September is Library Card Sign-Up Month
Get lost in the magic of the library this September with your all access pass: a library card.
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Get a new library card on us
Get a new library card on us
Each September, JCL invites library users who have lost or misplaced their library card to replace it at no charge. Stop by a branch today to get your new card!
Beanstack Read-off
Beanstack Read-off
Kids and teens, want to prove you can read more than our library staff? Log your minutes during September to prove, once and for all, who can read more!
Library card design contest
Library card design contest
Calling all artists (ages 0-18)! Design our next library card by submitting your work for the library card design contest. Details below.
Library Card Design Contest:
One youth winner (ages 0-18) will see their design printed on special limited-edition library cards used at the library in 2027 (available while supplies last). We’re looking for designs that focus on your favorite things about Jefferson County Library. Designs will be selected by the Jefferson County Library Board of Trustees based on originality and the storytelling of the design.
Get creative! You can see what our current seven library card designs look like here.
All submissions must be accompanied by a completed Contest Entry Form and received online or at the library by Wednesday, September 30, at 8pm. Only complete entries, including a completed design template (can be submitted in paper design to the library or via digital design to info@jeffcolib.org) and a signed Contest Entry Form, will be reviewed.
Contest Rules
The Jefferson County Library Card Redesign contest is open only to current library card holders who reside in the library district (Fox C-6, Windsor C-1, Northwest R-1 service districts).
Entries must be completed via an official submission form, available at any JCL location or online, and accompanied by a signed Contest Entry Form. Only complete entries will be reviewed.
The submitted entry must be the creative and original work of a single individual. No AI-generated content will be allowed.
Artwork must be in the form of high resolution (300 dpi) digitally drawn or photographic submissions, or paper submissions using physical art materials. Artwork must be two-dimensional for printing purposes
Designs should reflect the following card dimensions: 4.375'' x 2.125". The provided template includes 1/8″ bleed to the card. The online submission form includes a Canva template in the exact size and should not be resized before submission. The Paper Art form does have a slightly oversized box for designs and can be returned on the provided sheet, but should not be cut or resized before submission. Paper entry forms can be returned, once completed, to any JCL location. Digital submissions can be sent to info@jeffcolib.org with the digital design file AND a completed copy of the Contest Entry Form.
One entry per contestant.
The deadline to submit card design entries is Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at 8:00 pm. Design contest winner can expect to be contacted via email in early October.
You can still get a Jefferson County Library (JCL) card even if you live outside the district boundaries.
Jefferson County Library has gift certificates for library cards available for purchase at each JCL location. With 3 month, 6 month, or 12 month membership options, you can purchase one for yourself or as a gift!
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