Congratulations to Our Winners!

  

Children's Age Group

I Love Books! by Sophia Ng - Public Choice

  

Happy Books by Jacob Paltiel - Judges' Choice

  

Teen Age Group

Bait Reeled In by Hannah Chang - Judges' Choice and Public Choice

  

The Best Playground by Naya Chang - Public and Judges' Runner-up

  

Adult Age Group

Untitled by Lea Zalinskis - Public Choice

  

Knowledge is my Superpower! bt Katy Tanis - Judges' Choice

  

Honorable Mentions

The library also named nine designs as honorable mentions.  Although their art will not appear on a library card, it was exceptional and enjoyed by both the public and our panel of judges.  The people who received an Honorable Mention are:

• Amalia Campbell, Aurora Campbell and Saskia Lee
• Charlene Din
• Gillian Dreher
• Dina Fukunaga-Brates
• Lori Anne Fischer
• Tansy Moon
• Milana Munden
• Sofia Reeves
• K-Fai Steele

Selection Process:

All entries determined to be eligible were posted on Facebook for online voting. There was one winner in each age category (children, teen, and adult) based on Facebook votes. They were also be sent to our panel of esteemed judges. The judges voted to select a winner in each age category (children, teen, and adult). In the event that the Facebook favorite was also the judges’ favorite, a runner up was selected.  Voting took place between March 1st and March 15th.

Panel of Judges:

• Asian Branch Library Teen Advisory Board
• Mac Barnett, Author of Children's Books
• Roberto Bedoya, City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Manager
• Nichole Brown, Oakland Public Library Staff
• Daniel Camacho, Visual Artist
• César E. Chávez Branch Library Teen Advisory Board
• Gemma Correll, Cartoonist/Writer/Illustrator
• Maureen Elia, Oakland Public Library Staff
• Gerry Garzón,  Oakland Public Library Director of Library Services
• Brian Guenther, Oakland Public Library Staff
• Andrea Guzman, Oakland Public Library Staff
• Dave Young Kim, Painter/Muralist/Community Activist
• Andrew Kong Knight, Artist
  
• Nina Lindsay, Oakland Public Library Staff
• Janine Macbeth, Author/Illustrator/Publisher
• Ajuan Mance, Artist
• Amy Martin, Oakland Public Library Staff/Cartoonist
• Roxanne Padgett, Executive Director at MOCHA
• Todd Parr, Author/Illustrator of Books for Children
• Mary Roach, Author
• Libby Schaaf, Mayor of the City of Oakland
• Shannon Taylor, Director of Art and Restoration at Children's Fairyland / Professor of Illustration at California College of the Arts
  
• Mana Tominaga, Oakland Public Library Staff
• Robert Trujillo, Author/Illustrator
• Adam Twain, Oakland Public Library Staff/Musician
• Kevin Woodson, Artist

Funding for the contest thanks to the Friends of the Oakland Public Library and AC Transit.