Friends of the
Chevy Chase Library
40th Anniversary Celebration
8005 Connecticut Avenue Chevy Chase, MD 20815
CHEVY CHASE LIBRARY ESSAY CONTEST RULES
Since
the opening of the Chevy Chase Library in 1965, the nature of library
collections has changed greatly, therefore this Fortieth Birthday Essay Contest
will encompass more than one kind of media. The graphic novel Maus won a Pulitzer Prize in 1992;
digital cameras abound; it is as easy as a click of the mouse to transmit data
to any person with email anywhere on the planet or from the worlds largest
easily accessed pool of information--the Internet.
The
competition topic is Libraries.
The Contest is open to anyone who uses Montgomery County Public
Libraries. Entries can be written
essays, photo essays, drawings, cartoons or comic book panels. The contest will begin on June 16,
2005; the NEW deadline for submitting entries is SEPTEMBER 1, 2005. Winners will be announced at the Chevy
Chase Library on Family Fun Day-- September 17, 2005 and presented as part of
the Read-a-Thon on October 22nd.
All submissions must be the original work of the entrant. Submissions can be made at the Chevy
Chase Library or by postal service or by email.
The
dimensions for original drawings, paintings or printed submissions should not
exceed eight and one half by eleven inches. Use a normal, readable font, please. Artwork can be submitted on CD (use the
jpeg format). Except for
electronic entries all entries must be originals, no photocopies. All submissions must have name, age,
division (see below), address, phone number, email address (if available). Entrants are advised to keep a copy of
their submissions for their own records.
Entries
will be judged for originality, creativity and inspirational value. Judges and their immediate families are
barred from entering the competition.
Prizes may not be awarded for all categories. The judges may eliminate or combine categories at their
discretion. Judges may add a third
prize or an honorable mention in any division or category if they deem it
appropriate. Judges may award a
Grand Prize if they feel one is warranted. Decision of the judges is final and all entries become the
property of the Chevy Chase Friends of the Library (FOL). The FOL may make a scrapbook with the
entries for the Birthday Celebration.