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Image Guidelines

If there is an existing graphic / logo (story time, studio, etc.), use the established image as the thumbnail image in Bedework. Please don’t create a new image.

Use the spreadsheet by going to Click here to choose from the library of images. You will have to use your keyboard shortcuts to copy (CTRL+C) / paste (CTRL+V) the links in the table into the Image URL and Thumbnail URL spaces. The links will begin /public/img/. If there is not an existing graphic, you may create an image for the thumbnail graphic in Bedework.

  • Calendar approvers will review the image.
  • Images submitted with events may be removed, remade, or replaced, at the approver’s discretion.
  • Accepted images will be added to the Images Spreadsheet accessible from the Bedework entry form for re-use next quarter.

Size and Text Specifications​

  • Max width: 450px
  • Max height: 650px
  • Thumbnail is automatically created when you upload an image. You may also create a separate thumbnail image. If you want to use a separate thumbnail image, email the images to Web Services and we’ll add them for you.
  • Do not leave white space around the image. White space is added automatically by the calendar stylesheet.
  • Words in icon-type images (“Movie Friday” or “Chocolate Worms”) should be readable at thumbnail-size, which is 80px wide.

Images are required for the following events:​

  • Be Well at NPL (add image URL from image spreadsheet)
  • Exhibits (resize and upload artwork image) - must include image b/c they are displayed on Art at the Library page
  • Nashville Reads (add image URL from image spreadsheet)
  • Mental Health Outreach (add image URL from image spreadsheet)
  • Metro Social Services (add image URL from image spreadsheet)
  • Salon@615 (upload and resize author image)
  • Seed Exchange (add image URL from image spreadsheet)
  • Story Time (add image URL from image spreadsheet)
  • Wishing Chair Productions (add image URL from image spreadsheet)

Finding Images​

  • For existing logos / icons, see Bedework Image URLs
  • For book cover and movie posters, see the Library Catalog
  • To find new images, see Finding Copyright Friendly Images

Resizing an Image (on a Microsoft Windows PC)​

  • Open MS Paint
  • Open the image you want to resize, or copy-and-paste an image
  • Hit the resize button at the top

img "resize image"

  • Click the button for "Pixels." Check "Maintain aspect ratio." Type what size you want the image to be, and click “OK.”

img "resize skew"

  • Save the image as a .png file.