ImagineIF Libraries

Rules & Prizes

Two bookmark designs will be crowned winners, one from each age category: ages 11-14, and ages 15-18. The winners will be determined based on votes gathered in our online photo gallery.

If your bookmark is chosen as a winner, it will be printed and given out during our 2023 Teen Summer Experience program. Your design will be famous among your peers, and you will get all the bragging rights that go with it! Plus, you will get a commemorative poster of your work!

• Contest Entry Period: March 13 - April 10, 2023
• Contest Voting Period: April 10 - 17, 2023
• The contest is open to anyone ages 11-18.
• There are two age categories: ages 11-14, and ages 15-18.
• Registration using your email address is required to enter the contest or vote.
• Limit one entry per contestant.
• Bookmark size must be 1.95”w x 8.25”h. Minimum width must be 350px.
• One vote per bookmark. You can vote on as many bookmarks as you like.
• Participants can also submit artwork using a paper form that can be picked up at any ImagineIF Teen Zone.
• Art needs to be original and cannot feature copyrighted characters.
• Any art media is acceptable, including original digital artwork, and original photography.
• Submissions will not be accepted once the deadline lapses.
• ImagineIF Libraries reserves the right to end the contest at anytime for any reason.
• ImagineIF Libraries reserves the right to disqualify any entrants that violate the rules.
• All entries become the property of ImagineIF Libraries and will not be returned.
• Contestants’ name, age and artwork may be released on ImagineIF's social media, displayed and/or reproduced.
• All applicants under the age of 18 must have the approval of their parent or guardian to enter.
• In the event of a tie, a panel of ImagineIF staff will vote on the winning entries to break the tie.