contest

To celebrate the Melrose Center’s 10^th Anniversary, we’re bringing back the Melrose Awards for 2024!

Categories:

• Audio – Voice Only (podcast episodes, voiceover parts, audio book recordings)
• Audio – Music (songs/beats with or without vocals)
• Fiber Arts (sewing, crocheting, knitting, quilting)
• Graphic Design
• Maker (utilizing Fab Lab tools)
• Photography
• Videography
• Video Game Development

Contest Rules & Eligibility Requirements:

• Participants must have completed the Melrose Center General Orientation. 
• The contest is open to all ages. Entries for contestants under the ages of 18 must be submitted by a guardian.
• The project must be the participants’ original creation.
• The project needs to have been at least partially created using Melrose Center resources. AI tools may only be used to enhance a project, not to create the work itself.
• The project can be created by more than one person, but must be submitted by a designated adult member of the group.
• Projects serving as crowdsourcing will not be accepted.
• Projects must be submitted in the form of a web address that leads directly to the image, audio file, video, etc. Access to the file must not require a login.
• Limit one entry per category.
• OCLS staff and immediate family are not eligible.
• The Library reserves the right to disqualify and entry.
• The Library reserves the right to not have an award winner in a category.

Each submission requires the following:

• Title
• Link
• Embed Code (optional)
• Description
• Description of how the Melrose Center was used for the project

Submission period is May 1^st – August 31^st.  The Winners will be announced at Melrose Awards Presentation on November 9^th.