Fairfax County Public Library is excited to share our new library cards with you!

From Sept. 1-30, 2025, in honor of our new logo, FCPL accepted submissions for new library card designs. We received over 150 entries, and a committee of Library and Fairfax Library Foundation staff chose four winning designs from a selection of talented finalists. 

Through creativity and skill, these artists have turned a library card into a unique work of art that embodies the spirit of our community. The designs will now serve as a daily inspiration and reminder of the joy, knowledge and connection that libraries offer to everyone.

• Card #1 (bear and cat) - Alex from Fairfax Station
• Card #2 (read to the dog) - Carolyn from Burke
• Card #3 (native Virginia birds) - Shawna from Burke
• Card #4 (colorful drawn collage) - Neil from Fairfax

Winners received a $500 prize from Fairfax Library Foundation and were honored at the December 10, 2025 Library Board of Trustees meeting at George Mason Regional Library. The new library cards will be available to the public for selection in our 23 branches in mid-January. We look forward to seeing these cards proudly carried by FCPL patrons across Fairfax County!

We also would like to celebrate and thank the many artists that shared their creativity with us in this contest. We sincerely wish we had been able to turn all of your works of art into cards.

Card Design Contest Finalists Gallery