2012 Celebrate Seuss Festival

Short Story Contest and Seuss Festival Winners

2010 Short Story Writing Contest Winners

Grades 1-6
1st Place Julia Teinert
2nd Place Rebeka Klopfenstine
3rd Place Katie Hodges

Grades 7-12
1st Place Elissa Graham
2nd Place Madeline Daniell


Seuss Festival Winners

Best Costume
Baby Seuss - Kieren Harris
Most Original Seuss-ish - Stephanie Purtell

Clover Guess
The jar contained 251 and Claire Settlemoir guessed 252

Celebrate Seuss Festival Photos

Even though it was a cold and wet afternoon over 500 people had fun at our annual Celebrate Seuss Festival. See the photos.

Celebrate Seuss Festival

Be sure to put Sunday, March 7 from 1:00-3:00 on your calendar - that's the afternoon of our annual Celebrate Seuss Festival in which we honor all things having to do with Dr. Seuss. It's always a super time with fun activities, celebrity readers, a costume contest and free birthday cake and lemonade.



Date: Sunday, March 7, 2010
Time: 1:00-3:00 pm
Location: Library Courtyard

The festival is sponsored by the Bedford Library Friends.

Even More Seuss Festival Photos

Several photographers were hard at work taking lots of photos of our Seuss Festival. To see more photos visit our Flickr page.

Photos from Celebrate Seuss Festival 2009

Take a look at these photos from our recent Celebrate Seuss Festival. Over 1,000 people attended and had a great time. Library Advisory Board Chair, Ralph Chaney, read Green Eggs and Ham, we had a costume contest, cake decorating contest, a bounce house, balloons and loads more fun.

Seuss Festival Winners

Thanks to all those who attended our Seuss Festival event and everyone who participated in the contests. We hope everyone had a great time.

Here are the Costume Contest Winners:

Kid - Chloe Pittard

Youth - Elissa Graham

Group - Jake, Jimmy and Madison Jones

The Clover guess was won by Elizabeth De Santos. She guessed 348. The actual number was 349. Not bad!

Can't wait to see everyone next year.

3rd Annual Celebrate Seuss Festival

Bedford Library is inviting all children, both young and old, to celebrate the joys of reading on the 105th birthday of Dr. Seuss!

Date: Sunday, March 1, 2009
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Location: Library Courtyard

Celebrity readers from here or there,
a Cat in the Hat and a craft to wear.
Hop and Pop in the Bounce House,
no creatures allowed--not even a mouse.
Cake to smear on your brother's hare,
Thing One and Thing Two will also be there.
Kitty whiskers painted on a sweet little face,
so bring your click shutters for pictures to take.
Wear a costume; you might win a prize...
joining the fun is certainly wise!

Costume Contest Categories: Best Group Costume, Most Original Seuss-ish Costume, Best Baby Seussling

Cake Decorating Contest Categories: Professional, Novice, Youth

So join us for our third annual, super, stupendous Celebrate Seuss Festival in which we honor all things having to do with Dr. Seuss.

Questions? Call 817-952-2372.

Celebrate Seuss Festival Photos

We hope you made it to our Celebrate Seuss Festival yesterday and if not, then we missed you. We had to move some of the activities inside due to the weather but everyone still had a great time. Over 900 people attended. Take a look at these great photos showing a reading of Green Eggs and Ham, the costume contest, the cake decorating contest, the bounce house (which was inside the library!) and more.

Cake Decorating Contest at Celebrate Seuss Festival

Come show us your skill and originality at the cake decorating contest at our Celebrate Seuss Festival on Sunday, March 2nd from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. The registration deadline is Friday, February 29, 2008 (no pressure, right?). View the full flyer and entry form.

RULES:
•Cake must be based on “Seuss Theme”
• Registration due at library no later than Friday, February 29, 2008
• Bring completely decorated cakes
• Bring entry to library on Sunday, March 2nd from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
• Awards will be presented at 2:00 pm
• SIZE OF CAKE must fit into a 36 inch square on the surface
• Real cake must be used
• No electricity
• NO burning items: candles, torches...NO FLAMES
• Each person is responsible for setting up/taking down their display/cake
• MUST be set up by 1:00 pm
• One entry per person
• Entries will be photographed and put on display in the library
• The City of Bedford is not responsible for theft or damage, although all possible precautions will be taken

CATEGORY PRIZES:
• 1st Place-- $25
• 2nd Place-- $15
• 3rd Place-- $10

DIVISIONS:
• Professional - has worked in or owns/owned a bakery, in confectionery arts or sales, teaching or taught classes
• Novice- ANYONE
• Youth – 15 years of age and under

JUDGING:
• Display and or appearance
• Degree of difficulty
• Originality

Which Dr. Seuss book is your favorite?

Our Celebrate Seuss Festival is only about two weeks away on Sunday, March 2nd. We want to know which Dr. Seuss book is your favorite so we've launched a poll to find out. The winning book will be read aloud at the festival. Be sure to vote then view the results so you can see which title won. The poll closes on February 29th.