Summer Reading

Summer Reading 2025 Update

Teen Summer Reading Art Contest

Are you an artist in grades 6–12? 

Want thousands of people to see your artwork?

Enter your design for the 2025 Multnomah County Library Teen Summer Reading Art Contest. The theme is “Level Up At Your Library.” A panel of library staff, artists and teens will select a winner from the entries.

The winning design will be featured in the Summer Reading Guidebook. The creator of the winning design will be awarded a $100 prepaid gift card. 

More entries will be selected to be included in a Summer Reading guidebook that will be given to Summer Reading participants.The library will share the winner and selected designs on social media.

Art specifications:

1. Original artwork only.
2. Content should be appropriate for all ages.
3. Black and white image only.
4. If hand drawn, use black ink, marker or pen.
5. If digitally drawn, submit as a black and white EPS or a high resolution (300 dpi) PNG, JPG or TIF.

NOTE: Final artwork will be printed at a maximum of 8” x 5.” You don’t have to use the entire box, but your artwork must fit inside it.

Submission details:

Please include your name, grade, school (if applicable) and a phone number or email address so we can reach you if you win. Winners will be selected based on the following criteria:

• Follow art specifications above.
• Show graphic design/artistic merit.
• Winners must live in the Multnomah County Library service area. 
• Draw something related to the theme: “Level Up At Your Library.” Libraries are not just a space for knowledge, they are a space for fun!

Please fill in this PDF to submit your artwork. You will need to:

• Affirm that the artwork is your original design and that no part of the artwork has been copied or derived from any other work. 
• Give the library permission to make digital and print copies of the artwork you are submitting and to share the artwork you submitted with the public on the web, on the cover of teen gameboards, in a coloring book and in other places.
• Give the library permission to include your first name, grade and school when the library makes copies of or shares the artwork you are submitting. 
• Include an artist’s signature.

Ways to submit your artwork: email your artwork, bring it to your local library or send a paper version to:

Summer Reading | Multnomah County Library Operations Center 
221 NE 122nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97230

Entries must be received by 11:59 pm on Friday, February 28, 2025.

Check back in April 2025 for information on Summer Reading and volunteering in 2025.

Want to learn about volunteering? Visit Volunteer Services.