumpkin decorating contest was a great success this year. There were so many amazing entries - check out what categories these amazing pumpkins one here. Congratulations to all of our participants!

Pumpkin Decorating Contest Error and Correction

The Pumpkin Decorating Contest information has an incorrect date on it.
Pumpkins must be turned in by 4pm on Saturday October 29.
NOT Sunday the 30th as the flyer states.

Story Writing Contest this November!

Join us this November to celebrate Massachusetts Family Literacy Month and National Novel Writing Month. Children first through sixth grade can participate in our Story Writing Contest between now and November 28th. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will be awarded (to two age groups) but everyone that submits a story wins a prize! 

Find all of the guidelines here. 

Parents? Are you interested in National Novel Writing Month? 

You can find out more about it and all the great events the Library is hosting for you here. 

November Saturdays - Story Writing Contest Coming Soon!

The flyer and dates for the November Dads and Donuts and our Thanksgiving Storytime and now posted here. Dads and Donuts is early this month, November 5 so make sure you don't miss it. This month's theme is Folklore and Fairy tales.

As always, no registration is necessary for these events so pop in if you are free that day.

Also coming soon: information on our Story Writing Contest this November. This contest is for 1st through 6th graders so get those creative juices flowing, we'll have all the details for you next week.

Spring Eggs Contest Winners

Congratulations to

Harry, age 3

and

Julie, age 9

Winners of the Hamilton-Wenham Library’s 

Children’s Room

Spring Eggs Guessing Contest

There were 410 jelly beans! 

Snowball Guessing Contest Winners!

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

Will, 11 and Phoebe, 5

WINNERS OF

 THE HAMILTON-WENHAM LIBRARY’S

2011 SNOWBALL GUESSING CONTEST

 

There were 763 "snowballs" 

 

Thanks to everyone that participated. We had a lot of great guesses this year! 

 

Story Writing Contest Winners!

Congrats to all who participated in our story writing contest this November! We had a great number of entries and our judges had a hard time deciding just who would take the places.

The stories are available in the children's room for viewing and reading.

And next time you see one of these folks - make sure to give them a big congratulations!

1^ST- 3^RD GRADE

1^st PLACE

: “Ariel’s Bear Goes to Hebrew School” by Ariel G.

2^nd PLACE

: “Beatrice and Olive at the Country Fair” by Annabelle S.

3^rd PLACE

: “My Little Brother” by Caralyn C.

4^th-6^th GRADE

1^st PLACE

: “Joe and the Unusual Friend” by Davey W.

2^nd PLACE

: “Mr. Frog’s Adventures” by John M.

3^rd PLACE

: “A Summer Trip to Remember” by Shayne B.

Honorable Mentions: (In No Particular Order)

 1^st-3^rd GRADE:

“Fire People” by Alexis D.

“Cristal the Unicorn” by Ella P.

“When the Cablebox Strikes” by Scott J.

“Mars vs. Neptune” by Connor R.

“The Tale of the Helping Pandas” by Alexander T.

“Dinosaurs in the Forest” by Elijah S.

“The White and Black Loons and the Orange-Beaked Seagull” by Tess C.

“The Blob of HJ City” by Leo G.

4^th-6^th GRADE:

“Big Scary Werewolf Mystery” by Robby D.

“A Little Bit of Magic” by Lily S.

“Orian’s Quest” by Sarah M.

“Sunset Hill” by Porter D.

“The Trip to Freedom” by Nina D.

“Secret Revealed” by Katie R.

“The Unknown Queen” by Bryn S.

“The Mysterious Goose” by Amy T.

“The Land in the Box” by Emily M.

“The Power of Good and Evil” by Michelle M.

“The Christmas Kitten” by Rose W.

“Tracy’s Adventure” by Liam S.

“The Lonely Tree” by Emma C.

Many thanks to our esteemed panel of judges:

Sarah Lauderdale, Head of Reference, H-W Library

Emily Redinbo, Local Author and Teacher

Sandra Trapani, Editor, Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle

and to Pat Purdy, Owner of the Banbury Cross Bookshop of Wenham, for the generous donation of all of the wonderful prizes!

Congratulations to Our Pumpkin Winners!

This year brought some creative and colorful pumpkins! Congratulations to our winners!!

Melissa, age 5, won Most Royal

Lucy, age 2, won Best Smile

Natalia, age 10 won Best Hair

Kaitlyn, age 5, won Best Feline

Vanessa, age 5, won Most Colorful

Isabella, age 3, won Best Mixed Media

Gabe, age 7, won Most Prehistoric

Oscar, age 7, won Best Extra Terrestrial

Millie, age 5, won Most “Feather-ful”

Alex, age 8, won Best Western Theme

Andrea, age 5, won Most Splendid Rodent

Story Writing Contest this November!

November is a great month to celebrate literacy in so many ways!

November is not only Massachusetts's Family Literacy Month, but also National Novel Writing Month. The library is celebrating these events with a community read and discussion of Tinker wish author and 2010 Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Harding and by hosting Write-Ins. See below for more information.

A novel might be a little hard for your little one to write so we've shortened the requirements for our Story Writing Contest. Children grades 1st - 6th can work on their stories throughout the month of November and turn them into the children's room. Prizes will be given in two groups: 1st - 3rd and 4th - 6th. Everyone receives a token of appreciation for helping us celebrate this great month.


Read about all the guidelines here!


For more information on the Tinker Community Read -click here!

Holiday Events in the Children's Room

Join us for these story time and a contest to celebrate the fall holidays!!

Pumpkin Decorating Contest!

Decorate a Halloween pumpkin at home with paint, sparkles, feathers, paper, ribbon and anything else you can think of!

Don't carve the pumpkin or we won't be able to accept and display it!

Bring your pumpkin in to the library anytime between now and Halloween!

Everyone wins! Prizes for all! All ages welcome!!

Find more information here!

Halloween Drop-In Story Time

Saturday, October 30, 2010 11AM-12PM

Join us for not-so scary stories about Halloween and a craft!!

Come in costume and trick-or-treat your way around the library following the story time!

All ages are welcome. No regisration necessary.

Click here for more information!

Thanksgiving Drop-In Story Time & Craft

Saturday, November 20, 2010 11AM-11:45AM

Join us for a drop-in story time about turkeys, thankfulness, and pumpkin pie!

Craft time will follow the stories.

All ages welcome, no regisration necessary.

Please bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to the Acord Food Pantry - Thank you! 

Find more information here.

 


There will also be Holiday Craft and Story in December. Check back for more details!