From March 5 – April 9, 2009, the Chicago Public Library challenges you to showcase your creativity by designing a poster that’s inspired by the library and uses the URL chipublib.org.

The Chicago Public Library will then select 30 Finalists to move on to a Judging Night Event on April 23, 2009, held at the Harold Washington Library Center in downtown Chicago. Participants and their guests will be treated to a unique gallery setting in The Winter Garden where they can meet other artists, view the Finalists’ artwork, and witness the announcement of the Grand Prize Winner.

Judges. Knowing the competition is going to be fierce, we’ve brought in some big name judges:  Jay Ryan of The Bird Machine, Chicago Library Commissioner Mary Dempsey, and Creative Director Brian Willette of All Terrain/Chicago.

Prizes. Want hundreds of thousands of Chicagoans to see your design featured around the city? Prizes include your work posted around Chicago through ads and t-shirts, a framed pencil drawing of a Jay Ryan original screen print design, and a framed poster of your work.

But wait … that’s not all. Beginning 04/12/09 and ending 04/18/09, Flickr users will be able to vote for their favorite design submission on the ChiPubLib.org contest set located at www.flickr.com/photos/notwhatyouthink/. The People’s Choice Award Winner will receive a printed, framed poster of their work.

For more info visit http://notwhatyouthink.tumblr.com