Pima County Public Library: Teen Artists Create Limited Edition Bookmarks!

Press release from the Pima County Public Library:

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June 22, 2021

This spring, the Virtual Volunteering Team at the library invited members of our young adult community to create bookmarks for distribution in our libraries. Due to the pandemic, many of our youth programs moved online for safety reasons. The team hoped that through this project, we would allow teens to connect with and support the library, even though our service model was so different. 

Teens joined regular meetings where they learned from working artist Catherine Eyde, learned about theming and design, and consulted directly with Pima County Visual Marketing Manager, Reneé Bibby.

Together, this group of young people created the theme for this limited edition bookmark collection: "The Library is a place for..." Here is what some of the teen artists had to say:

The final collection includes a wide range of interpretations on this theme. Each creation reminds us of the magic and joy that is the library: a place where you can be transported to another world, to learn, to explore, to rest, and to see new versions of yourself.

As we start to re-open libraries, we hope that you will take a moment to pick up a bookmark—or 13! We are so thankful to all of the teens who participated in this project. Bookmarks will be available at libraries beginning Friday, June 25th! Click in the photos in the gallery below to see the bookmarks.

This press release was produced by the Pima County Public Library. The views expressed here are the author’s own.