Calling all artists, designers, and those with a flair for creativity! We’re looking for new designs for our library cards. Two designs will be selected as winners, one for an Adult Library card, and one for a Youth Library card. This contest is sponsored by the SJI Friends of the Library, and both winners will receive $100. The winning cards will then be featured in limited edition runs during the September 2025 Library Card Sign-up Month. All submitted artwork will also be included in an online collection that will be viewable to the public at the conclusion of the contest.
The theme of this year’s contest is the Summer Reading theme: Color Our World.
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Anyone living on San Juan Island may participate. We are accepting entries of all types, including digital art or designs, photography, or digitized copies of traditional media artwork (paintings, pastels, drawings, mixed media, etc.) All designs must be original artwork or photography created by the participant. Use of AI to generate part or all of your image is not allowed. Entries accepted between May 9th and June 30th, 2025.
Terms and conditions:
By entering the contest, participants grant San Juan Island Library District the right to use their design (or any portion thereof) as a library card and for marketing, promotional, or other library materials. The winners agree to freely assign unlimited copyright usage of their submitted design for as long as the Library wishes to use the design. If used in library materials, the design may be modified (size, color, enhancements, word overlay, etc.) as needed by the Library. The title of the piece and the name of the artist will be included wherever the artwork is used. The selected artists further agree to abstain from using the design for their own business or marketing purposes for as long as the District continues to use it.
Guidelines: The dimensions are outlined in the following document: https://www.sjlib.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/SJI-Library-Card-Design-Contest.pdf
Submissions must be in a high-resolution digital format.
June 30, 2025
JPEG, JPG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, TIF