News Release
Great River Regional Library
GRRL Headquarters:
1300 W. St. Germain St.
St. Cloud, MN 56301
320-650-2500
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Breanne Fruth
Communications and Development Coordinator
320-650-2532
Subject: Announcing the 2026 Library Card Design Contest Winners!
September marks National Library Card Sign-Up Month. Across the country, libraries remind their communities about the benefits of owning and using a library card. What a perfect time to announce the winners of Great River Regional Library's 2026 Library Card Design Contest!
In June, 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 445 submissions from 324 kids, 48 teens, 52 adults, and 21 staff members from across the GRRL region. Thank you to everyone who participated in the contest!
Congratulations to our Library Card Design Contest Winners! Each category's winner is:
- Kids (ages 0-12): Antolina, age 8, whose home library is in St. Michael
- Teen (ages 13-19): Mallory, age 15, whose home library is in Elk River
- Adult (ages 20+): Corey, whose home library is in Grey Eagle
- Staff: Amanda, St. Cloud Library Associate
Your free library card 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. For those who sign up for a library card or have an expired card, you may select a new card design upon sign-up. Current library cardholders can upgrade their library card for $1 to choose a design (that comes with a new barcode). The design cards are available starting September 1 in your local library! (While supplies last.)
Did you know that your library card expires every three years? Make sure you return to your library to update your card and see what is new in your local library, regain access to resources, and support a local artist by getting or renewing your library card during September Library Card Sign-Up Month!
Questions? Call the library hotline at 1-833-GET-GRRL (1-833-438-4775) or contact your local library.
Great River Regional Library (GRRL) provides library services at 32 public libraries and one to-go system in Benton, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd and Wright Counties. GRRL2GO is a locker system that allows you to pick up items at the Sartell Community Center. GRRL supplies the residents of Central Minnesota with nearly 1 million books, CDs, DVDs, 250 public computers, and information services.
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