2022 TASL Bookmark Contest
FAQs for the Bookmark Contest
Template and Entry Form
Instructions and Checklist
THEME: Connect @ Your School Library
Who may enter the contest?
- Any current member of TASL
- Non-member libraries are not eligible.
What if I am a district supervisor or work in multiple schools?
- Any member may submit a maximum of THREE entries per division for each school they serve.
What if I am not a member of TASL?
How do I run the contest at my school?
- You have a choice of submission methods.
- Working with classroom or art teachers
- Have students work on their entries during library time or free time.
- Promote this school wide contest and offer prizes for winners in your school.
The Divisions are comprised of which grade levels?
- Primary is grades K -2.
- Intermediate is grades 3 – 5.
- Middle is grades 6 – 8.
- High is grades 9 – 12.
Can all grade levels compete in the Digital Art category?
- No, only students in Division III & IV (Middle and High Schools) are eligible to compete in Digital Art.
- Divisions I & II must be hand drawn.
How are Digital Art entries to be submitted?
- All entries, including digital art, must be hard copies and submitted via US Postal Service mail
What are the criteria that the judges will use?
- Entries in each category will be considered using the following as guidelines for scoring:
- Creativity
- Execution of the theme: “Connect @ Your School Library!"
- **Artists should include the theme on the bookmark.
- Artistic use of materials (digital art, paint, crayon, etc.)
- The entry is completed correctly, with all information and a parent signature visible.
When do I send in the contest entries?
- Send entries via mail anytime. All entries must be postmarked by March 1st, 2022
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Send entries to:
TASL Bookmark Contest
Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet
c/o Amanda Smithfield, Librarian
700 Broadway
Nashville, TN 37203
What information do I need to submit an entry?
- The contest templates for photocopying are on the Bookmark Contest page at www.tasltn.org
- Each entry needs the student’s name, grade, school, school address, the member librarian’s name and email address.
- We also ask for parent/guardian signature for publicity and privacy purposes. Entries without a parent/guardian signature will be disqualified.
- In loco parentis signatures are acceptable for boarding schools or similar situations.
- We recommend that you fill out as much of the entry with school information as possible before photocopying for student distribution.
Will I be able to get my student entries back?
- Entries will not be returned
- We advise that you scan your entries into a file or make color copies for your records before mailing.
What are the prizes?
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1st place winners receive:
- Students: a $25 cash award
- 50 bookmarks of their own design
- School librarians: 200 bookmarks of the winning design and an enlargement of their bookmark
- An award certificate
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Honorable mention awardees receive:
- Students: 25 bookmarks of their design
- School librarians: 100 bookmarks of their design
- An enlargement of their bookmark
- An award certificate
How do schools publicize their school’s winners?
- Immediately following the judging, emails are sent to the Librarians who have winning or honorable mention bookmarks.
- As soon as all winners have been contacted each School Librarian will be provided with a model press release to send out to their local news media sources, district communications department.
- It is the responsibility of the school librarian to provide more in depth ceremonies, interviews and news coverage. Please use #TASLTN when sharing on social media.
- TASL will gladly help out with information to encourage news events.
- TASL encourages members to send any new articles about this event for inclusion in the TASL newsletter and at the TASL conference.
Questions?
Contact Amanda Smithfield: [email protected]
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