Annual Friends Bookmark Design Contest

2025 Annual Friends Bookmark Design Contest

Honoring National Friends of Libraries Week, Oct. 19 - 25, 2025. Sponsored by Johnson County Library and the Friends of Johnson County Library
Thanks for joining our contest! Submissions are accepted June 1 – July 31, 2025. Submissions are accepted online, in person at branch Libraries, or through the US Mail:

Bookmark Design Contest
Johnson County Library, Creative Services Department
PO Box 2933, Shawnee Mission, KS 66201-1333

July 31 • DEADLINE: Submissions must be received by 5 pm
Aug. 11-18 • Jurying by Friends of Johnson County Library, winners notified
Oct. 9 • Winners Presentation Ceremony and group photos
Oct. 19 • Winners announced to the public
Category:*

Preschool-KindergartenGrades 1-2Grades 3-4Grades 5-6Grades 7-8Grades 9-12Adult, ages 18 and up
Contact Information:

Include a family or personal email address that you will respond to when we contact you. We'll disqualify submissions if you don't respond to an email.
Name*

First NameLast Name
Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState

Zip Code
Phone Number*
Okay to text?*

YesNo
Email*
We'll communicate by email about the contest, so make sure this is an account that is checked regularly.
I love the Library because...*
For Students:
Age*
Grade Level*
School*
Submit Your Design:

Finished bookmark size is 2-3/4 x 8-1/2 inches. Make sure your art fits within these proportions. You may upload your entire entry form, or just the bookmark portion.
Please submit a scan of your design. We are unable to accept a photo of your entry.
Attach your design here:*

Please submit a good-quality scan. Photos of your entry will not be accepted. Submit as a jpg, tiff, eps or png, 300 dpi at 100%
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Rules
1. Categories:

Preschool-Kdg. • Grades 1-2 • Grades 3-4 • Grades 5-6 • Grades 7-8 • Grades 9-12 • Adult (Two winners in each category.)

2. Limit one entry per submitter.

3. Bookmark design must be original work. Nothing previously published accepted. Popular figures (ex. Superman, Disney, etc.) cannot be considered due to copyright restrictions. Photos of contest entry will not be accepted.

4. Books, libraries and/or reading should be included in the design.

5. Bookmarks may be created in color or black-and-white. Acceptable media:
- Flat 2-dimensional graphics and collage on paper or paper board.
- Colored pencil, marker, crayon, gouache, tempera, oil, acrylic, fingerpaint, chalk, watercolor, pen-and-ink.
- No photography or digital imagery.
- Glitter and reflectives do not reproduce well and are discouraged.
6. Entries are valid only when accompanied by this completed and signed Registration Form.
- ALL YOUR INFORMATION MUST BE CLEAR AND LEGIBLE. INCLUDE A FAMILY OR PERSONAL EMAIL THAT YOU WILL RESPOND TO WHEN WE CONTACT YOU.
- We’ll disqualify submissions whose name or address we cannot read, or if you don’t respond to an email.
- Printed entry forms are available at our Questions Desks or to download online.
7. Completed entry forms may be returned at any Johnson County Library location, by mail or via online form. Completed entry forms may be returned starting June 1, 2025.

8. Bookmarks will be accepted June 1 - July 31, 2025. No entries accepted after 5 p.m., July 31. Entries will not be returned after judging.

9. Parent or guardian of submitters under 16 years old must sign the completed form.

10. Jurors include Friends of Johnson County Library staff and board, and Johnson County Library staff. Submissions will be judged on originality, theme and creativity. Jurors’ decisions are final.

11. Winning entries will be printed and available at Johnson County Library branches.
I affirm that this is original work by the submitter. I have read and understood, and agree to abide by, the rules and terms of the contest.*

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2025 Annual Friends Bookmark Design Contest

Contact Information:

For Students:

Submit Your Design:

Please submit a scan of your design. We are unable to accept a photo of your entry.

Rules