The Frost Memorial Library in Limestone has recently announced the winner of their “Design our Logo Contest” beginning back in the spring, and according to librarian Jessica Givens, the new logo is now completed and ready to be unveiled to the public.
“We decided to hold a contest back in the spring to design our new logo,” said Givens. “And, it’s finally finished and ready to use.”
The contest was open to all students in grades K-12 at both the Limestone and Caswell schools. The winner would receive a prize of a $50 Walmart gift card, as well as the pride and sense of accomplishment that comes along with the designation of the drawing as the library’s new logo.
Jared Elliott, of Limestone Community School, submitted the winning logo design of a yellow and green book, overlapping a snowflake.
According to Givens, before the “Design Our Logo Contest” was announced last spring, the library was using the national library symbol as their logo. This would hold the library over until a new logo could be created, but according to Givens, it wasn’t long before the idea for a new and unique logo was brought to the table.
“When I first came on as librarian, I proposed the logo contest for two reasons,” said Givens. “First, I wanted to give the kids in our community a way to feel connected to and invested in their library. Secondly, I wanted the library to have a logo that’s just ours.”
The librarians and members of the board of trustees and friends of the library considered the entries. After much debate, Elliott’s design was selected as the library’s new logo, which Givens then digitized and edited.
Natasha Smith, who is also a student at LCS, won a prize for submitting several designs that will be used to promote children’s programming at Frost Memorial.
“Smith created a series of crayon drawings in bright, cheerful colors. One included an owl reading to her chicks, an acrostic poem using the word “library,” a rocket ship with parachuting books and a number of others that we also really liked,” Givens added. “So, we decided that while we wouldn’t use her drawings as our logo, we did want to keep them to promote our children’s programs.”
Smith received a $25 gift card for her drawings being chosen as the theme for the library’s children’s programs.
“I am very happy with how the contest went,” said Givens. “I was impressed by the students’ creativity and talent. It was difficult to choose a winner, but in the end Jared and Natasha’s drawings stood out. I’m happy to have their designs representing the library.”
Elliott’s newly designed logo will be used both on the library’s social media site and in print materials.
