🎨 Library Fest 2026: Logo Contest, Staff versus Patrons!

Can you out-design the library staff?

Durham County Library is throwing down the design gauntlet — and we want YOU to pick it up.

We're calling all artists, creators, hobbyists, and design daredevils to enter the Library Fest 2026 Logo Contest. This year’s theme is "The Stories That Built Us" — and your design could be the face of it all.

💥 Staff vs. Patrons 💥
We’re putting our staff’s designs into the ring, but we know this community is full of talent. Can you outshine the librarians? There’s only one way to find out.

🔧 THE CHALLENGE:

Minimum Requirements

• Create a logo that reflects the theme "Library Fest 2026: The Stories That Built Us"

• Include that full phrase in the design

• Non-digital submissions will have to be digitized for use if selected

• Willingness to edit design as needed for marketing

• Submit by August 15, 2025

• Email high-res designs to choltzmann@dconc.gov, or drop them off at any Durham Library front desk

About the theme: The U.S. will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence—an opportunity to reflect on the nation's past, honor the contributions of its people, and shape a better future for generations to come.

🏆 THE REWARD:

• Winning design becomes the official logo of Library Fest 2026

• Featured on all merch, promos, and swag

• Plus: Bragging rights for life

🔍 Want the extra challenge?

Take on our bonus design guidelines

• Minimum file resolution must be 150 dpi.
• Minimum logo size must be 6”x6” when submitted.
• Vector file with separate layers for elements, if possible.
• Design with transparent background.
• No photos included within design.
• .eps and/or .png file preferred.
• No copyrighted elements can be included within the design.
• All logo elements need to be original creations or free/public use – including any fonts used. Full commercial use versus personal use.
• Make sure that the logo is original – no existing logos were copied for the submitted design.

🔥 Who will rise? Who will reign? Show us what you’ve got — and let’s see if the community can out-design the librarians.