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Bookmark Contest

Design your own bookmark for Summer Reading 2026!

This year’s theme is “Unearth a Story”. Winning designs will be printed and available to the public in September.

Submit your original design and entry form to any library assistance desk, or email entries to childrens@fdlpl.org. Submissions will be accepted from June 1st, 2026 – August 16th, 2026. See full contest rules below.

Download Your Entry Form

Age Groups:

  • Youth: 0-6
  • Elementary: 7-9
  • Middle Grade: 10-12

  • Teen: 13-18
  • Adult: 19+

Contest Rules:

  • Any Fond du Lac County resident may enter. 
  • Submissions will be judged on quality of composition, creativity, & originality.
  • Extra consideration will be given to entries that tie into this year’s summer reading theme: Unearth a Story.
  • All submissions must be your original artwork; please include the medium you used to create your piece on your entry form.
  • No AI generated artwork will be accepted or considered. 
  • Participants are limited to one submission.

  • Do not put your name anywhere on your design when you submit it! All entries will be judged anonymously. Your name only goes on the entry form.
  • Keep a copy of the submission in case of an unforeseen accident/disaster.  
  • There are no restrictions on theme or content; however, the library reserves the right to not accept works that may be unsuitable for a public environment. Please keep it PG-13 or tamer!
  • Entries need to include their artwork, the submitter’s name, phone number and/or email address, and age in order to be considered. 
  • Submission of an entry in the contest grants the Fond du Lac Public Library the right to display, distribute and/or publish the entry and name of the participants in the library, on the internet, and in print publications for promotional or informational purposes.
  • The creator retains the right of ownership of any submission.
  • The judging panel may consist of library staff and/or community members.
  • Collaborative pieces are accepted; however, only a single prize will be awarded.
  • Deadline for submitting entries is Sunday, August 16th, 2026 at 4 pm (when the library closes)
  • Submit entries to any Library Assistance Desk or email entries to: childrens@fdlpl.org (your email must include an attached entry form. Please put “Bookmark Contest Submission 2026” as the subject of your email.)