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Art Contest Winners

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Congratulations to the winners of our two art contests, for library cards and bookmarks. We receive thousands of entries every year, and we always enjoy seeing the talent in our community!

The library card contest ran from April through May, followed by the bookmark contest that ran June through July. Judging happened according to a rubric that, among other criteria, rated the submissions on originality, reproducibility, and overall excellence.

All the new cards and bookmarks are available in HCLS branches now.

LIBRARY CARD WINNERS

Rainbow stripes feature a circle divided into rainbow segments and a blue Hi.
This card gives you a high five for the library's 85th - with two hands and lots of colorful balloons.
A character in a book leans out of the page to dream of 85 years, with a cute little bluebird sitting on edge of the page.
A party is ready to go with a cake with chocolate frosting and candles shaped like 8 and 5. There are banners, daisies, books, and a blue balloon with the Hi.
A bright pink card features decorative tear drop shapes, a large light green 85, and the library's owl mascot reading a book.
The striking black ink drawing shows a coffee cup, a stack of books, and an open book on a table with a big 85 centered.

BOOKMARK WINNERS

A gallery of all five winning bookmarks, an extra large frog, a cat playing with a ball of yarn, a colorful sunrise, a group of diverse people, and a disco 85 - all celebrating the Library's 85th birthday.
A photo opportunity station at HCLS Savage Branch shows an illustration in a pixelated style reminiscent of Minecraft and includes a quote from The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare.

Visit Our Selfie Stations

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A photo opportunity station at HCLS Central Branch has a mosaic style illustration of Toni Morrison, accompanying one of her quotes.

Show Us How You Connect! 
This fall, each HCLS branch features a one-of-a-kind social interaction station, a photo-ready, interactive display inviting you to explore how you Learn, Grow, and Connect at the library. 

Snap a pic, share your story, and enter to win great prizes! Visit all six branches for more chances to win. Here’s how to enter: 

  1. Visit any HCLS branch 
  1. Take a photo with the Social Interaction Station 
  1. Post to your feed or story on Instagram or upload here
  1. Tag @hocolibrary + use #ConnectHCLS 

For each branch you visit, share the picture. You can get up to six chances to win. 

Don’t want to be featured on social media? You can still participate by adding your perspective to the board – each station has an opportunity for you to share the ways you learn, grow, and connect with us. 

Weekly favorites will be featured on our page, and winners will score some fun library swag. 

Contest runs until Oct 31. Winners announced in November. 

A photo opportunity station at HCLS Savage Branch shows an illustration in a pixelated style reminiscent of Minecraft and includes a quote from The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare.