To the Editor:

Picture yourself starting the New Year winning a photo contest!  Get your camera out and snap some photographs highlighting the Hilltowns.

The Friends of the Berne Library are sponsoring a photography contest with the theme “Hilltown Living.” Your photo should fit one of the following four categories:  View from My Door, Up Close and Personal, Backyard Visitor, or Hilltown Charm. 

You can enter one photograph per category.  Photos must be 8-by-11 inches on an 11-by-14-inch mat.

There are two divisions for entrants: Junior (18 years of age and under) and Adult (over 18 years of age).  There is a $5 entry fee for the Adult division and no fee for entry in the Junior division.  Photos will be accepted at the Berne Public Library from Jan. 16 to 30.

They will be hung in the Community Room of the Berne Library through the month of February and will be judged by guest judges.  There will also be Popular Choice awards.

Winners will be announced in February and there will be a reception at the Library on Feb. 27.  Entry forms and additional information are available at the Berne Library. 

Take your best shots and plan to visit the Berne Library in the month of February to view the photographs and vote for your Popular Choice winner.

Donna Gwin, president

Friends of the Berne Library