The Bee’s Triumphant Return!

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Congrats to the Humble Bees for winning the 2025 Community-Wide Spelling Bee!
 
The winning word was “Deliquesce.”
 
Thank you to all of our teams, volunteers, judges (including Héctor Carvajal of Don Carvajal Café) and guests.
 
A shoutout to Ed & Amy Chen, our able scorekeepers…and to their Buzz Riot Apiary for the honey won by our finalists.
 
And special thank-yous to our Main Street School spelling bee winners and enunciator Matt Rashid. With any luck, we can solidify even more incredible spellers for next year’s Bee.
 
We couldn’t have done it without our incredible advertisers, donors, and sponsors: Jon, Judy and Samuel Siegel, Kristy Schmitt and Irvington Printing, Greg Allen and the Irvington Theater, Chutney Masala, My Sherry &more, Debra Goodwin & The Goodwin Team, Ivkosic Painting, Squint Optometry, Club Car Grille, Random Farms Kids Theater, Tarrytown Honda, Houlihan Lawrence, Red Barn Bakery, Ludy Cafe, Seasons A Floral Design Studio, Geordanes Irvington, Savvy Sips Wine and Spirits, Shames JCC on the Hudson, Gate Hill Day Camp, The Morgan Library & Museum, and Aesthetics By KM.
 
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The Bee Returns!

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The Spelling Bee Is Back! 🐝

Friday, February 27, 2026 at the Irvington Theater

The Friends of the Irvington Library are thrilled to once again present one of our buzziest fundraisers of the year — the Irvington Community Spelling Bee!

The theater will hum with excitement as friends and neighbors go head-to-head for the coveted title of Best Spellers in Irvington.

All of the honey raised supports the programs and services of the Irvington Public Library.
Bee there — or bee square!

Event Details

📅 Friday, February 27, 2026
🕡 Doors open / check-in at 6:30 PM
📍 Irvington Theater
85 Main Street, Irvington, NY 10533

Purchase tickets from the Irvington Theater:
https://events.liveit.io/irvington-theater/spelling-bee-2/

(Snow date to be announced)

Compete in the Bee

Interested in joining the hive?

Teams consist of three teens or adults (ages 16+) who compete together on stage in a fun, high-energy spelling competition.

How to participate

  • Form a team of 3

  • Choose a clever (or pun-filled) team name

  • $150 entry fee per team

  • Register and pay by February 12

    Pay for your team registration on our donation page.
    Important: Please include your team name in the “Special Instructions” field on the final PayPal checkout screen so we can track your registration!
  • Don’t have a full team? No problem — email us and we’ll try to help match you.

Support the Bee

The Spelling Bee is a great way to support library programs and showcase your business or organization to hundreds of engaged community members.

Advertise in the Bee Program

Program ads are available in the following sizes:

  • Full page: $350

  • Inside cover: $275

  • Half page: $200

  • Quarter page: $125

  • Business card: $75

  • Artwork deadline: February 12

  • Files should be high-resolution (300 DPI), black & white

  • Accepted formats: PDF, JPEG, or PNG

Sponsor the Bee or Donate a Raffle Prize

We are also seeking:

  • Event sponsors

  • Donations of goods or services for our raffle

Raffle items are very popular, and all sponsors and raffle donors will be recognized in the Bee program.

Questions or Interested in Participating?

📧 Email friends.irvington.library@gmail.com
(Please do not call the library.)

Visit www.friendsoftheirvingtonlibrary.org for updates.

 

 
 
 

Eleventh Annual Spelling Bee

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Congratulations to Team Bee-Spoke of Bespoke Education (Ken Rubin, Tim Levin, Steph Chou) for their win! Their winning word was ailurophile.

More photos below! 

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Finally, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE!

The return of the Spelling Bee was a tremendous success, and we are so thankful for everyone who competed, watched, or volunteered for the cause. 

 

 

Ninth Annual Spelling Bee

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Congratulations to winners Ken Rubin, Tim Levin, and Steph Chou of Bespoke Education, to the runners-up Michèle Cella, Jonathan Silverman, and Erik Weiselberg of Irvington High School, and to all the intrepid spellers who showed extraordinary grace under fire and unflagging good humor.

Thank you to all who contributed their many skills and talents – enunciator, judges, scorekeeper, performers, and technicians – to make the evening so entertaining.

And thanks, of course, to the generous volunteers, sponsors and advertisers who showed their support for the Irvington Public Library and made this 9th Bee possible.

Ninth Annual Spelling Bee

THE WINNING WORD: Triskaidekaphobia

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THE WINNING TEAM: Bee-Spoke

Photos by Staton Rabin

Eighth Annual Village-Wide Spelling Bee

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THANK YOU TO ALL THE INTREPID SPELLERS who made THE 8TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY-WIDE SPELLING BEE such a tremendous success!

You all showed extraordinary grace under fire and unflagging good humor.

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Congratulations to the Wordly Women whose truly impressive orthographic proficiency won them the trophy for the fourth time!

Thank you to all who contributed their many skills and talents – enunciator, judges, scorekeepers, musicians, dancers, and technicians – to make the evening so entertaining.

And thanks, of course, to the generous sponsors and advertisers who showed their support for the Irvington Public Library and made this 8th Bee possible.

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