Now available - library card design contest winners just in time for September Library Card Sign-Up Month! Get or renew your library card today with a winning design.
September marks National Library Card Sign-Up Month. Across the county, libraries are reminding their communities about the benefits of owning and using a library card. What a perfect time to announce our 2024 Library Card Design Contest winners! This FREE card that gives you access to books, movies, music, magazines, kits, WiFi hotspots, online databases, community events, and more! Now your library card can also feature a local artist's design.
Back in June 2024, Great River Regional Library (GRRL) welcomed artists of all ages to submit designs for new library cards! Anyone living in GRRL's service area could participate by illustrating our next library card. The artwork was judged based on creativity, design, and how well it communicates the message, "Why do you love your library?" We had an astonishing response in participation, with 561 submissions from 452 kids, 64 teens, and 45 adults from across the GRRL region. Thank you to everyone who participated in the contest! It was challenging to decide on just one design for each category.
Big congratulations to our Library Card Design Contest Winners!
Our three winners are from three categories:
kids (ages 0-12): Joshua, whose home library is in St. Cloud
teen (ages 13-19): Emily, whose home library is in St. Michael
adult (ages 20+): Abigail, whose home library is in Buffalo
The design cards are available starting September 3, 2024 (while supplies last) in your local library!
New to the library? Apply for your free library card here or at any branch library.
For those who sign-up for a library card or have an expired card, you may choose your card's design after sign-up at your library. This must be done in-person at your library, not online. For those who are current library cardholders, you can upgrade your library card for $1 to select a design (that comes with a new barcode). Questions? Call the library hotline at 1-833-GET-GRRL (1-833-438-4775) -- or contact your local library location.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the contest!
Learn more about the Great River Regional Library on our About Us page.
