Create-A-Bookmark Contest
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Awards Ceremony
Wednesday, April 14, 6:30 p.m.
Main Library’s Humphreys Multimedia Room, 304 S. Main St., South Bend
Enter at any 1st Source Banking Center in South Bend or at any St. Joseph County Public Library location.
Prizes will be awarded in each age category.
- 1st Place Winners
A $100.00 savings bond from 1st Source Bank, printed copies of their bookmarks - 2nd and 3rd Place Winners
A $50.00 savings bond from 1st Source Bank, printed copies of their winning bookmarks - 5 Honorable Mention Winners
A special participation prize
- 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 a double-sided photocopy of this form (Note: The PDF has 2 separate pages. The form must be printed front-to-back.)
- Pick up an entry form at any 1st Source Banking Center in South Bend or at any St. Joseph County Public Library location.
- 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 Publicity Services department, any St. Joseph County Public Library location, OR any 1st Source Banking Center in South Bend by March 19, 2010
- 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
- In cooperation with One Book, One Michiana, high school entries must feature
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee - 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 Wednesday, April 14, 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 April 1.
- 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
- Enlarged to poster size and exhibited on the 3rd floor of the Main Library from April 15–May 16