Adults compete in East Hampton spelling bee
An Oxford Dictionary sat on a large wooden table in the East Hampton Library.
Behind it, Erica Farber, a children’s author who assists with library programming, sat with her back straight, glasses perched on her nose, and eyes surveying the roughly 20 adults about to compete in a spelling bee.
As she explained the rules, she was calm but stern - two traits she would call on throughout the night when patrons questioned her word selection, her hearing and her ruling.
Participants would stand to hear their word. They would spell it - getting one chance only - and if they were correct, they sat down. If they were wrong, Farber would ring the bell and the shamed would move to the back of the room.
“Then you can have a snack,” she said.
After the library saw success with spelling bees for children, it hosted the first adult spelling bee on Tuesday evening.
