The Delaware County Conservation District’s 2021 Poster Contest is now open to all public, private and homeschooled students in grades K—12 who reside or attend a school within Delaware County! The theme is “Healthy Forests= Healthy Communities.”
Please call the district at 610-892-9484 with any questions. More information can be found on the district’s website at www.delcocd.org Good luck to all participants! |
Please follow these rules for your poster to be qualified:
Rules: Theme “Healthy Forests = Healthy Communities” MUST be on your poster. Poster must be flat – no 3-D objects Poster must be created by an individual student. One entry per student. Poster must be the original artwork of the student. Hand-drawn or digital posters will be accepted. Any media may be used, including paint, crayon, colored pencil, charcoal, stickers, paper or other materials. Posters will be judged in the following grade categories: K-1, 2-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12. Prizes will be awarded to First through Fourth place winners in each category. To make things as safe as practical the contest will be conducted electronically this year due to COVID-19. Please e-mail a photo of your poster in a JPEG format to Michelle Wheeler at FerriM@co.delaware.pa.us by May 21, 2021. Please include the following information in the e-mail with your poster: Student’s Name Address Phone Number Age and Grade of Student School Name |
32nd Annual Young Poets of Delaware County
2021 Poetry Contest
Guidelines:
· All children in grades 1-12 who live or attend school in Delaware County may enter.
· Original poems must be typed or neatly written on 8 1/2” by 11” paper; no odd size or construction paper, please. Only one new, original poem per student. No more than 2 pages.
· Please include student’s name, phone number, address, parent e-mail (no school e-mails), grade and school on the TOP RIGHT (FRONT) of the poem. If the information is not listed, the entry will be disqualified. Contact information is for notification purposes only and will not be shared.
· Entries should be submitted during National Poetry Month, April 1st - 30th, to any public library in Delaware County or on-line here. No entries will be returned.
· Poems will be judged by grade level. Winners will be contacted by e-mail in May and their names and poems will be posted this page and the Mad Poet’s website.
· Winners will be invited to send a recorded reading of their work for posting on social media.
· Poets and their families are invited to an on-line awards ceremony & reading on June 6th at 1:00 pm.
This program is sponsored by the Mad Poets Society, Delaware County Libraries, Keystone State Literacy Association: Delaware County, Rose Tree Media Optimist Club, Pennsylvania Poetry Society and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
Questions? Email: Cheri Crow at ccrow@delcolibraries.org or info@madpoetssociety.com.
· All children in grades 1-12 who live or attend school in Delaware County may enter.
· Original poems must be typed or neatly written on 8 1/2” by 11” paper; no odd size or construction paper, please. Only one new, original poem per student. No more than 2 pages.
· Please include student’s name, phone number, address, parent e-mail (no school e-mails), grade and school on the TOP RIGHT (FRONT) of the poem. If the information is not listed, the entry will be disqualified. Contact information is for notification purposes only and will not be shared.
· Entries should be submitted during National Poetry Month, April 1st - 30th, to any public library in Delaware County or on-line here. No entries will be returned.
· Poems will be judged by grade level. Winners will be contacted by e-mail in May and their names and poems will be posted this page and the Mad Poet’s website.
· Winners will be invited to send a recorded reading of their work for posting on social media.
· Poets and their families are invited to an on-line awards ceremony & reading on June 6th at 1:00 pm.
This program is sponsored by the Mad Poets Society, Delaware County Libraries, Keystone State Literacy Association: Delaware County, Rose Tree Media Optimist Club, Pennsylvania Poetry Society and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
Questions? Email: Cheri Crow at ccrow@delcolibraries.org or info@madpoetssociety.com.
Virtual Typing Class w/ MFL
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You will need your library card to access resources in the Power Teens Library from home.
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Teen Book Finder

The Teen Book Finder from the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) is a free app to help teens, parents, librarians and library staff, educators, and anyone who loves YA literature access the past three years' of YALSA's awards and lists.
Have an Android phone? Download the Android version now!
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Have an Android phone? Download the Android version now!
Have an iPod Touch or an iPhone? Download the iOS app now!
Not on a mobile device, visit the Teen Book Finder website to try it out and find your next great read.