Ten Beautiful Things

Iowa is full of beautiful things! 

Celebrate our state and Ten Beautiful Things by Molly Beth Griffin—Iowa’s 2024 “Great Read from Great Places” selection for youth—with a photo contest.

Use this form to send in a photo you have taken of something beautiful in Iowa. 

Winning entries will be displayed on the Iowa Center for the Book website, on Ames Public Library’s social media, or at Ames Public Library’s special exhibit November 1-30.

Photo submissions are due September 30, 2024.

One file only.
100 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, png, svg.

If you are unable to upload your image, please e-mail it to YouthStaff@AmesPublicLibrary.org.

Official Rules

By entering Ames Public Library’s 10 Beautiful Things Photo Contest, I give to the Ames Public Library, Ames Public Library Friends Foundation, and the City of Ames the irrevocable right to use the text and/or photographs submitted by me (or minor for whom I have legal authority to make such authorization) for public relations purposes. I understand that the text and/or photographs can be used in print publications, brochures, displays, TV, radio, and online formats. I do grant to the Ames Public Library, Ames Public Library Friends Foundation, and the City of Ames the right to use said text and/or photographs for the said purposes without payment of any compensation to me for such use. Ames Public Library reserves the right to refuse, withdraw, or disqualify any entry at our sole discretion.

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