This is an important election year for our country and it’s also an election year at the Pawling Library! We invite children and teens to nominate their choice of fictional literary characters for President of the Children’s Collection and President of the Teen Collection.

This writing contest is for grades K-12 with one competition for kids, ages 5 – 10 and one competition for ‘tweens and teens, ages 11 – 18. Each entry must include their nominee; a slogan that identifies their campaign; the campaign’s platform and why you think this character will make a good leader. Nominations are due by October 21 and may be submitted via online or paper form.

The submissions will be voted on by the community through online and paper ballots, October 28 through November 5. The two winners will be announced on November 5.

CONTEST RULES:

Children and teens in grades K-12 are eligible to win prizes. Students must fill out a nomination form by October 21, 2024 to be entered into the contest. All participating students’ first names, grade, and entries will be published on the Library’s website, in the Library, and may be featured on our social media pages. No other personal information will be shared. Students are allowed to have help with grammar and spelling but we ask that the ideas are entirely their own. Entries may be edited by the library staff for clarity, length, or content before being posted online. Winners will be chosen by popular vote, open to the Pawling community. Ballots will be available online and on paper in the Library. Votes will be accepted between October 28 through November 5 and the winners will be announced at the end of the day on November 5.
Nomination Form    

Election Words to Know
 

Read-Only Version of Form