Cutout advertising bookmark from 1930s published by the Italian insurance company Compagnia Assicurazione di Milano
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International Friends of Bookmarks (IFOB) is a community of bookmark lovers with members all over the world who are interested in bookmarks, such as passionate readers, bookmark collectors, librarians, illustrators, blog editors, product designers, bookshop owners, bookmark producers, and others. Read more about us, our mission and how to become a member here.
What's New
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Newsletter No. 12 to Members
The 11th IFOB newsletter has just been emailed to our 190 members. Join us and you can get the newsletter to find out what you have missed and what is coming, and it includes a list of members and their interests. Join on the Member News page or the Swap list. 2 September 2019 |
Book Arts Newsletter
If you are a fan of book arts of all kinds, see the latest issue of this comprehensive newsletter which includes an announcement about World Bookmark Day (Woboda) on p. 33. We hope artists who follow the newsletter will submit bookmark designs, as they have in years past. In fact, the artist featured on the cover of the July-August issue may look familiar. Mary V. Marsh, of Oakland, California, USA has contributed bookmark designs to Woboda in the past. Exhibits of her work, Tabloid!, are described on p. 11-12. This newsletter is produced and edited by Sarah Bodman at the Centre for Fine Print Research, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. Thank you Sarah! 28 August 2019
If you are a fan of book arts of all kinds, see the latest issue of this comprehensive newsletter which includes an announcement about World Bookmark Day (Woboda) on p. 33. We hope artists who follow the newsletter will submit bookmark designs, as they have in years past. In fact, the artist featured on the cover of the July-August issue may look familiar. Mary V. Marsh, of Oakland, California, USA has contributed bookmark designs to Woboda in the past. Exhibits of her work, Tabloid!, are described on p. 11-12. This newsletter is produced and edited by Sarah Bodman at the Centre for Fine Print Research, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. Thank you Sarah! 28 August 2019
Bibliographies Updated
Thank you Georg Hartong for another update to the Bookmark bibliography and the bibliography of TBS Publications on the Bibliography page. 26 August 2019
Thank you Georg Hartong for another update to the Bookmark bibliography and the bibliography of TBS Publications on the Bibliography page. 26 August 2019
Blog Posts on Historical Bookmarks
Member Debrah Gai Lewis from Australia has been posting in her blog about interesting historical bookmarks held by some public institutions in Australia, Great Britain and soon the USA. Check out her blog and see if you can do the same for your country. 27 July 2019
Member Debrah Gai Lewis from Australia has been posting in her blog about interesting historical bookmarks held by some public institutions in Australia, Great Britain and soon the USA. Check out her blog and see if you can do the same for your country. 27 July 2019
Leather bookmark with abstract design handpainted with acrylic paint. Signed by artist 'By MEREDITH. c. 1990s, National Museum of Australia, Canberra
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Cardboard bookmark; obverse: portrait of Queen Victoria; reverse: musical stave and the National Anthem, British Museum, London, UK
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Article in Reading Room
An article titled Bookmarks by Katherine Kerr of the Hermitage has a brief history focusing on the medieval period with several sources, mention of art works depicting bookmarks, and illustration of some she made. The article also includes printable bookmarks with Shakespeare quotes, quotes about pelicans. 18 July 2019 |
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New Bibliography
We are excited to announce Bookmarks: An Annotated Bibliography by Dr. Frank X. Roberts. This extensive 144-page work is available for download as a pdf file on our Bibliography page. He says: "I do hope bookmark fans around the world will get some joy, information, knowledge and perhaps even some wisdom from the bibliography. I would not mind at all (in fact would be pleased) if any IFOB members would care to contact me. I would especially like to hear any comments on my writing style. I tried to inject some light humor into the annotations in places, and to point out how bookmarks play a part in, and have influence on many of the social and cultural aspects of our life." Write to him at fxroberts(at)comcast.net. Thank you, Frank, for your generous and significant contribution. 17 July 2019 |
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Blog Post on Swap Meetings in France
Georg Hartong has another post about two sisters who organized swap meetings and made publications with bookmarks in France. See more examples in our Bookmarks on Bookmarks Gallery. 13 June 2019 |
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Blog Post on Swap Meetings in The Netherlands
Our IFOB co-editor Georg Hartong gives the history of bookmark swap meetings in several towns in the Netherlands. See more examples in our Bookmarks on Bookmarks Gallery. 12 June 2019 |
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Newsletter No. 11 to Members
The 11th IFOB newsletter has just been emailed to our 173 members. Join us and you can get the newsletter to find out what you have missed and what is coming, and it includes a list of members and their interests. Join on the Member News page or the Swap list. 1 June 2019 |
Maxims from Italy. Contributed by Georg Hartong
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Care of Books Gallery
Our gallery on bookmarks promoting the care of books is ready for viewing. A range of bad practices and good behavior appear on bookmarks from libraries, bookstores, and others interested in treating books with respect. We welcome more examples too. 25 May 2019 |
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Bibliographies Updated
Thank you Georg Hartong for another update to the bibliography of TBS Publications on the Bibliography page. 12 May 2019 |
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Asim Maner Award Winner: Gaby Dondlinger
In this profile of our award winner, we learn more about Gaby and how she started collecting, her special interests, and how she promotes bookmarks in her area and as part of her other creative interests. You will see why she deserved this award! 8 May 2019 |
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Asim Maner Interview
We just came across an interview of our founder Asim Maner from 2007 in the Ephemera blog by Marty Weil. He describes how he began his business, created a web site with information about bookmarks, and began his own collection. We have added an entry for this interview to the Reading Room page. It's interesting to learn about how he began and to hear his "voice" again. 5 May 2019 |
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A Gallery Full of Owls on Bookmarks!
Our gallery is ready to view now that it has been populated with plenty of bookmarks featuring owls, symbol of wisdom and knowledge. Contact the webmaster if you have more to contribute and thanks to Gaby Dondlinger who found many almost hidden owls and Debrah Gai Lewis who sent many from her raffle winnings. Enjoy!. 5 May 2019 |
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Workshop Page Updated
Are you feeling crafty and creative? Our workshop page has been updated with new links to tutorials, printable, and videos thanks to our member Gaby Dondlinger. Check it out for ideas ranging from easy to challenging. Thank you Gaby ! 27 April 2019 |
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World Bookmark Day at University of California, San Diego
Our new member Scott Paulson has written an account of the display and create-your-own-bookmark event he organized at UCSD on World Bookmark Day. Read about how the display was organized, see some interesting featured bookmarks, and see a short video and radio recording. Thank you Scott! 23 April 2019 |
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Membership Page Added
Starting with April 2019, new members will be announced on a new page for Member News. The home page will indicate when new members have been added (see above), but details will be reported on the Member page linked from the Members label.. Let us know what you think about this change. 12 April 2019 |
New Member from France
We are happy to welcome Marjory Lamothe from Bron, France who is another fan of Book Depository bookmarks and wants to swap with others. Find her on the Swap page. Welcome Marjory! 📖🔖🙌🇫🇷🔖📖 27 March 2019
We are happy to welcome Marjory Lamothe from Bron, France who is another fan of Book Depository bookmarks and wants to swap with others. Find her on the Swap page. Welcome Marjory! 📖🔖🙌🇫🇷🔖📖 27 March 2019
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Blog Posts
Read about these interesting topics: 1) The Library 100 bookmarks which list the top 100 novels held by libraries around the world; 2) Book Fair Bonanza on reports from fairs in Lithuania and the USA attended by members; and 3) Book Care bookmarks by Georg Hartong. 27 March 2019 
The Lithuanian mint made a bookmark-coin for this 20th book fair. It's really interesting.
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Jennifer Berry's Artmarks
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Three New Members from the USA
Please welcome J Gallo from California, Jennifer Berry from Montana and Karen Marshall from Virginia. J Gallo and Jennifer are booksellers and both like to make bookmarks that you can see on their Instagram accounts. Jennifer's are painted on canvas; J Gallo makes them from fabric scraps. Karen is a school teacher and matches her bookmarks to the books she is reading. Welcome to all! 18 March 2019 |
J Gallo's "Scrappy Bookmarks"
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More on WORLD BOOKMARK DAY (WOBODA)
In case you missed it, the winner of our raffle is Debrah Gai Lewis, Australia and second place goes to Robin Brown, also from Australia. Many bookmarks will be flowing down under! Gaby Donglinger is the first winner of the Asim Maner Award for promoting bookmarks. And we continue to receive a few more photos of Wobo, the traveling bookmark (in Lithuania), telegrams and other news about Woboda. We will continue posting to this year's Woboda page a little longer. Thank you to all raffle participants, bookmark designers, sponsors, donors and congratulations to our winners. The third annual World Bookmark Day is a success! 2 March 2019 |
Wobo at memorial near Kaunatava library (Telšiai district), Lithuania, from Vilija Jocienė
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@liberiarium Heute ist der World Bookmark Day (WoBoDa)! Die International Friends of Booksmarks haben sich etwas ganz Besonderes ausgedacht: sie widmen den heutigen Tag dem Lesezeichen! Auf ihrer Website wird es deshalb heute Events, Awards und noch viel mehr geben. Auch ich habe dem Lesezeichen eine kleine Grußbotschaft geschickt - diese könnt ihr euch auf meinem YouTube-Kanal ansehen □
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***📖🔖 WORLD BOOKMARK DAY (WOBODA) - COMING 25 FEBRUARY 2019🔖📖***
Join us in preparing to celebrate the third annual World Bookmark Day! Get ready to send a telegram from the Woboda page and see who wins the raffle and the Asim Maner award. Tell your friends, give away some bookmarks or leave them for people to find, make a display like the one on the left, and appreciate the beauty, variety and usefulness of all things bookmarks! 24 February 2019 |
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More Fun with Bookmarks
The Dimond Library in Oakland, California, USA sponsored a bookmark making session for adults and children on 23 February in honor of World Bookmark Day. Laine Farley gave a brief talk on the history of Woboda and ways to make bookmarks and showed some examples from her collection. See more photos on our Woboda page under #5, Local Events. 24 February 2019 |
Dimond Library Woboda crafts - looking for inspiration and creating bookmarks
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Woboda Raffle Up to 1673 Bookmarks!!
Thanks to Kerrie More, Missouri, USA for 135 bookmarks and Julija Stankevičienė from Lithuania for 30 bookmarks, we now have a huge number for the lucky winner to be announced on 25 February. Thank you for entering! 22 February 2019 |
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University of California, San Diego Library Celebrates Woboda
The UCSD Library has an exhibit of bookmarks from Feb. 8-28 and a bookmark making contest to celebrate World Bookmark Day. See more on the Woboda page under number 5, Local Events. Thanks UCSD! 20 February 2019 |
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Woboda Raffle Adds 40 More Bookmarks
Thanks to Maxfield Shea from Seattle, Washington, USA who sends a variety including inspirational/Forest Service/Beavis & Butthead. The total is now 1508!!! Good luck! 17 February 2019 |
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Woboda Library Display
Photos from a display celebrating World Bookmark Day at the Dimond Library in Oakland, California, USA are on our Woboda page under #5 Local Events. Is anyone else doing a display for Woboda? 13 February 2019 |
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Membership Grows to 156
Beth Kava from New York, USA joins and brings our total to 156 members! She is a teacher and has a general collection of mostly contemporary and craft bookmarks. Welcome, Beth! 👩🏻🏫 🔖📖🇺🇸 11 February 2019
Beth Kava from New York, USA joins and brings our total to 156 members! She is a teacher and has a general collection of mostly contemporary and craft bookmarks. Welcome, Beth! 👩🏻🏫 🔖📖🇺🇸 11 February 2019
New Member from Croatia
We welcome a new member, Sandra Hajdinjak, from Croatia. She is a new collector and wants to swap bookmarks with people from all over the world. Find out more on the Swap page. She is our first member from Croatia although there is another participant on the Swap page from her country. So glad to have you! 📖 7🔖 🇭🇷7 February 2019
We welcome a new member, Sandra Hajdinjak, from Croatia. She is a new collector and wants to swap bookmarks with people from all over the world. Find out more on the Swap page. She is our first member from Croatia although there is another participant on the Swap page from her country. So glad to have you! 📖 7🔖 🇭🇷7 February 2019
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New Woboda Design
Our enthusiastic member, Regina Mačiulytė, from Lithuania has contributed a beautiful bookmark design to download and print for World Bookmark Day. Thank you Regina! 2 February 2019 |
New Member from Brasil
We are glad that Beatriz Cerveira from Porto Alegre has joined IFOB. She wants to swap bookmarks from her area with unique and unusual bookmarks. Check out her entry on the Swap page. Welcome Beatriz! 28 January 2019
We are glad that Beatriz Cerveira from Porto Alegre has joined IFOB. She wants to swap bookmarks from her area with unique and unusual bookmarks. Check out her entry on the Swap page. Welcome Beatriz! 28 January 2019
Randy Whiteman's Woboda raffle bookmarks
Part of Jane Schneider's Woboda Raffle contribution
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Woboda Raffle and Wobo Travels
Our new member Jane Schneider from Colorado, USA has been busy! She took Wobo to the National Western Stock Show in Denver and she has entered the Woboda Raffle with 10 bookmarks. Member Randy Whiteman from Canada has brought the raffle up to an astonishing 1,468 bookmarks with his contribution of 40. The raffle pot has such a wide range of bookmarks from all over the world. Thank you Jane and Randy! 28 January 2019 |
Wobo meets a cowboy and his big horse
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World Bookmark Day News
We are very happy to include a new printable bookmark design from one of our newest members, Agostino Traini from Trieste, Italy. Go to the Woboda page to download and print copies of this fun bookmark. Also we can confirm that UK ephemera dealer Caroline Hemmens will send 100 selected bookmarks with British themes to the Woboda raffle winner. Thank you, Agostino and Caroline, for contributing to World Bookmark Day! 22 January 2019 |
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Fun with Woboda Bookmarks
Find out how our member Gaby Dondlinger has been having fun with Woboda bookmark designs and Wobo, the traveling bookmark in this blog post. 18 January 2019 |
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Two New Members
Please welcome Jane Schneider from Elizabeth, Colorado, USA and Agostino Traini from Trieste, Italy. Jane loves bookmarks as small pieces of art and has a number of collecting interests, many related to nature and art, and she is on our swap list. Agostino is an illustrator and designer of books and bookmarks as this biography describes. Welcome to both and now our membership totals 153. 15 January 2019
Please welcome Jane Schneider from Elizabeth, Colorado, USA and Agostino Traini from Trieste, Italy. Jane loves bookmarks as small pieces of art and has a number of collecting interests, many related to nature and art, and she is on our swap list. Agostino is an illustrator and designer of books and bookmarks as this biography describes. Welcome to both and now our membership totals 153. 15 January 2019
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World Bookmark Day News
Wobo, the traveling bookmark, has been to Schengen, Luxembourg with member Gaby Dondlinger to visit the European Museum and remnants of the Berlin Wall.. And we have another entrant for the Woboda raffle, Regina Mačiulytė. She has contributed 50 bookmarks and also pledged 15 for the second place winner. Regina will also find some bookmarks at a book fair in February for the second place winner. Thanks, Gaby and Regina for your contributions. 14 January 2019 |
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Woboda Raffle increases to 1268 bookmarks!
Our member Robin Brown from Australia has pledged 80 bookmarks to bring our total up yet again. By the way, you can read a nice article about Robin that we have listed on our Library Reading Room page. Thanks so much Robin! 4 January 2019 |
New Member from Canada
Please welcome Ronnel Padua from Calgary, Canada. His goal is to collect 1-2 bookmarks from each county and would like to receive bookmarks from authors, museums, historic places, influential people and the touristy-type ones. Please find him on our Swap list page and help him achieve his goal. Welcome Ronnel! 4 January 2019
Please welcome Ronnel Padua from Calgary, Canada. His goal is to collect 1-2 bookmarks from each county and would like to receive bookmarks from authors, museums, historic places, influential people and the touristy-type ones. Please find him on our Swap list page and help him achieve his goal. Welcome Ronnel! 4 January 2019
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Woboda Raffle up to 1108 bookmarks!
The Bookmark Bookstore in Oakland, CA, USA contributed 30 bookmarks. We are also expecting a donation from Caroline Hemmens, an ephemera dealer in the UK, once she has time to make a selection of British themed bookmarks. Your chances to win a gigantic batch of bookmarks from all over the world is very good so enter today. 15 December 2018 |
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New Member from Seattle
Please welcome Maxfield Shea from Seattle, Washington, USA. He collects bookmarks distributed to supplement the 1972-1977 Children's Book Showcases hosted by the Children's Book Council (CBC) and would like to swap bookmarks from the `1960s-1970s. The CBC is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Children's Book Week in 2019 and will celebrate with many activities including original bookmarks created by Selina Alko & Sean Qualls, Vera Brosgol, Jason Chin, Ekua Holmes, Juana Medina, and Jessie Sima. 14 December 2018 |
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10 Things You Can Do If You Win the Woboda Raffle
Two Now that the Woboda raffle is so large (almost 1,100 bookmarks), you may wonder what you would do with so many bookmarks so here are some suggestions: 1. Add the ones you like to your collection, of course! 2. Use some to swap with others on our Swap page. You will probably find many that match the interests of other collectors. 3. Give some as gifts (or stocking stuffers for the holidays) to friends and family who like to read. 4. Use them as gift tags: if the back is blank, you can add a To/From or greeting message. 5. Give some to your local library to give away. Perhaps there will be some that would appeal to children, especially. 6. Give some to your local used book store. They can give them away to customers. 7. Make a display for your local library to show the variety of bookmarks around the world. 8. Include one with greeting cards you send for birthdays, holidays, other occasions. 9. Make an advent calendar with a surprise bookmark revealed each day. The idea of the advent calendar can be used as a countdown for other events, if you do not celebrate Christmas. 10. Turn them into art: frame bookmarks with a theme or interesting graphics, or make a collage. What are your ideas? And remember, you have a very good chance of winning the raffle with only three participants so far. Due to the formula used, the winner is not just the person with the most tickets. Enter now! 10 December 2018 |
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More New Members
Two more members join our group from the USA: David Friedman, a bookseller from Santa Cruz, California, would also like to swap bookmarks from bookstores. Jeffrey Edel from Bryson City, North Carolina, makes wooden bookmarks and was featured in a recent blog post on Magic Reading Wands. Welcome to both of these new members! 7 December 2018
Two more members join our group from the USA: David Friedman, a bookseller from Santa Cruz, California, would also like to swap bookmarks from bookstores. Jeffrey Edel from Bryson City, North Carolina, makes wooden bookmarks and was featured in a recent blog post on Magic Reading Wands. Welcome to both of these new members! 7 December 2018
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3 Things You Can Do With Woboda Bookmarks
After you download and print the designs for World Bookmark Day, here are 3 things you can do with them: 1. Leave bookmarks at a Little Free Library near you. 2. Send one of them with birthday, Christmas or other greeting cards to friends and relatives. 3. Ask your local used bookstore if they would like copies to distribute. And ask them if they find bookmarks left behind in donated or acquired books. Maybe they will give you a few. 1 December 2018 
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Woboda Raffle now has 1078 bookmarks!
Thanks to Jocienė Vilija's contribution of 45 bookmarks from Lithuania. See the Woboda page for more information. 29 November 2019 |
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Magic Reading Wands
Read our blog post to find out what these are and who creates and uses them - and what they have to do with bookmarks. 29 November 2018 |
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Woboda Raffle up to 1033!
A donation of 75 children's books bookmarks increases the raffle. More donations to come soon. And there is currently only one participant in the raffle so send your entries in (remember, photos only to show how many you will send to the winner). 20 November 2018 Jonathan Xuereb contributed 20 more bookmarks including five Book Depository bookmarks, others promoting new books from publishers and a couple of others promoting embassies. 21 November 2018
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Web Site Changes
Listings for Bookmark Producers have been moved from the Links page to a separate page to give them more visibility. The Events page has been updated. For both of these sections. we need your help to keep them updated and interesting. Send suggestions, corrections and additions to the webmaster or use forms/links on the pages. 16 November 2018
Listings for Bookmark Producers have been moved from the Links page to a separate page to give them more visibility. The Events page has been updated. For both of these sections. we need your help to keep them updated and interesting. Send suggestions, corrections and additions to the webmaster or use forms/links on the pages. 16 November 2018
New Members
We welcome two new members, each with a clear mission for their bookmark collecting. Jonathan Xuereb from Malta collects and swaps Book Depository bookmarks and has a wonderful Facebook page with how he started his collection, examples and swaps - very interesting! Rachel Hanson is a library clerk from an elementary school in Illinois, USA. She would like to swap and receive bookmarks about youth for her third grade class. Welcome Jonathan and Rachel. 16 November 2018
We welcome two new members, each with a clear mission for their bookmark collecting. Jonathan Xuereb from Malta collects and swaps Book Depository bookmarks and has a wonderful Facebook page with how he started his collection, examples and swaps - very interesting! Rachel Hanson is a library clerk from an elementary school in Illinois, USA. She would like to swap and receive bookmarks about youth for her third grade class. Welcome Jonathan and Rachel. 16 November 2018
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Woboda News: New Printable Design
Our favorite librarian/cartoonist, Gary Handman, has contributed two fun designs for World Bookmark Day. Download and print them and the other designs. It's never too early to start distributing bookmarks to advertise Woboda. Thank you, Gary! 14 November 2018 |
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New Tutorial in the Workshop
Our member Melia Miller has contributed a tutorial in the Workshop on no-sew bookmarks. These bookmarks are a simple way to add some color to a book that you are gifting or to "save" a piece of fabric that you love. Thank you Melia! 30 October 2018 |
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Growing Membership and Swap List Participants
We welcome Luciano Domingos Jesus Santos from Brazil as member and swap list participant and Toshio Toyoshima from Japan as swap list participant. Luciano likes bookmarks with advertisements for books and Toshio has been collecting for 30 years! See the Swap List for more information about both of them.
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We welcome Luciano Domingos Jesus Santos from Brazil as member and swap list participant and Toshio Toyoshima from Japan as swap list participant. Luciano likes bookmarks with advertisements for books and Toshio has been collecting for 30 years! See the Swap List for more information about both of them.
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Additions to Bookmarks on Bookmarks Gallery
Our member Debrah Gai Lewis from Australia has contributed some new examples to the Bookmarks on Bookmarks Gallery page. Check your collection to see if you can find any. Thank you Debrah! 23 October 2018
Our member Debrah Gai Lewis from Australia has contributed some new examples to the Bookmarks on Bookmarks Gallery page. Check your collection to see if you can find any. Thank you Debrah! 23 October 2018
Printable design by Rosemarie Abel
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WOBODA Activities
Our Woboda page has been updated in three areas. First, the raffle now contains a huge 938 bookmarks thanks to Marcos Rippel's contribution. He is the first to enter the raffle. Rosemarie Abel and Marilyn R. Rosenberg have made printable bookmark designs - so interesting! And Wobo, the traveling bookmark, visited California. We are well on our way to celebrating year 3 of World Bookmark Day. 17 October 2018 |
400 bookmarks contributed by Marcos Rippel
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New Members and Newsletter
Please welcome new members Bozan Yaman from Turkey, Jessika Goedhart from South Carolina, USA, and Dawn Giguere from Maine, USA, bringing our total to 144 members. We also welcome to the Swap List Martina Patača from Croatia and Fathi Nurshaziya from Malaysia. The latest newsletter was sent to members on 6 October. 6 October 2018
Please welcome new members Bozan Yaman from Turkey, Jessika Goedhart from South Carolina, USA, and Dawn Giguere from Maine, USA, bringing our total to 144 members. We also welcome to the Swap List Martina Patača from Croatia and Fathi Nurshaziya from Malaysia. The latest newsletter was sent to members on 6 October. 6 October 2018
WOBODA Update
Our Woboda page has been updated with information on the raffle which is off to a big start with 538 donated bookmarks! There will also be a new event - the Asim Maner Award for Promoting Bookmarks. And Wobo the traveling bookmark is beginning her travels. Take a look and start planning your participation. 6 October 2018
Our Woboda page has been updated with information on the raffle which is off to a big start with 538 donated bookmarks! There will also be a new event - the Asim Maner Award for Promoting Bookmarks. And Wobo the traveling bookmark is beginning her travels. Take a look and start planning your participation. 6 October 2018
538 bookmarks donated by Elly van der Horst, Netherlands
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38 duplicate bookmarks from Elly's donation will go to second place winner.
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WORLD BOOKMARK DAY Preparations Beginning
We have our first donation for the World Bookmark Day (Woboda) Raffle. See our Woboda page for the latest news and events, a work in progress. Remember Woboda is 25 February 2019. Start planning what you will do to participate and celebrate! 16 September 2018 |
@liberiarium Heute ist der World Bookmark Day (WoBoDa)! Die International Friends of Booksmarks haben sich etwas ganz Besonderes ausgedacht: sie widmen den heutigen Tag dem Lesezeichen! Auf ihrer Website wird es deshalb heute Events, Awards und noch viel mehr geben. Auch ich habe dem Lesezeichen eine kleine Grußbotschaft geschickt - diese könnt ihr euch auf meinem YouTube-Kanal ansehen □
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MORE New Members and Swap List Participants
We now have 141 members! Lucia Maria Gualhanone from Brasil, Deborah Small from France and Natalia Crespo join as member and swap list participants. Natalia and Lucia also have blogs on bookmarks. Farina Sajjad Ali is a teacher in Pakistan who holds a bookmark contest for her students to celebrate International Library Day. Maybe they will also make bookmarks for World Bookmark Day this year. Welcome to all! 3 September 2018
We now have 141 members! Lucia Maria Gualhanone from Brasil, Deborah Small from France and Natalia Crespo join as member and swap list participants. Natalia and Lucia also have blogs on bookmarks. Farina Sajjad Ali is a teacher in Pakistan who holds a bookmark contest for her students to celebrate International Library Day. Maybe they will also make bookmarks for World Bookmark Day this year. Welcome to all! 3 September 2018
New Member and Swap List Participants
We are excited to welcome 4 new members and one participant in the swap list! Poo Chin Kek from Malaysia makes funny and unique handmade bookmarks. Bobbi Boland is a new member from Lansing, Michigan who enjoys bookmarks from many cultures as well as art and architecture. Meg Collins is a teacher from Alabama who wants to swap art bookmarks for her students. Lvia Ravani is from Brasil and wants to swap all kinds. And last but not least is Roy Oram from Canada who wants to give away his collection, especially to new collectors in other countries. Welcome to all! Remember to review the Swap List page to see the variety of bookmarks on offer. 5 August 2018
We are excited to welcome 4 new members and one participant in the swap list! Poo Chin Kek from Malaysia makes funny and unique handmade bookmarks. Bobbi Boland is a new member from Lansing, Michigan who enjoys bookmarks from many cultures as well as art and architecture. Meg Collins is a teacher from Alabama who wants to swap art bookmarks for her students. Lvia Ravani is from Brasil and wants to swap all kinds. And last but not least is Roy Oram from Canada who wants to give away his collection, especially to new collectors in other countries. Welcome to all! Remember to review the Swap List page to see the variety of bookmarks on offer. 5 August 2018
Bibliographies Updated
Thank you Georg Hartong for another update to our bibliographies. See the latest additions including the most recent TBS Occasional Paper on the Bibliography page. 24 July 2018
Thank you Georg Hartong for another update to our bibliographies. See the latest additions including the most recent TBS Occasional Paper on the Bibliography page. 24 July 2018
Blog Post: Bookmarks on Bookmarks
Learn about this collection specialty, see some examples and learn where to find them. Or go directly to a special gallery page to see more. 13 July 2018
Learn about this collection specialty, see some examples and learn where to find them. Or go directly to a special gallery page to see more. 13 July 2018
New Members and Swap List Participants
Please welcome our new members: Aye Thuzar Aung from Singapore; Maria Kalliokoski from Finland; Kelli Taylor from USA; and Rosemarie Humphreys from the UK. All but Rosemarie are on the Swap List which now has 67 people from 22 countries!
Please welcome our new members: Aye Thuzar Aung from Singapore; Maria Kalliokoski from Finland; Kelli Taylor from USA; and Rosemarie Humphreys from the UK. All but Rosemarie are on the Swap List which now has 67 people from 22 countries!
Bibliographies Updated
See the Bibliography page for updates to the Bookmark Bibliography and the Bibliography of TBS Publications. Thank you Georg Hartong for your work to keep these updated. 27 May 2018
See the Bibliography page for updates to the Bookmark Bibliography and the Bibliography of TBS Publications. Thank you Georg Hartong for your work to keep these updated. 27 May 2018
New Blog Posts
See posts about articles on weird things used for bookmarks and The Mystery of the Phantom Page Turner and how it relates to bookmarks. 20 May 2018
See posts about articles on weird things used for bookmarks and The Mystery of the Phantom Page Turner and how it relates to bookmarks. 20 May 2018
New Blog Post: Bookmarks in Art
On your next museum or gallery visit, can you find any bookmarks in art? How many examples can you find in our Gallery pages? 22 April 2018
On your next museum or gallery visit, can you find any bookmarks in art? How many examples can you find in our Gallery pages? 22 April 2018
New Members and Swap Participants
Welcome new members: Edoardo Bona from Piedmont, Italy as well as his library, Biblioteca civica di San Michele Mondovì; Ganapathi Subbaiah, Bangalore, India; Jacqulyn Dudasko, Irving, Texas, USA; Elaine Hanson, Spalding, Lincolnshire, UK; and Jamie M, Rocky Mount, Virginia, USA. Elaine and Jamie also joined the Swap List - check out what they have to offer. These bookmark lovers bring our membership to 79. Other swap list participants are being added to the membership list and a newsletter with member list will be coming soon.
Welcome new members: Edoardo Bona from Piedmont, Italy as well as his library, Biblioteca civica di San Michele Mondovì; Ganapathi Subbaiah, Bangalore, India; Jacqulyn Dudasko, Irving, Texas, USA; Elaine Hanson, Spalding, Lincolnshire, UK; and Jamie M, Rocky Mount, Virginia, USA. Elaine and Jamie also joined the Swap List - check out what they have to offer. These bookmark lovers bring our membership to 79. Other swap list participants are being added to the membership list and a newsletter with member list will be coming soon.
Detectorists and Bookmarks
If you are a fan of the British television series about hobbyists who comb the countryside looking for treasures, you may be surprised by the connection to bookmarks. Without giving too much away about the surprise ending to series 2, see an article about one of the objects they found: A King's Ransom for a Bookmark, originally published by Bibliobuffet. This article has been added to the Library Reading Room under the History of Bookmarks section. 5 April 2018
If you are a fan of the British television series about hobbyists who comb the countryside looking for treasures, you may be surprised by the connection to bookmarks. Without giving too much away about the surprise ending to series 2, see an article about one of the objects they found: A King's Ransom for a Bookmark, originally published by Bibliobuffet. This article has been added to the Library Reading Room under the History of Bookmarks section. 5 April 2018
Childrens' Book Week Bookmarks Announced
Every Child a Reader and Children's Book Council in the US announce five new designs that can be downloaded and printed. 20 March 2018
Every Child a Reader and Children's Book Council in the US announce five new designs that can be downloaded and printed. 20 March 2018
Post Woboda Thoughts
Thoughts, lessons learned and questions after World Bookmark Day. Read the blog post and tell us what you think about changes for next year? 20 March 2018
Thoughts, lessons learned and questions after World Bookmark Day. Read the blog post and tell us what you think about changes for next year? 20 March 2018
Bookmark Contest in Italy
See a blog post on a contest sponsored by a library in Italy. It has been happening since 2009, offers book prizes, and is open to anyone from around the world! We have also added it to our Events page under Competitions. Be sure to enter by 5 May 20108! 20 March 2018
See a blog post on a contest sponsored by a library in Italy. It has been happening since 2009, offers book prizes, and is open to anyone from around the world! We have also added it to our Events page under Competitions. Be sure to enter by 5 May 20108! 20 March 2018
New Article on the History of Bookmarks
Our member Kerrie More wrote an article for UPPERCASE Magazine titled I'll Be Here When You Get Back - The Store of the Ubiquitous Bookmark now posted in our Reading Room. The same issue published printable bookmarks which are linked in the Workshop. Thank you Kerrie for this lively account!
Our member Kerrie More wrote an article for UPPERCASE Magazine titled I'll Be Here When You Get Back - The Store of the Ubiquitous Bookmark now posted in our Reading Room. The same issue published printable bookmarks which are linked in the Workshop. Thank you Kerrie for this lively account!
🎁🎁🎁 WINNER OF THE WORLD BOOKMARK DAY RAFFLE OF 705 BOOKMARKS 🎁🎁🎁
Congratulations to Regina Maciulyte from Lithuania who won the raffle--amazingly for the second year in a row! It is not possible to game the system because the lucky numbers of entrants are not published until the end of the raffle and this number is key to the formula that determines the winner. We double checked to make sure the formula was applied correctly. So Regina is just a very lucky person--Congratulations!!! Our second place winner is Debrah Gai Lewis from Australia--congratulations to Debrah! And many thanks to all raffle participants for their generosity.
@liberiarium Heute ist der World Bookmark Day (WoBoDa)! Die International Friends of Booksmarks haben sich etwas ganz Besonderes ausgedacht: sie widmen den heutigen Tag dem Lesezeichen! Auf ihrer Website wird es deshalb heute Events, Awards und noch viel mehr geben. Auch ich habe dem Lesezeichen eine kleine Grußbotschaft geschickt - diese könnt ihr euch auf meinem YouTube-Kanal ansehen □
Note: the above image was sent last year by Lea Kaib. We liked it so much we wanted to use it again and hope that Lea won't mind!
HELP CELEBRATE WORLD BOOKMARK DAY!!! 25 February 2018
Send a telegram with your thoughts, tell us what you are doing to celebrate or just express your interest in bookmarks. Since we are international, our hours of celebration will extend to 26 February to give everyone a chance to participate. We would love to hear from you!
Send a telegram with your thoughts, tell us what you are doing to celebrate or just express your interest in bookmarks. Since we are international, our hours of celebration will extend to 26 February to give everyone a chance to participate. We would love to hear from you!
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Wobo, the traveling bookmark, has visited some interesting sites with Vilija Jociene in Telsiai, Lithuania. Check the Woboda page for more fun photos.
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Here we are at the Bookmark Bookstore in Oakland, Califiornia, USA with volunteer Christine. The managers, Phyllis and Scott, kindly allowed us to create a display and give away bookmarks. See those little buckets? That is where they give away bookmarks every day to their customers. And Christine was an enthusiastic promoter of Woboda. Thank to all of them! 25 February 2018
+++TELEGRAM - 25 February 2018, 12:07 p.m. PST+++
I have been waiting for this all day long, since we are 9 hours ahead of California.
So hello everyone out there, and HAPPY WOBODA!! Today all we bookmark lovers in the world feel united. With this also a sad and respectful thought goes to Asim.
Thank you so much, Laine and Georg, for making a lively Woboda possible this year again!! From Gaby Dondlinger, Schwebsingen, Luxembourg
I have been waiting for this all day long, since we are 9 hours ahead of California.
So hello everyone out there, and HAPPY WOBODA!! Today all we bookmark lovers in the world feel united. With this also a sad and respectful thought goes to Asim.
Thank you so much, Laine and Georg, for making a lively Woboda possible this year again!! From Gaby Dondlinger, Schwebsingen, Luxembourg
+++TELEGRAM - 25 February 2018, 9:50 a.m. PST+++
From Ana Formiga via our Facebook page: Congratulations to all the ones involved in this year celebration of WBD, it's remarkable all the effort after the loss of Asim Maner. Greetings from Portugal to all the community.
From Ana Formiga via our Facebook page: Congratulations to all the ones involved in this year celebration of WBD, it's remarkable all the effort after the loss of Asim Maner. Greetings from Portugal to all the community.
+++TELEGRAM - 25 February 2018, 9:39 a.m. PST+++
Happy WOBODA to everyone who love bookmarks and don't know how to live without them :) From Regina Maciulyte in Lithuania.
Happy WOBODA to everyone who love bookmarks and don't know how to live without them :) From Regina Maciulyte in Lithuania.
🎁🎁🎁 WHO WINS THE WORLD BOOKMARK DAY RAFFLE - RAFFLE POT PACKED WITH 705 BOOKMARKS? 🎁🎁🎁
We will announce the winner a little later today. We are off to the Bookmark Bookstore to create a display celebrating Woboda. Stay tuned! Meanwhile, see what our members have been doing to celebrate below.
Sharon Hall Shipp installed a display at the Presteigne branch of Powys Libraries in Wales to commemorate Bookmarks XV, a project of the University of the West of England, as well as World Bookmark Day! Photos by Richard Shipp. Thanks Sharon and what a cool looking library! 25 February 2018
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Regina Maciulyte has been busy at the Vilnius Book Fair collecting bookmarks and meeting writers and others. On the left is Regina in the middle with M. Starkus and V. Radzevicius, travelers and writers. 24 February 2018
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WOBODA RAFFLE HITS 705 BOOKMARKS!
Thanks to Kerrie More from Montana, USA, the raffle has leaped up over 700 with the theme of bookmarks for school children. Take a look at some of the great ones in this contribution. Only 3 MORE DAYS until we celebrate World Bookmark Day. Check back for announcement of the raffle winner and telegrams from all who are celebrating. 23 February 2018 |
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New Members and Swap List Participant
Our membership is growing! We welcome Sharon Hall Shipp from Wales who also contributed Woboda designs; Rebecca Kohn from Mountain View, CA, USA; Emma O'Brien from Birmingham, England who also wants to swap bookmarks; Teresa Brasher from Chicago, IL, USA who wants to swap; and Mary Moore from Badger Creek in Australia. This brings us to a total of 72 members not counting those on the Swap List who will be added at the end of this month. Welcome to all and please share your collections, questions, and experiences with bookmarks! 12 February 2018
Our membership is growing! We welcome Sharon Hall Shipp from Wales who also contributed Woboda designs; Rebecca Kohn from Mountain View, CA, USA; Emma O'Brien from Birmingham, England who also wants to swap bookmarks; Teresa Brasher from Chicago, IL, USA who wants to swap; and Mary Moore from Badger Creek in Australia. This brings us to a total of 72 members not counting those on the Swap List who will be added at the end of this month. Welcome to all and please share your collections, questions, and experiences with bookmarks! 12 February 2018
635 BOOKMARKS IN THE WOBODA RAFFLE!
In the last two days, we have received 253 more bookmarks for a grand total of 635 bookmarks from all around the world! 25 February is two weeks away--still time to send bookmarks to enter the raffle. 11 February 2018
In the last two days, we have received 253 more bookmarks for a grand total of 635 bookmarks from all around the world! 25 February is two weeks away--still time to send bookmarks to enter the raffle. 11 February 2018
Donation of 110 bookmarks from Georg Hartong, the Netherlands
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Helga Moghaddam from Germany contributed 133 bookmarks!
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Gaby Dondlinger added 10 bookmarks from Luxembourg.
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NEW PRINTABLE DESIGN FOR WORLD BOOKMARK DAY
Lithuania is leading in contributions for Woboda thanks to a printable design contributed by Regina Maciulyte. A beautiful photograph and text - download it from the Woboda page. Thank you Regina! 9 February 2018 |
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WORLD BOOKMARK DAY RAFFLE UP TO 382 BOOKMARKS!
Two more participants from Lithuania bring our total to a whopping 382 bookmarks! Our best supporter, Regina Maciulyte, has encouraged her friends to participate so thank you Regina. There is now a counter at the top of the Woboda page so that you can quickly see how many bookmarks are in the raffle as well as how many printable designs and photos of Wobo, the traveling bookmark. Wobo is eager to visit new places so take her with you and send us your photos. 7 February 2018
Two more participants from Lithuania bring our total to a whopping 382 bookmarks! Our best supporter, Regina Maciulyte, has encouraged her friends to participate so thank you Regina. There is now a counter at the top of the Woboda page so that you can quickly see how many bookmarks are in the raffle as well as how many printable designs and photos of Wobo, the traveling bookmark. Wobo is eager to visit new places so take her with you and send us your photos. 7 February 2018
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