Annual Bookmark Contest

Bookmark Contest 

The annual contest was traditionally held in honor of National Library Week but has been moved due to testing schedule at teachers request. The contest  is sponsored by the Library and the Friends of the Library. It is open to children in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade. Its purpose is to promote awareness and interest in libraries, books and reading.

2023 Winners

Village of Palm Springs hosted its Annual Bookmark Contest on May 25th, 2023, with 12 winners from local schools. This years' theme was "There is more to the story of the Library of Palm Springs" students created beautiful artwork. Council member Gary Ready was part of this ceremony and was delighted to join us and take pictures with the awarded recipients. This tradition has been going on at Palm Springs Public Library for over 38 years now. A big thank you to our local schools and families for participating.  

Congratulations to: 

Kindergarten First Place: Y. Paul

First Grade First Place: M. Gautam

Second Grade First Place:  M. Arias

Third Grade First Place: A. Velasquez

Fourth Grade First Place: D. Valiente

Fifth Grade First Place: S. Estrada

Sixth Grade First Place: G. Santerre

Seventh Grade First Place: J. Fradestin 

Eight Grade First Place: C. Alfaro 

Cat 1. Grand Prize K-2 Winner: R. Garcia

Cat. 2 Grand Prize 3-5 Winner: D. Martinez 

Cat. 3 Grand Prize 6-8 Winner: A. Otapia

2017 Winner

The Grand Prize winning bookmark. Drawn by G. Bravo

2016 Winner

The Grand Prize winning bookmark. Drawn by David C.

2015 Winner

Here is the winning drawing for the 2015 Grand Prize. It was drawn by Sabrina R. 

2014 Winner

The grand prize winning bookmark is shown below.

2013 Winner

The 2013 Bookmark contest ran from late February through the end of March, and the awards ceremony was held April 17. The theme was "Communities matter @ your library". The grand prize winning bookmark is shown below.

2012 Winner

The 2012 Bookmark contest ran from February 27 through March 27, and the awards ceremony was held April 18. The grand prize winning bookmark is shown below.