Library accepting contest photos
BURBANK -- Amateur photographers of all ages are invited to submit
their work for a contest sponsored by the Friends of the Burbank
Public Library. The categories are special effects, people, animals,
scenic images and still life. Up to three entries can be submitted
for judging by a panel of professional photographers.
Entry forms can be picked up at any one of the three Burbank
libraries, and photographs must be submitted by Feb. 17 at the
reference desk of the Central Library, 110 N. Glenoaks Blvd.
Winners in each category will receive $25, and the Best of Show
winner will receive an additional $50. An awards ceremony is
scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Central Library, where an
exhibit of the work will hang inside until March 27.
For more information, call the Central Library at 238-5600.
Teen comic art accepted for contest
BURBANK -- Teenagers are invited to submit their original art for
a competition to have their work appear on Burbank Public Library
bookmarks.
Burbank youth 12 to 17 are required to submit artwork styled as
comic books or manga -- Japanese graphic novels -- by Feb. 29 at the
front desk of the Central Library, 110 N. Glenoaks Blvd.
Book and art store gift certificates totaling $180 will be awarded
to finalists. The overall winner's artwork will go on library
bookmarks that are given away to the public, as well as the cover of
the Central Library's art book list.
For more information, call the Central Library at 238-5600.
Compiled by Jackson Bell
