Bookmark Contest!

🎉 Congratulations to our 2025 winners in the following categories: PK, Early Elementary, Elementary, Intermediate, Middle, and High School! 

Join Us Again in 2026!
CASL will be hosting the Bookmark Design Contest again next spring as part of School Library Month. The contest is open to students in grades PK–12, with categories based on grade level. We encourage school librarians to use this contest as an opportunity to highlight student creativity and celebrate the impact of school libraries in their communities.

📅 While exact dates for 2026 are still being finalized, the general timeline will follow this structure:

•     Schools hold their own contests during School Library Month (April)
•     CASL will accept school-level winners in late April
•     Statewide winners will be announced in early May

📄 Resources

Download our event template to help students get started

Submit your school’s winning designs using our shared folder (opens April 2026)

📣 Stay Connected
Register your school to receive email updates, reminders, and to be recognized on the CASL website (opens March 2026)

📚 Inspiration from Author Dan Gutman
Motivate your students with a special message from Dan Gutman.

We can’t wait to see the amazing bookmarks your students will create in 2026!

Speak Up!

Finally, we want to encourage EVERYONE to find out when their Board of Education meeting is in April (hometown or work town) and SPEAK UP! Speak up for your program by highlighting all the amazing work you do OR speak up for the librarians (or lack there of) during public comment at the Board meeting in the town you live.

Please share your activities with us on social media by tagging us and AASL! 

Happy School Library Month!