- Last Updated on Friday, 29 April 2016 01:09
Rostraver Public Library held an awards ceremony on Tuesday, April 12 to present the winners of their recent poetry contest their certificates and prizes.
Library Board President John Maisch poses with the student winners of the RPL poetry contest |
The contest, held to mark National Poetry Month, was open to school-aged children as well adults in the region. The library received nearly 200 entries.
Library Board President John Maisch welcomed the guests by noting, "We were, in this case, a regional asset with entries from Richeyville, Eighty Four and Perryopolis, as well as our local students." He went on to remark that the student entrants represented public, Catholic, and home-schooled pupils.
Recipients of the Barnes & Noble gift cards were: student winners Maria Spedeliere; Thomas Phillips; Gianna Laurita; and Mikaela Ryan; and adult division winner was Carol Aten Frow.
The library programming committee hopes to make this an annual event.