Molly Sturgell's T-shirt image sets the tone for Haunted Library event

Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 7:16 AM

By Staff report

The Shelby County Public Library announces Molly Sturgell as its T-shirt contest winner for our Haunted Library this year.

The winning entry is the T-shirt image for the 2026 Haunted Library Festival and shirts are now available for sale online. Shirts are $25; sizes Small through 3XL are available and can be picked up in Youth Services.

All proceeds from the shirt sales will go to the Shelby County Friends of the Library.

Shirt sales: https://www.facebook.com/events/971608495988208

For event information and tickets: https://www.myshelbylibrary.org/

Sturgell had this to say: I absolutely love Halloween and everything that surrounds it, and I strongly associate the time of year with the library. When I think of the library, I think of Goosebumps and other creepy books, like, the first book I ever checked out from the library was The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, so maybe that is the root of my association between the two. I’m happy that I could represent my love for Halloween and the library together in one drawing! Seeing my artwork on a shirt is also really cool; it’s not something I ever imagined doing, and knowing that there are other people who like my drawing enough to wear it is incredibly flattering. I look forward to the Haunted Library event, and the strange happy/proud feeling I’ll get when I see this drawing walking around my hometown!

For further information about the T-shirt sale or the festival, call the library at (317) 398-7121.