Last Call for Photo Contest Entries!

There's still time if you haven't hit us with your best shot for the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library 2013 Biennial Photo Contest.

Entries are due by midnight May 1 (that's this week!) and winners will have their photographs displayed on the main floor of the Cambridge Public Library through the month of June. See more about prizes, contest details, and information about how to submit your winning photo here.

It's not too late for your winning photo!

If you waited for spring fever to set in before you embarked out of winter hibernation, don’t worry, there's still time to enter the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library photography contest. The change of seasons is the perfect time to capture photos of the burgeoning buds, a well-used snow shovel, or whatever strikes your photographer’s eye.

You have until midnight on May 1 to send your photos to cplfriendsphotos@yahoo.com.

The theme for the biennial photo contest is open, so submit your one or two best shots and include a title and a one- to three-sentence description. Contest details are here or on the CPL website under 2013 Photo Contest from the sidebar on the left.

Oooh...Aah! It's the Friends Photo Contest

Just imagine your very own photography on display at the Cambridge Public Library (CPL)...

If it sounds like dream come true, then have we got a contest for you! Cambridge residents of all ages are invited to submit one or two original photographs for the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library 2013 Biennial Photo Contest, “Hit Me With Your Best Shot.”

The theme for the photo contest is open, so submit your one or two best shots. Each should include a title and a one to three-sentence description.

Photo Contest Winner, 2011, Naomi Moran

Every entry must complete the Photographic Permission Form. For more contest information including criteria, guidelines and rules, download the photo contest flier.

Deadline for submission is midnight, May 1, with winners chosen on May 10. First, second and third place winners will have their photographs displayed on the main floor of the CPL for the month of June. Winners will also receive a gift card to a local bookstore and be part of the gallery opening event on Saturday, June 1, at 3 pm. All photo entries will also be posted on the library’s Flickr site.

Digital photos should be submitted to the Friends’ e-mail address at cplfriendsphotos@yahoo.com. Any questions can also be sent to the same e-mail address.

In 2011, the Friends received 52 photo entries in the first photo contest, with images capturing every season at the CPL. Read more about our previous winners in the blog archives.

There are always great things happening at the library! For more information on how you can get involved with the Friends to help support our Cambridge libraries, click here.