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Literary Pumpkin Decorating Contest

Submit Your Entries: October 12th & 13th

2023-10-13 10:00:00 2023-10-13 18:00:00 America/Chicago Literary Pumpkin Decorating Contest Get into the Halloween spirit by decorating a pumpkin to look like your favorite book character. Ada Public Library -

Friday, October 13
10:00am - 6:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-10-13 10:00:00 2023-10-13 18:00:00 America/Chicago Literary Pumpkin Decorating Contest Get into the Halloween spirit by decorating a pumpkin to look like your favorite book character. Ada Public Library -

Get into the Halloween spirit by decorating a pumpkin to look like your favorite book character.

Here's How to Enter:

 

1) Decorate a pumpkin or gourd (real or artificial) to look like any character from a book. Examples include: Clifford, Harry Potter or Pete the Cat.

 

2)  Pumpkins and gourds may be decorated with paint, markers, colored paper, felt, glue, glitter etc. (carved pumpkins and gourds will not be accepted).

 

3)  The entries may have non-pumpkin components, such as hats, glasses, or wigs, but the main portion of the entry must be a pumpkin or a gourd.

 

Entries will be divided into the following age categories: ages 6 & under, ages 7-12, ages 13-17, ages 18 and older (one entry per person please)

 

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Submissions: Entries will be accepted on October 12th and 13th during open library hours. Entry forms will be filled out at the time of submission. Entries will be put on display in the library as soon as they begin arriving.

 

Voting: The public will vote for their favorite entry in each age category. Voting starts on October 17th and will end at noon on October 20th. The winners will be notified on the 20th.

 

Pick-Up: Entries can be taken home after 12:00 PM on October 20th. All entries must be picked up by the time the library closes on October 24th. Any remaining entries/accessories will be discarded.

 

We will be awarding prizes to the winner of each category. This year we will be giving away gift cards to Laughing Earth Gardens.

Ada Public Library

ada@larl.org
Phone: (218) 784-4480
Branch manager
Asha Osborn

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The Ada Public Library is located inside the Dekko Community Center on the corner of 4th Avenue East and 3rd Street East in Ada. We offer a wide range of services including free WiFi and access to public computers, printing, copying as well as faxing.

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