As part of our MLK 101 Series, the Howell Carnegie Library, in partnership with the Livingston Diversity Council and Huron-Clinton Metroparks, is having an Art and Writing Contest for area youth.

• Create a written or artistic work in response to the prompt: MLK’s Dream.
• Open to students in grades 3-12 who reside within the Howell Public Schools District.
• There are 3 age groups: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8 & Grades 9-12
• Students must submit their creations to the Howell Carnegie Library, 314 W. Grand River Ave., Howell, MI, during regular business hours, between 9 am December 12, 2022, and 7 pm on January 3, 2023.
• A three-person panel will judge the works based on visual appearance, content, and quality. 
• The winners, one per age group, will be notified on January 9, 2023. Winners will receive a $100 Visa gift card. 
• Winners will read or share their creations at the reception hosted by the Howell Carnegie Library as part of our MLK 101 Series immediately before the original one-man show: King Crusader and the Missing Michael, January 16, 2023, at 5:30 pm.
• The library will display all entries in the Youth Department between January 9 and February 28, 2023.
• Immediate family members of library staff and board are ineligible for prizes. 
• Students interested in participating in the Art and Writing Contest: MLK's Dream can explore this list of resources for inspiration.

Submission Requirements:

• Name, phone, email, grade.
• It must be either a written entry (poem, essay, etc.) or an artistic entry (painting, drawing, photograph, sculpture, etc.). Submissions are not limited to these examples but must be a physical creation appropriate for display.
• Written submissions must be under 3 minutes long (when read) and no larger than 11”x17”.
• Artistic submissions must be no larger than 36.5” linear inches (length + width + height).
• Works will be on display in the library's Youth Department and should be appropriate for viewing by all ages.

The MLK 101 Series is generously sponsored in part by the Friends of the Howell Carnegie Library.