TASL Bookmark Contest Winners Announced

Written by Lindsey Kimery

This spring, over 270 students from across Tennessee submitted an original design for the annual bookmark contest, sponsored by the Tennessee Association of School Librarians. The theme of this year’s contest was “Everyone Belongs at Your School Library.”

Student entries were judged by illustrator Kris Sexton in the categories of creativity, execution of the theme, and use of materials.

Congratulations to the following students for their design being selected as a winner in our 2019 TASL Bookmark Contest!

Primary Division Winners

Neylan A. Roberts 2nd Grade, Sango Elementary School 2019 First Place Primary Division Carol Baggett, Librarian

Peyton Walker 1st Grade, Bailey Station Elementary 2019 Honorable Mention Primary Division Jennifer Boren, Librarian

Belle Wilson Kindergarten, St. Mary’s School 2019 Honorable Mention Primary Division Ellen Watt, Librarian

 

Intermediate Division Winners

Bailey Aaron 5th Grade, North Middle School 2019 First Place, Intermediate Division Martha Harris, Librarian

Elissa Sophack 4th Grade, North Clinton Elementary 2019 Honorable Mention, Intermediate Division Janie Jackson, Librarian

Eli Woodal 5th Grade, Sango Elementary 2019 Honorable Mention, Intermediate Division Carol Baggett, Librarian

 

Middle School Division Winners

Isabel Parobek 8th Grade, Elmore Park Middle 2019 First Place, Middle School Division Sarah Hubbard, Librarian

Makenzie Hendren 8th Grade, South Gibson County Middle School 2019 Honorable Mention, Middle School Division Krista Grace, Librarian

Misty Ngo 7th Grade, Elmore Park Middle School 2019 Honorable Mention, Middle School Division Sarah Hubbard, Librarian

 

High School Division 

Madeline Zhang 11th Grade, Ravenwood High School 2019 First Place, High School Division Tiffany Tucker, Librarian

Nicholas Brown 11th Grade, Livingston Academy 2019 Honorable Mention, High School Division Wendy Padgett, Librarian

Annie Holley 10th Grade, Houston High School 2019 Honorable Mention, High School Division Ruth Wilder, Librarian

First place winners in their division received a $25 cash award, 50 bookmarks of their design, an enlarged copy, and an award certificate. School librarians received 200 bookmarks of the winning design.

Honorable mention winners in their division received 25 bookmarks of their design, an enlargement of their bookmark, and an award certificate. School librarians received 100 bookmarks of the winning design.

Librarians may pick up copies of the bookmarks at the TASL conference this fall, but for now, if you want to place your own order for additional copies, they may be ordered through Sir Speedy in Nashville. The contact is Brianna and her email is brianna@sirspeedymusiccity.com. You may contact her to check pricing and order more if your school has a budget for that.

Thank you to all the librarians across the state for taking time to promote this contest with your students! The bookmarks have already been shared widely at the TN Legislature, and we can’t wait to provide more bookmarks at the conference in the fall.

For questions about the contest, please contact Lindsey Kimery, TASL Advocacy Chair, Lindsey.Kimery@wcs.edu.

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