The Friends of Queen Anne’s County Library will be holding its 2nd Annual Adult Spelling Bee on Thursday, October 19, and teams are lining up to battle one another for the title of Champion Spellers of the County!

Three-person teams from the Centreville Town Council, library staff, county schools, civic organizations, neighborhood associations, and local businesses are all busy studying, preparing for the Spelling Bee, which will feature teams going head-to-head-to-head in an effort to remember when is it that “e” actually comes before “i”. Each is hoping to dethrone the defending champion team, comprised of members of the Library Board of Trustees.

Event Chair and member of the Friends of the Library Board of Directors DeAnn Cheyne notes that the teams will face a tough panel of judges this year: County Commissioner Jack Wilson. County Sheriff Gary Hoffman, and Gigi Windley, executive director of the Kent Narrows Development Corporation, will assess the accuracy of each team’s efforts as they proceed through a round-robin competition towards a dramatic finale.

The public is encouraged to attend this entertaining (and free) event as Bee watchers, to cheer on your favorite team and to see how you match up against the spellers. The Spelling Bee will take place at Wye River Upper School in Centreville MD starting at 7pm on October 19 (preceded by a social time at 6:30pm). Food and beverages will be available for purchase throughout the evening, and attendees will have the chance to buy raffle tickets to win gift cards from more than 25 local restaurants that have made donations for this event.

Download a flyer for this event here.

Thinking about forming a team?? Here’s everything you need to know in the official *Download 2017 Spelling Bee Rules!

*The official Study Guide is now available for download (as an Excel file): *Download Study Guide 2017

All proceeds from the event will benefit the Friends of Queen Anne’s County Library’s efforts to enhance our community’s library, its resources, and its programs.