Create-A-Bookmark Contest

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Create-A-Bookmark Contest


2013 Create-A-Bookmark Contest Winners:


 

Download the entry form

Enter at any 1st Source Banking Center in South Bend
or at any St. Joseph County Public Library location.

Contest ends Saturday, March 23, 2013



Awards Ceremony

Thursday, April 18, 2013
6:30 p.m.
Main Library’s Humphreys Multimedia Room, 304 S. Main St., South Bend

Prizes will be awarded in each age category

  • 1st Place Winners:
    $50.00 from 1st Source Bank, printed copies of their winning bookmarks

  • 2nd and 3rd Place Winners:
    $25.00 from 1st Source Bank, printed copies of their winning bookmarks

  • 5 Honorable Mention Winners:
    A special participation prize

All winners will also receive

  • A poster-size version of their bookmark
  • A certificate of participation


Contest Rules and Conditions


Entry Details
  • FOUR Grade Categories: Grades 1–3, 4–6, 7–8, and 9–12 (see special note in “Judging Criteria”)
  • Use this form or a double-sided photocopy of this form
  • All artwork must be done in BLACK only (ink or marker)
  • Enter as many times as you wish, however, you will be eligible to win only one prize
  • Entries must be delivered to the Main Library’s Communication & Development department, any St. Joseph County Public Library location, OR any 1st Source Banking Center in South Bend by March 23, 2013
  • Make a copy of your bookmark before submission: bookmarks will not be returned
  • Questions? Call 235-4190

Judging Criteria
  • Entries will be judged on originality, neatness, and printability
  • Bookmark themes must be original and the exclusive work of the child entering the contest in idea, design, and execution, with no outside assistance
  • Special Note: In cooperation with One Book, One Michiana, high school entries must feature
    a Civil War theme.
  • All winning entries become the property of the St. Joseph County Public Library; winning entries may be distributed and reprinted at the library’s discretion

Awards
  • Winners will be invited to attend an Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the Main Library’s Humphreys Multimedia Room, 304 S. Main St., South Bend
  • Winners will be notified by phone on or after March 26th.
  • Winning bookmarks will be:
    • Printed and distributed to all 1st Source Banking Centers in South Bend and St. Joseph County Public Library locations during April 2013
    • Enlarged to poster size and exhibited on the 3rd floor of the Main Library from April 19th–May 19th


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SJCPL would like to thank 1st Source Bank for sponsoring our Create-A-Bookmark Contest.