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Sarasota News Leader October 4, 2013 Page 74 NEW SARASOTA COUNTY LIBRARY CARD DESIGNS UNVEILED It can take a lifetime for an artist to develop a fan base. For 15-year-old Venice High School sophomore Martin Pohlmann, that wait is about 60 seconds, the approximate time it takes for a community member to get a new Sarasota County library card, a county news release says. artist whose winning drawing, I Love My Library, is available on county library cards, the release notes. Both Martin and Kerry, accompanied by their families, were present for the unveiling. "We're overwhelmed, and I know he's in awe," said Susan Pohlmann, Martin's mother, in the release. Susan and Martin Pohlmann learned about the contest, which began in February, while volunteering at the Venice Public Library, the release points out. Pohlmann, who wants to study graphic design in college, according to the release, is one of the winners of the Sarasota County Library System's Design-a-Card contest, whose results were unveiled during the Sept. 24 Sarasota County Commission meeting in "Winning was exciting for [Martin], but knowing that his design is now going to be in the Sarasota. hands of community members adds a whole Eleven-year-old Woodland Middle School new dimension," his mother commented to student Kerry MacLean is the other youth county leaders, according to the release. Selby Public Library is in downtown Sarasota. Photo by Norman Schimmel