Kids & Family
Special Story Time of Award-Winning Books by 3 Village Teens
Register your child to hear the winners of the Helen Stein Shack Picture Book Award at Emma Clark Library.
Sunday, April 26 at 2:30 p.m.
Hear the grand prize-winning books by Three Village Teens - Leah Cussen’s Lenny the Lion and Wendy Wahlert’s Lilabet - at this very special story time.
Register your child now. Click here.
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A very special thank you to The Bite Size Bake Shop, a local Three Village business that generously donated desserts for the event.
About the Helen Stein Shack Picture Book Award:
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The Helen Stein Shack Book Award, which was announced by Emma Clark Library last year, called for teens in grades 7 through 12 who live in the Three Village Central School District to create a children’s picture book. Each entry could be the work of a single author/illustrator or a collaborative effort of an author and an illustrator. The contest was divided into two grade categories, grades 7 through 9 and grades 10 through 12, with one Grand Prize winner from each group, as well as two Honorable Mention winners selected from each category.
A $500 scholarship will be awarded to both grand-prize winners and bound books for all winning entries will be presented and added to the library’s Local Focus collection. In addition, an e-book will be created and made available for all winning entries.
All contest entrants will receive a Certificate of Participation at the awards ceremony and will have the opportunity to record a video reading their book for community service credit.
This award is given in memory of Helen Stein Shack by her family. As a teacher, Mrs. Shack was committed to the education of children, and she especially loved literature written for them. She was a frequent visitor to the Emma Clark Library where, even in retirement, she kept up with current children’s books. The Emma S. Clark Memorial Library is grateful to the children of the late Mrs. Shack who have established an endowment with the library to cover the costs of presenting this award.
Questions? Email lisa@emmaclark.org or call 631.941.4080.
The Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, located at 120 Main Street in Setauket and online at emmaclark.org, provides public library service to all residents of the Three Village Central School District.
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