Enter our literary pumpkin contest! Create a pumpkin with a literary connection whether a character, book cover, scene or author; get creative! Then drop it off at the Reference Desk at the main library between October 18-20. Voting runs from October 21-23. Pick up your pumpkin by Friday, October 25. First place wins a Copper Dog Books gift card. Questions? Contact Graham at ggoss@noblenet.org. Sponsored by the Friends of the Beverly Public Library.

Contest rules:

•     Entries must reference a work of literature in some way. This can be a book cover, a character, or an author, etc. Be creative!
•     The artwork must be original.
•     The entry may include non-pumpkin components, but the main portion of the entry must be a pumpkin.
•     Pumpkin must be in good condition. Any entries with mold or badly deteriorated will not be accepted.
•     No open flame candles allowed.