Sligo Library Summer Stars Online are also running a number of competitions, throughout the Summer. We have FOUR competitions, open to all Sligo Libraries Juvenile members. There are a lot of great prizes to be won and a lot of chances to win. Go on, have a go, unleash your creative spirit and you might win a prize!

Competition Prizes

  • The overall winner of each competition will receive an Android Tablet.
  • There will be one winner of each age category, they will each receive a voucher for Liber.
  • There will also be a number of chances to win a Fabio’s Ice Cream voucher for each competition.

For each competition, there are three age categories:

  • Age 0-5
  • Age 6-8
  • Age 9-12

Terms and Conditions

  • Sligo Library Summer Stars Online competitions are open to children living in Ireland.
  • ‘My favourite book is…’short story competition must be no longer than 500 words.
  • Write a short Poem must be no longer than five verses.
  • Poems and short stories can be typed directly using the form on this page. Or, a digital copy can be uploaded using the submit button digital copy (e.g. Word, PDF or clear photo).
  • For the photography and art competitions, a digital copy can be uploaded using the submit button digital copy (e.g. Word, PDF or clear photo).
  • Hard copies will not be eligible for any competition. Please, do not hand anything into a Sligo Library branch as they will not be accepted.
  • Entrants can submit as many entries as they wish.
  • The deadline for each competition is 5pm on its closing date.
  • The decision of the judges is final.
  • The winning and finalist entries from each category will be uploaded to www.sligolbrary.ie and Sligo County Libraries social media platforms

Competition categories and closing dates

  1. A photo of you and a book (Photo competition: closing date is 16th July)
  2. My favourite book is… (Short story: closing date is 30th July)
  3. Write a poem (Poetry competition: closing date is Aug 13th Aug)
  4. Personalise your Summer Stars drawstring bag and send us a photo of it (Art competition: closing date 20th Aug)

(For each competition, there are three age categories: Age 0-5, 6-8 and 9-12)