{"id":14814,"date":"2025-09-23T18:38:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T18:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/?p=14814"},"modified":"2025-09-23T18:38:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T18:38:43","slug":"a-tradition-of-talent-la-county-library-opens-46th-annual-bookmark-contest-for-young-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/?p=14814","title":{"rendered":"A Tradition of Talent: LA County Library Opens 46th Annual Bookmark Contest for Young Artists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Los Angeles County, CA<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Returning for its 46th year, LA County Library\u2019s Bookmark Contest encourages young readers to shine through art and design. From now through October 18, 2025, creative young minds across the County have the chance to express their love for reading and libraries through unique and imaginative bookmark designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen we give young people space to express themselves, we unlock a deeper connection to learning and community,\u201d said Dr. Skye Patrick, County Librarian and Director of LA County Library.&nbsp; \u201cThis project is a beautiful way to celebrate the brilliance and imagination found in every corner of LA County.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, the Library invites young artists to create original designs inspired by reading, books, libraries, or their own imagination. Winning bookmarks will be recognized, displayed, and distributed at every LA County Library location in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contest Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants will compete in the following grade-level categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kindergarten \u2013 Grade 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grades 3 \u2013 5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grades 6 \u2013 8<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grades 9 \u2013 12<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Selection Process:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each library will select a local winner in each grade-level category, with announcements made in November. The LA County Board of Supervisors will then select 20 grand prize winners, four representing each supervisorial district in the spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to Submit Artwork:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Online:<\/strong>\u00a0Scan and submit your entry form online.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In-Person:<\/strong>\u00a0Drop off your entry at any LA County Library location.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>By Mail:\u00a0<\/strong>LA County Library Attn: Bookmark Contest 12348 Imperial Hwy, Norwalk, CA 90650<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch a video on how to submit artwork on&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/links-1.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%2F%2Fyoutube.com%2Fshorts%2FBqc92kW27yc%3Fsi=B19NFfyzAqHypRFl%26utm_content=%26utm_medium=email%26utm_name=%26utm_source=govdelivery%26utm_term=\/1\/0100019977bfe802-ee1fb4d8-f0fc-493a-9ef4-8ce801b55acd-000000\/oA4IdllLPebkNoZU2W_v6QHZpuPJhM05kusHngieuj8=424\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LA County Library&#8217;s YouTube channel<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the contest or to download or submit an entry form, please visit our&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/links-1.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%2F%2Flacountylibrary.org%2Fbookmark-contest%2F%3Futm_content=%26utm_medium=email%26utm_name=%26utm_source=govdelivery%26utm_term=\/2\/0100019977bfe802-ee1fb4d8-f0fc-493a-9ef4-8ce801b55acd-000000\/xQ3VLmmLauvsJqLqu23E2aGDzDw0bxW9DKrv0L397EE=424\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LACountyLibrary.org\/Bookmark-Contest<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles County,&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[37,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category--others"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14814"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14815,"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14814\/revisions\/14815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}