All donations and memberships are 100% tax-deductible.

100% of the funds go directly to the library.

Join or Donate Now! Submit your annual membership fee, or your renewal through the digital link above.  If joining for the first time, please drop us an email as well with your contact details: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Print or pick-up a membership brochure at the Library Front Desk; we also take checks as well.

Friends of the Chappaqua Library Young Writers Contest Winners 2020.pdf

MIDDLES SCHOOL FICTION 2020.pdf

MIDDLE SCHOOL NON FICTION 2020.pdf

MIDDLE SCHOOL POETRY 2020.pdf

HIGH SCHOOL FICTION 2020.pdf

HIGH SCHOOL NON FICTION 2020.pdf

HIGH SCHOOL POETRY 2020.pdf

Membership is open to anyone over age 18, regardless of where you live. Annual membership starts at $30, and we happily accept more! Remember, we rely on annual membership renewals, meaning you pay every year (which makes up 50% of our total fundraising efforts). Members are entitled to a special preview of books the evening before the annual book sale.

Annual Book Sale:

Stay tuned for Book Sale 2020!
2018 Book Sale: $17,900 + $5,248 (342 items directly sent to Library)
2017 Book Sale: $18,100

Middle School FICTION 2019.pdf

Middle School NON-FICTION 2019.pdf

Middle School POETRY 2019.pdf

High School FICTION 2019.pdf

High School NON-FICTION 2019.pdf

High School POETRY 2019.pdf  

2018 Young Writers Winners and Honorable Mentions

YWC Winners and Runners Up 2018 part 1.pdf

YWC Winners and Runners Up 2018 part 2.pdf

YWC Winners and Runners Up 2018 part 3.pdf

YWC Winners and Runners Up 2018 part 4.pdf

YWC Winners and Runners Up 2018 part 5.pdf

YWC Winners and Runners Up 2018 part 6.pdf 

Winners of the Young Writer's Contest

2017 Young Writers Contest Winners and Honorable Mentions.pdf

2016 Young Writers Contest winners and honorees

2015 Young Writers Contest winners and honorees

2014 Young Writers Official winners and honorees

2013 Young Writers Contest final booklet

2014 Young Writers Official winners and honorees

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all students, grades 5-12, who live and/or attend school in the Chappaqua School District

CATEGORIES:

• FICTION
• NON-FICTION
• POETRY

AWARDS IN EACH CATEGORY:

Middle School: First Prize: $100 - Second Prize: $75 - Third Prize: $50 - Honorable Mention: $25

High School: First Prize: $100 - Second Prize: $75 - Third Prize: $50 - Honorable Mention: $25

DEADLINE: Friday, March 26, 2021 at 11:59 pm. NO EXTENSIONS.

RULES/JUDGING CRITERIA:

The competition will be judged by a panel of professional writers and publishers.

Criteria include: creativity, style, originality, and correct spelling and grammar.

Each entry must not exceed 2,500 words.

You may submit a maximum of one piece in each of the 3 categories (Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry).

For multiple submissions, submit a new application for each entry.

These entries may be any of your work, including school assignments, as long as:

•   it was written when you were in 5th grade or older
•   you haven’t submitted it to this contest before
•   it has not won awards in any other contest

Winners will be notified via email in the spring (late April/early May), with names and work posted on the Chappaqua Library website.

QUESTIONS: Any questions, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

SPONSORED BY THE FRIENDS OF THE CHAPPAQUA LIBRARY

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"...to encourage, receive and administer gifts for... special items or projects not covered in the library's operating budget... and to support the library in developing its services and facilities..."

The Friends meet 10 times a year to plan programs, prepare for the annual book sale and investigate sources of funding. Most meetings are held in the Chappaqua Library, and open to the public.

President	Katherine Whymark
Treasurer	Sharon Chikota
Secretary	Toni Kelly
Book Sale	Paul Zelnick    Barbara Cardone Marian Williams
Young Writers Contest	Rich Ma
Mail Fundraising	Melanie Smith-Klein
Publicity	Joan Sepler
Member-at-Large	Wendy Nolan, Abby Doheny
Library Director	Pamela Thornton

The Friends of the Chappaqua Library is a tax-exempt charitable organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. 

Copies of our most recent financial reports as well as our application for exemption are available upon request, by contacting us at PO Box 445, Chappaqua, NY 10514. Please submit your request in writing, and provide a postage paid return envelope for copies to be mailed to you within 30 days. Requests may also be made in person at the Chappaqua Library, 195 South Greeley Avenue, Chappaqua, NY 10514, during library business hours. If paper copies are requested in person, you will be charged $0.15 per page. 

You may obtain information on charitable organizations from the New York State Office of the Attorney General at www.charitiesnys.com or (212) 416-8816.