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)

Summer Stars

  • Select from Drop Down menu
  • Select from Drop Down menu

  • Text Box

    You can type your story or poem directly into the text box Or, use the browse button to upload your competition entry, 'My Favourite Book is…’short story competition must be no longer than 500 words. Write a short Poem competition must be no longer than five verses
  • Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB.
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.