SCC AND FOUNDRY ART CENTRE TO PARTNER IN 2010 BIG READ,
MARK TWAIN ESSAY CONTEST AND BOOK COVER DESIGN ENTRIES
DUE JAN. 15  

The St. Charles Community College Library and the Foundry Art Centre are coming together in early 2010 to host and organize events related to this year’s Big Read.  Activities are planned from Jan. 3-Feb. 28, and center around this year’s Big Read book, “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” written by Mark Twain.
 
Events that will kick off the “Big Read” include a Mark Twain essay contest and book cover design contest.  Both competitions have an entry deadline of Jan. 15, 2010.
 
For the essay contest, participants are asked to organize their ideas around a thesis about the novel “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” Entries will be judged in three categories:  student entries (grades 4-8), student entries (grades 9-12), and adult entries.  Winners will receive a gift card to an area bookstore.
 
The book cover design contest gives participants an opportunity to design their own version of a book cover for “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” Selected illustrations will be published as the covers for the winners of the essay contest.
 
Essay topics as well as entry forms, rules and regulations for both contests are available at www.foundryartcentre.org.  For participants who want to read the book before entering the essay and book cover design contests, free copies are available at the Foundry Art Centre, 520 North Main Center in St. Charles.
 
For more information regarding upcoming Big Read events, visit the Foundry Art Centre Web site or the SCC Library
Web site.
 
St. Charles Community College is a public, comprehensive two-year community college with associate degrees and certificate programs in the arts, business, sciences, and career-technical fields. SCC provides workforce training and community-based personal and professional development as well as cultural, recreational, and entertainment opportunities. For more information, visit www.stchas.edu.

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