Remember back in 2008 when SFPL tried to make it cool to carry a library card? Well, those book lovers are at it again, with five brand new designs thanks to the most recent winners of the SFPL library card art contest.
All 27 libraries in the city started offering the new cards on Monday, which have designs ranging from butterflies atop a book to a watercolor fox reading under a tree. They’re all available — for free — from now until Valentine’s Day, so you can surprise your sweetheart with a new library card or finally pick up that Dating for Dummies book you’ve been eying.
The contest was held in September and October of 2012, so these cards have been a long time coming. Over 3,500 designs were submitted and well over 14,000 SFians voted and commented on their favorite possibilities.
Of course, those of you unappreciative of art or trying to invoke a mediocre renaissance can still pick up the “classic” (read: boring) SFPL library card, complete with literally no pizzazz or distinction from any other card in your wallet, except maybe your driver’s license (unless you happen to resemble a nautilus).
Prove to the world that you actually are, in fact, literate by posting Instagram and Twitter photos of your card to @sfpubliclibrary with the #lovemylibrary hashtag.
For more info on the cards and how to get them, visit SFPL’s website at sfpl.org.
