Welcome to our page WORLD BOOKMARK DAY (WOBODA) 2017 - See WOBODA for current year's plans.
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DOWNLOAD THE WORLD BOOKMARK DAY PLACARD
The World Bookmark Day (Woboda) is next Saturday! There are many people around the world we cannot reach over the internet. Please support us to make the World Bookmark Day (Woboda) known to as much people as possible. How? We have prepared a downloadable placard you see on the picture to the left. The file can be downloaded by clicking the Download File below. The print of the placard matches a notepaper in A4 or American letter size. Ask your local library, bookshop or coffee shop if they can pin the placard to their billboard or stick it to their window. That would be a great support for us, thank you for your help! If you send us pictures showing the placard in your library, bookshop, or coffee shop, we'll publish them on our homepage. Email us at: info@ifobookmarks.org Thank you! Another possibility is to upload the placard image on the left (right click the image and save it to your computer) to your instagram, facebook, twitter or whatever social platform you use. Thus you can spread the word and even ask your followers to use placard in their area. Thank you to all supporters! We hope to celebrate a fascinating first Woboda next Saturday. Don't miss to join our celebration party next Saturday, there will be a lot of events and award ceremonies. CLICK THE DOWNLOAD FILE BELOW
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We are proud to launch the very first World Bookmark Day 25 February 2017 - WORLD BOOKMARK DAY (WOBODA) We celebrate the readers' little helper and the ever faithful companion of the books for 2000 years. You like, collect or produce bookmarks? Join us to spread the word about this new event! Bookmarks might have not received much attention yet. They even might have been ignored widely so far. A little like Cinderella. But we believe that this is a different story in which this quiet companion will no longer wait passively to be noticed. The bookmarks will receive attention and approval they deserve with a little help from their friends. Friends who love to use bookmarks while reading, friends who love to collect bookmarks, illustrate and produce bookmarks, who write blogs, articles, and books on bookmarks, friends who take care of them in libraries and museums, and some other unknown friends. Join us in our activities if you think you are a friend of bookmarks. The WOBODA is an excellent occasion to help bookmarks get the recognition they deserve. Join one of the activities listed below and help us. Please do spread the word about WOBODA and subscribe to our newsletter to receive the latest news on the activities. You are surprised to hear that bookmarks are accompanying books for 2000 years already? Read more here. |
LIST OF ACTIVITIES
Join us with one of the 10 activities listed below and be part of the World Bookmark Day
Join us with one of the 10 activities listed below and be part of the World Bookmark Day
1. YOU ARE AN ILLUSTRATOR OR ARTIST? CREATE A FREE PRINTABLE BOOKMARK FOR THE WOBODA 2017
Submit a free printable bookmark design (uncompressed jpeg, 200 x 75 mm, RGB mode) for this page. Thank you!
Free Printable Bookmarks for the World Bookmark Day
How to use these bookmarks?
Download and print your favourite bookmark. Once you have a Woboda bookmark, keep one with you when you travel or go around and make a picture of the bookmark alone or together with you at different places. Send us the pictures for publication here on this page per email: please do not forget to write the name of the place and your name or your nickname (see also point 2. below).
Please respect the copyright of the artists: bookmarks are free to use for private purposes only. If you publish pictures of the bookmarks on internet, please do not remove the credits. Thank you.
Submitting artists:
Keti Gabaidze - young artist from Georgia who loves to draw as a hobby
Regina Maciulyte - bookmark collector from Lithuania - Instagram @skirtuku_kolekcioniere
Viktor Koch - illustrator & graphic designer from Hungary - illusiontracions.deviantart.com
Sara Pregel - illustrator & comic book artist from Croatia - #burek_sa_mesom
Moni - young artist from Germany engaged in illustrating manga figures and cocoa trade cards - #kira7137
Pierre-Paul Pariseau - artist and illustrator based in Montreal, Canada, works for international clients - www.pierrepaulpariseau.com
Umberto Brunelleschi - Italian artist, book illustrator, costume designer, and art director based in Paris (1879-1949)
Christi du Toit - illustrator and graphic designer based in Cape Town, South Africa - www.christidutoit.co.za
Asim Maner - webmaster and designer based in Switzerland - www.miragebookmark.ch
Download and print your favourite bookmark. Once you have a Woboda bookmark, keep one with you when you travel or go around and make a picture of the bookmark alone or together with you at different places. Send us the pictures for publication here on this page per email: please do not forget to write the name of the place and your name or your nickname (see also point 2. below).
Please respect the copyright of the artists: bookmarks are free to use for private purposes only. If you publish pictures of the bookmarks on internet, please do not remove the credits. Thank you.
Submitting artists:
Keti Gabaidze - young artist from Georgia who loves to draw as a hobby
Regina Maciulyte - bookmark collector from Lithuania - Instagram @skirtuku_kolekcioniere
Viktor Koch - illustrator & graphic designer from Hungary - illusiontracions.deviantart.com
Sara Pregel - illustrator & comic book artist from Croatia - #burek_sa_mesom
Moni - young artist from Germany engaged in illustrating manga figures and cocoa trade cards - #kira7137
Pierre-Paul Pariseau - artist and illustrator based in Montreal, Canada, works for international clients - www.pierrepaulpariseau.com
Umberto Brunelleschi - Italian artist, book illustrator, costume designer, and art director based in Paris (1879-1949)
Christi du Toit - illustrator and graphic designer based in Cape Town, South Africa - www.christidutoit.co.za
Asim Maner - webmaster and designer based in Switzerland - www.miragebookmark.ch
Attention: Don't click on the images for downloading (you get a small image in this case). Instead, click on the link "Download File"
Woboda - The Little Prince bookmark by Keti Gabaidze
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Woboda - Breakfast at Tiffany's bookmark by Keti Gabaidze
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Woboda - The Hunger Games bookmark by Keti Gabaidze
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Woboda - The Great Gatsby bookmark by Keti Gabaidze
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Woboda - Pride and Prejudice bookmark by Keti Gabaidze
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Woboda bookmark by Sara Pregel
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Woboda bookmark by Moni
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Woboda Bookmark by Asim Maner
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Attention: Don't click on the images for downloading (you get a small image in this case). Instead, click on the link "Download File"
You are an illustrator or artist and you wish to submit a bookmark for WOBODA? Please contact our webmaster.
2. SEND WOBO - THE WORLD TRAVELING BOOKMARK - ON JOURNEY & HELP HER
TO ACCOMPLISH HER MISSION
TO ACCOMPLISH HER MISSION
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On the left you see WOBO - the World Traveling Bookmark WOBO goes places on a mission to help her bookmark friends to get the recognition they deserve. The task of Wobo is to spread the word about the very first WORLD BOOKMARK DAY - on 25 February 2017. It is a very difficult task, actually, because only very few people know about this event yet. You can help Wobo a lot to accomplish her duty, if you wish. And how? Just download and print some copies of the Wobo bookmark. Then leave the bookmarks in a book, at a library or coffee shop or whatever place you think is fine for this purpose. The finders of your bookmarks are supposed to report their discovery on this page and do the same as you. We believe that Wobo could travel through all the world this way. What do you think? Will Wobo manage this? We are extremely curious how far Wobo will travel the world and which places she will go and how many new friends she will inspire to help her in keeping traveling and exploring. Join the mission and help Wobo! Thank you! YOU HAVE FOUND A WOBO? Yay! Tell us your story. Where are you from and where have you found a Wobo? What was your reaction? What do you like about bookmarks? What are you going to do with Wobo? Are you letting her go, or keep her and send a new Wobo on journey? We'd love to hear from you! Write an email to our webmaster, he'll put your answers on this page. Thank you. Attention: Don't click on the image for downloading (you get a small image in this case). Instead, click on the link "Download File"
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- WOBO ON WORLD TOUR 2016
Wobo the World Traveling Bookmark is going places with your help. She has been already spotted in:
Riehen, Switzerland - Basel, Switzerland - Barcelona, Spain - Aguilas beach, Spain - Khao Lak, Thailand - Bogota, Colombia - Madrid, Spain - Doha, Qatar - Wuppertal, Germany - Koh Pha-Ngan island, Thailand - Bangkok, Thailand - Angkor, Cambodia - Freiburg iBr, Germany - Hallein, Austria - Guanajuato, Mexico - Zulwill, Switzerland - Salzburg, Austria - Solothurn, Switzerland - Amsterdam, Holland - Singapore, Singapore - Senanque, France - Pernes-les-Fontaines, France - Roussillon, Vaucluse, France - Arles, France - Nimes, France - Aix-en-Provence, France - Chambéry, France - Red Canyon, Dixie National Forest, UT, USA - Monument Valley, AZ, USA - Hoover Dam, AZ, USA - Death Valley, CA, USA - Aveiro, Portugal - Reims, France
Leeuwarden, Holland - Telsiai, district Kaunatava, Lithuania
See all the pictures here.
Wobo the World Traveling Bookmark is going places with your help. She has been already spotted in:
Riehen, Switzerland - Basel, Switzerland - Barcelona, Spain - Aguilas beach, Spain - Khao Lak, Thailand - Bogota, Colombia - Madrid, Spain - Doha, Qatar - Wuppertal, Germany - Koh Pha-Ngan island, Thailand - Bangkok, Thailand - Angkor, Cambodia - Freiburg iBr, Germany - Hallein, Austria - Guanajuato, Mexico - Zulwill, Switzerland - Salzburg, Austria - Solothurn, Switzerland - Amsterdam, Holland - Singapore, Singapore - Senanque, France - Pernes-les-Fontaines, France - Roussillon, Vaucluse, France - Arles, France - Nimes, France - Aix-en-Provence, France - Chambéry, France - Red Canyon, Dixie National Forest, UT, USA - Monument Valley, AZ, USA - Hoover Dam, AZ, USA - Death Valley, CA, USA - Aveiro, Portugal - Reims, France
Leeuwarden, Holland - Telsiai, district Kaunatava, Lithuania
See all the pictures here.
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Wobo on the Nang Thong Beach, Khao Lak, Thailand, 3July2016, picture by suma
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Wobo on visit to Vilnius Book Fair 2017 accompanied by (left to right): Vilija Jociené, Regina Maciulyte, Julija Stankevicienej, all of them bookmark collectors from Lithuania, 23 February 2017.
3. JOIN OUR WOBODA CELEBRATION BOOKMARK RAFFLE
You like and collect bookmarks? Here you can win a huge lot of bookmarks from all over the world!
Send us bookmarks to participate in the raffle. For each 10 bookmarks you send, you'll get a raffle ticket. So, you are free to choose how many bookmarks you wish to send. Of course, your chances to win are higher the more tickets you have. On the World Bookmark Day - 25 February 2017 - the winner will be drawn by lot and he or she will get all the accumulated bookmarks. We expect that until the draw day the raffle pot will inclose a huge number of bookmarks, And they can be won by you!
Attention: as per 3 January 2017 we have introduced an innovation to the procedure in order to prevent that the winner of the raffle gets his/her own bookmarks back. The bookmarks sent by the winner of the raffle will be given to a second winner instead.
Current status:
1312 bookmarks are in the raffle pot as per 22 February 2017
Donations:
100 bookmarks each donated by our sponsor Maner Consulting and by our member Elly van der Horst
1 handmade Globe Tour bookmark by our member Ana Matos
323 bookmarks by Maria J. van Alphen
23 bookmarks by Meg Brown
6 bookmarks by Elly van der Horst
Number of participants: 14
Number of raffle tickets 76
Your chances are still very high to win this raffle!
Send your bookmarks to join and win the giant heap of bookmarks in the raffle pot!
The list of participants and their tickets:
1. Lydia Kessler (2 tickets, no 1 and 2)
2. Regina Maciulyte (3 tickets, no 3,4,5)
3. Agathe Echaroux (2 tickets, no 6,7)
4. Ruth Bensmail (4 tickets, no 8,9,10,11)
5. Aristomenis Sofouris (10 tickets, no 12 to 21)
6. Steve Hannay (3 tickets, no 22,23,24)
7. Debrah Gai Lewis (7 tickets, no 25,26,27,28,29,30,31)
8. Gaby Dondlinger (6 tickets, no 32,33,34,35,36,37)
9. Helga Moghaddam (14 tickets, no 38 to 51)
10. Kerrie More (5 tickets, no 52 to 56)
11. Julija Stankeviciene (2 tickets, no 57 and 58)
12. Vilija Jociené (4 tickets, no 59 to 62)
13. Sylvia Thiteux (3 tickets, no 63, 64, 65)
14. Chrysanthi Theodoridou (11 tickets, no 66 to 76)
The process for determining the winner of the raffle
As the raffle pot is getting bigger and bigger, it is clear that there is much at stake. Therefore we need a transparent procedure of determining the winner that everybody can verify. This led us to the following method which will be managed by the participants themselves. All participants will be asked for an individual number between 1 and 99. Whereas all participants know their own number, they don't know the numbers of the other participants. At the end we will sum up all the individual numbers of the participants and will have a sum number. Let say that sum is 348. We have than a certain number of raffle tickets at the end and each participant own a part of the raffle tickets. Let's make the calculation with the data of today (6 January 2017): we have 8 participants and they have together 37 raffle tickets. The number of the winning ticket will be calculated by the following formula:
t = 348 / 37 = 9.40541 - 9 = 0.40541 x 37 = 15 The ticket numbers are given in the order of the participants' joining date. In our case, participant 1 has two tickets, no 1 and 2, participant 2 has 3 ticket (ticket number 3, 4, and 5), participant 3 has 2 tickets (ticket number 6 and 7) etc. There is only one exception in the calculation: if the calculation gives 0 that means the highest ticket number, in our case ticket number 51. Well, this sounds rather complicated, however, it is completely verifiable and there is no chance of manupulating it by anybody. The lot is drawn by the participants themselves so to speak! All new participants should send along their bookmarks also an individual number between 1 and 99.
As a further innovation we introduced a novelty to the raffle in order to prevent that the winner would get back his/her own bookmarks. In this case the bookmarks of the winner will be given to a second winner. The second winner is the participant next to the winner according to the joining date (in this case we made it easy as the winning ticket is already determined). In case the winner is the last joining participant, the second winner is then the the first participant according to this logic. Additionally, there will be consolation prize for the second winner. Regina Maciulyte from Lithuania promised to send selected bookmarks she will collect on the Vilnius Book Fair (23 to 26 February 2017) to the second winner. Thank you, Regina!
The shipping costs for sending the bookmarks to the winner as a recorded and insured parcel will be covered by us. The shipping costs for the bookmarks you send us are covered by you, and we are not liable if your bookmarks get lost in the mail.
Shipping address for your bookmarks: Maner Consulting, Im Gloegglihof 17, CH-4125 Riehen, Switzerland
Don't miss to enclose your name and email address if you send bookmarks to us. Bookmarks which arrive after 25 February 2017 will not participate in the raffle and they will not be sent back.
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The raffle pot is filled with over 100 bookmarks at the start: you can see some of them on the picture to the left. These bookmarks have been donated by our sponsor Maner Consulting from Switzerland. We don't know, of course, how many bookmarks there will be in the raffle pot at the end. However, we will inform about the incoming bookmarks with a picture each time and the total number of bookmarks on the pile. Thus the development of the prize bookmarks can be followed on this page. Please do spread the word about the raffle, and invite your friends to join in. The winning prize will increase with the number of players. We wish good luck to all participants. |
RAFFLE NEWS
A collection of 23 bookmarks donated by Meg Brown, 22 February 2017
Sylvia Thiteux from Belgium joined the raffle with 30 bookmarks on 17 February 2017.
Julija Stankeviciene from Lithuania sent 20 bookmarks to join the raffle and gets 2 tickets raising the total of bookmarks to 780 and tickets to 58.
Helga Moghaddam from Cologne, Germany, sent in 140 bookmarks to join the raffle, thus increasing the raffle heap to 710 bookmarks, 28 January 2017
Debrah Gai Lewis from Daylesford, Victoria, Australia joined the raffle with these 70 beatiful bookmarks and gets 7 raffle tickets, 3 January 2017
Aristomenis from Athens, Greece, submitted 100 beautiful bookmarks to the raffle pot and have got 10 tickets. We have now 410 pcs selected bookmarks in the raffle pot as per 8 November 2016!
Our member Ana Matos has donated this beautiful Globe Tour bookmark, handmade by her, as a gift to our bookmark raffle on 27 July 2016, thus making the raffle pot more attractive for the participants. Thank you very much, Ana! The bookmark features three metal pendants: a globe, a passport, and a suitcase. Ana has also a blog where other attractive handmade bookmarks can be ordered, Don't miss to check it at: Crafts for You
Lydia from Kassel, Germany, has got two tickets for the raffle for sending these beautiful lot of 20 bookmarks on June 8, 2016. Thank you, Lydia!
Regina from Siauliai, Lithuania has sent 30 bookmarks on July 11, 2016, and takes part in the raffle with 3 tickets. Thank you, Regina!
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Elly van der Horst donated a set of 6 Johan Cruyff bookmarks, raffle pot at 1312.
Chrysanthi Theodoridou from Greece participates in the raffle with 110 bookmarks, 17 February 2017.
Vilija Jociené from Lithuania joined the raffle with 40 bookmarks, some of them handmade with real flowers. Total bookmarks 820 pieces on 14 February 2017.
Kerrie More from the Glacier High School Library, MT, US, has joined the raffle with these colourful bunch of 50 library bookmarks. Raffle pot stay now at 760 bookmarks, and 10 participants from 8 countries hope for the winning ticket out of a total of 56 tickets.
Gaby Dondlinger from Schwebsingen, Luxembourg, joined the raffle with 60 bookmarks, some of them handmade by herself and her family, 6 January 2017
Steve Hannay from Brikenhead, UK, have sent 30 bookmarks and joined the raffle with 3 tickets. Thank you Steve! 25 Nov 16
Ruth from Oldenburg, Germany, have sent these lot of 40 bookmarks in September 2016. Thank you Ruth!
Elly van der Horst donated a wonderful selection of 100 bookmarks for the raffle on 10 August 2016. The lot contains very beautiful and rare series of bookmarks. Thank you very much Elly!
Agathe from Ribemont, France, joined the raffle with these 20 bookmarks on 18 July 2016: she gets 2 tickets. Thank you, Agathe!
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4. MAKE A PICTURE SHOWING A WOBODA BOOKMARK AT A REMARKABLE PLACE
First, download your favourite free printable bookmark from above or produce your own WOBODA bookmark. Then, take the bookmark with you to various places you go. Take pictures of your Woboda bookmark at remarkable places and send them to us to display them here on this page. That's all you need. Join us to make WOBODA known throughout the world, thank you!
We are curious to see at which cool places WOBODA bookmarks will pop up. - Contact our webmaster if you wish to send your picture (jpg files only): do not forget to write your name or nickname and the place where the picture is taken (country, town, and the spot, like Eiffel Tower, Shakespeare bookshop, North Pole, or town library. Instagram: @worldbookmarkday
First, download your favourite free printable bookmark from above or produce your own WOBODA bookmark. Then, take the bookmark with you to various places you go. Take pictures of your Woboda bookmark at remarkable places and send them to us to display them here on this page. That's all you need. Join us to make WOBODA known throughout the world, thank you!
We are curious to see at which cool places WOBODA bookmarks will pop up. - Contact our webmaster if you wish to send your picture (jpg files only): do not forget to write your name or nickname and the place where the picture is taken (country, town, and the spot, like Eiffel Tower, Shakespeare bookshop, North Pole, or town library. Instagram: @worldbookmarkday
Who has spotted World Bookmark Day bookmarks?
Send your pics to: info@ifobookmarks.org or upload to Instagram @worldbookmarkday
Send your pics to: info@ifobookmarks.org or upload to Instagram @worldbookmarkday
Basel 28June2016 - photo by am
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Basel Mittlere Brücke 28June2018 am
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Orell Füsli Bookstore in Basel 28June2016 am
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Basel river Rhine 28June2016 am
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Basel 28June2018 am
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Basel 28June2018 am
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5. WRITE AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE WORLD BOOKMARK DAY - THE BEST PUBLICATION WILL BE AWARDED
Write and publish an article on the World Bookmark Day and the associated activities on your blog or website.
We'll report about your publication on this page and send extra readers your way. We are planning to give an Excellence Award for the best publication about the World Bookmark Day. The award will be endowed with a prize if we manage to find a sponsor for the funds. Details of the awarding process will be announced later. For registering your publication please contact our webmaster.
Write and publish an article on the World Bookmark Day and the associated activities on your blog or website.
We'll report about your publication on this page and send extra readers your way. We are planning to give an Excellence Award for the best publication about the World Bookmark Day. The award will be endowed with a prize if we manage to find a sponsor for the funds. Details of the awarding process will be announced later. For registering your publication please contact our webmaster.
Regina Maciulyte
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THE THIRD ARTICLE ABOUT THE WORLD BOOKMARK DAY
Our member Regina Maciulyte is an ecologist from Lithuania and she is a versatile person. Besides her passion for collecting bookmarks, she is also an enthusiastic photographer who documents her country with great pictures. You can see some of her photos on her Instagram or on her blog. A publishing house in Lithuania has issued bookmarks with her pictures. Regina wrote an article about the World Bookmark Day (Woboda) on her blog which is written in Lithuanian language. For those of you who are not fluent in Lithuanian, the article can be read with a little help of Google translate, although subtle nuances of the text may remain hidden hereby. She introduces in her article the IFOB and its mission to her readers and highlights the activities people can join to support the Woboda. She also recommends to check out our Instagram. |
Regina's publication is truly beneficent even though one might not spot it immediately due to the exotic language. However, as we'll witness it soon, it was capable to reach and motivate new fans of bookmarks in this lovely country and aspiring new member of the European Union. We'll be reporting about this new activities in Lithuania soon. Thank you very much, Regina, for your excellent article and for your support of both Woboda and the IFOB, we appreciate very highly.
Aria Ding
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THE SECOND ARTICLE ABOUT THE WORLD BOOKMARK DAY
Aria Ding is an undergraduate on her way to obtaining a BA in English with Creative Writing, an avid reader and bibliophile who writes an inspiring blog about reading and book reviews: Snow White Hates Apples. She has been nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award in 2016. Aria published now an excellent article about the very first World Bookmark Day (Woboda) on 25 February 2017 on her blog. The paper is simply perfect, rich of details and so motivating for the readers that one can imagine them jumping up and starting right away with one of the suggested activities. I could not picture myself a better way of writing about the Woboda. Congratulations, Aria, and many, many, many thanks for supporting us in our efforts to make bookmarks, the silent helpers of the readers, better known all over the world! With this paper Aria is participating in the competition for the best paper on Woboda and we cross the fingers for her to win the Excellence Award in the end. Don't miss to read Aria's fresh and inspiring paper here. |
Lea Kaib
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THE FIRST ARTICLE ABOUT THE WORLD BOOKMARK DAY
Lea Kaib from Germany is an avid blogger writing very interesting book reviews on her blog (in German): www.liberiarium.de She is also a very popular YouTuber (liberiarium) with focus on book recensions. She is so successful with her book critics that several publishing houses engaged her on book fairs to report about their exhibition events. Lea has written now an article about the World Bookmark Day (Woboda) on her popular blog describing the manifold activities people can join in to support this event. Thank you, Lea! We hope that some her readers from Germany will pay attention to Woboda in future. We wish to thank her by sending some new readers her way: don't miss to check out her blog and YouTube channel. Lea is of course also the first candidate for the Excellence Award at the end for the best article written about Woboda: we cross our fingers for Lea! |
6. ORGANISE A BOOKMARK SWAP IN YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY
You are a bookmark collector, and you would like to swap bookmarks? This is the right place for you.
Just ask your local library what they make of a Bookmark Swap Day!
As far as we know, only few libraries have organised bookmark swaps yet, and in most cases the initiative came from collectors. However, libraries are generally interested in hosting events and thus they are likely to be receptive for the idea of a bookmark swap in their rooms. Do promise to help in organising the event and see what happens. It can be an exciting experience for you to discover other collectors in your area on this occasion. You can write us about a successful attempt, and we'll report about it here, if you wish also with some pictures. Such a swap report might encourage other collectors to try it as well. We are curious to hear from you. Please contact our webmaster for questions and submissions.
You are a bookmark collector, and you would like to swap bookmarks? This is the right place for you.
Just ask your local library what they make of a Bookmark Swap Day!
As far as we know, only few libraries have organised bookmark swaps yet, and in most cases the initiative came from collectors. However, libraries are generally interested in hosting events and thus they are likely to be receptive for the idea of a bookmark swap in their rooms. Do promise to help in organising the event and see what happens. It can be an exciting experience for you to discover other collectors in your area on this occasion. You can write us about a successful attempt, and we'll report about it here, if you wish also with some pictures. Such a swap report might encourage other collectors to try it as well. We are curious to hear from you. Please contact our webmaster for questions and submissions.
7. WRITE A LIMERICK ABOUT BOOKMARKS AND THE WORLD BOOKMARK DAY
You love to write limericks? Then this is the opportunity for you to join us with a limerick, written by you.
We think our readers will enjoy reading witty and funny limericks about bookmarks and the World Bookmark Day. We'll publish your work here. You may even win a prize with your limerick if we manage to get a sponsor for this purpose. Please contact our webmaster to submit your work. We reserve the right to reject inappropriate submissions.
SUBMITTED LIMERICKS
You love to write limericks? Then this is the opportunity for you to join us with a limerick, written by you.
We think our readers will enjoy reading witty and funny limericks about bookmarks and the World Bookmark Day. We'll publish your work here. You may even win a prize with your limerick if we manage to get a sponsor for this purpose. Please contact our webmaster to submit your work. We reserve the right to reject inappropriate submissions.
SUBMITTED LIMERICKS
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A book mark will rightly cause rage:
Who wants a book marked on a page? Thin cards printed or plain, Will mark without stain: So readers who use them are sage. by Dr. Bob Turvey, Bristol, UK July 9, 2016 |
When Johann Sebastian Bach
Once fancied a read in the dark, He said: “Goodness me! I find I can’t see; Where on earth is my glowing book mark?” by Dr. Bob Turvey, Bristol, UK July 9, 2016 |
For potential producers: We wish to state that the illuminating business idea of a glowing bookmark is under the copyright of Dr. Bob Turvey, Bristol, UK.
8. JOIN THE WORLD BOOKMARK DAY SWAP
We organize a worlwide bookmark exchange for all bookmark collectors. Do you wish to swap bookmarks with other collectors? Just contact one of the participants from the list below who wish to exchange bookmarks with others all over the world.
Or register yourself for the list.
We organize a worlwide bookmark exchange for all bookmark collectors. Do you wish to swap bookmarks with other collectors? Just contact one of the participants from the list below who wish to exchange bookmarks with others all over the world.
Or register yourself for the list.
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS WISHING TO SWAP BOOKMARKS
19. Bozan Yaman - Mugla, Turkey - bozanyaman(at)hotmail.com
18. Rosemarie Abel - Duisburg, Germany - rosemarie.abel(at)web.de
17. Robin Brown - Melnourne, Australia - robbrown51(at)optusnet.com.au
16. Debrah Lewis - Daylesford, Victoria - Australia - debrahgailewis(at)gmail.com
15. Camille Flojo - San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan - Philippines - camilleflojo(at)gmail.com
14. Mary Rose Lagunsad - Valenzuela City, Metro Manila, Philippines - rose_lagu(at)yahoo.com
13. Stephen Hannay - Birkenhead, UK - cshannay(at)aol.com
12. Louise English - Horley, UK - lsnglsh(at)gmail.com
11. Subhalakshmi Bhattacharya Nandi - Kolkata, India - sb_nandi(at)yahoo.com
10. Suharman Musa - Makassar, Indonesia - shrmnms(at)gmail.com
9. Agathe Echaroux - Ribemont, France - agathe.echaroux(at)yahoo.fr
8. Xue Er Ding - Subang Jaya, Malaysia - ariadingxe(at)gmail.com
7. Lucelane Santos - Manaus, Brazil - lucelane(at)hotmail.com
6. Mylena Aranha C. - João Pessoa, Brazil - mylena_aranha(at)hotmail.com
5. Manuel Pereira - Braga, Portugal - manuelfernandosilvapereira(at)gmail.com
4. Lindy Lois Gamolo - Manila, Philippines - lindy_lois(at)yahoo.com
3. Fabio Amador - Bogota, Colombia - fabioama(at)hotmail.com
2. Anis Majid - Sungai Buloh, Malaysia - anismajid(at)gmail.com
1. Regina Maciulyte - Siauliai, Lithuania - maciulyter(at)gmail.com
19. Bozan Yaman - Mugla, Turkey - bozanyaman(at)hotmail.com
18. Rosemarie Abel - Duisburg, Germany - rosemarie.abel(at)web.de
17. Robin Brown - Melnourne, Australia - robbrown51(at)optusnet.com.au
16. Debrah Lewis - Daylesford, Victoria - Australia - debrahgailewis(at)gmail.com
15. Camille Flojo - San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan - Philippines - camilleflojo(at)gmail.com
14. Mary Rose Lagunsad - Valenzuela City, Metro Manila, Philippines - rose_lagu(at)yahoo.com
13. Stephen Hannay - Birkenhead, UK - cshannay(at)aol.com
12. Louise English - Horley, UK - lsnglsh(at)gmail.com
11. Subhalakshmi Bhattacharya Nandi - Kolkata, India - sb_nandi(at)yahoo.com
10. Suharman Musa - Makassar, Indonesia - shrmnms(at)gmail.com
9. Agathe Echaroux - Ribemont, France - agathe.echaroux(at)yahoo.fr
8. Xue Er Ding - Subang Jaya, Malaysia - ariadingxe(at)gmail.com
7. Lucelane Santos - Manaus, Brazil - lucelane(at)hotmail.com
6. Mylena Aranha C. - João Pessoa, Brazil - mylena_aranha(at)hotmail.com
5. Manuel Pereira - Braga, Portugal - manuelfernandosilvapereira(at)gmail.com
4. Lindy Lois Gamolo - Manila, Philippines - lindy_lois(at)yahoo.com
3. Fabio Amador - Bogota, Colombia - fabioama(at)hotmail.com
2. Anis Majid - Sungai Buloh, Malaysia - anismajid(at)gmail.com
1. Regina Maciulyte - Siauliai, Lithuania - maciulyter(at)gmail.com
9. DONATE TO PROMOTE THE WORLD BOOKMARK DAY
Your donations will be used to promote the World Bookmark Day. First of all we need funds to endow the prizes for the best article and for the best limerick with a prize money. Even $5 is a fantastic donation for this purpose. Thank you for your support!
Your donations will be used to promote the World Bookmark Day. First of all we need funds to endow the prizes for the best article and for the best limerick with a prize money. Even $5 is a fantastic donation for this purpose. Thank you for your support!
If we get more donations as needed for the prizes, we'll use them to promote the World Bookmark Day with additional activities.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
10. Join us as a sponsor if you are a person, company, or society with a relation to reading, books, and
bookmarks
We need funds to promote the activities associated with the World Bookmark Day. Sponsors can join us with a donation to this end. We also welcome other possibilities of cooperation with our sponsors. Sponsors will be portrayed on this page with their relation to reading, books and bookmarks, and with special activities initiated by them. For applications, please contact our webmaster.
bookmarks
We need funds to promote the activities associated with the World Bookmark Day. Sponsors can join us with a donation to this end. We also welcome other possibilities of cooperation with our sponsors. Sponsors will be portrayed on this page with their relation to reading, books and bookmarks, and with special activities initiated by them. For applications, please contact our webmaster.
Our Sponsors
MANER CONSULTING
Maner Consulting is a producer of bookmarks based in Switzerland and specializes in art bookmarks under the brand Mirage Bookmark. Main product lines of the company are etched steel and fine art print bookmarks which are customised for exhibitions in leading art museums in Switzerland and abroad. The company operates a website which is currently the most comprehensive reference site and resource for bookmarks. Website: www.miragebookmark.ch
Maner Consulting is a producer of bookmarks based in Switzerland and specializes in art bookmarks under the brand Mirage Bookmark. Main product lines of the company are etched steel and fine art print bookmarks which are customised for exhibitions in leading art museums in Switzerland and abroad. The company operates a website which is currently the most comprehensive reference site and resource for bookmarks. Website: www.miragebookmark.ch
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Further information about bookmarks and the World Bookmark Day
You may be surprised to hear that bookmarks accompany books for 2000 years already. This is a brand new information unveiled by the research work done by members of our community, the International Friends of Bookmarks (IFOB). Details are given in the report Earliest History of Bookmarks. Before this publication, it was thought that the earliest bookmarks were used in medieval ages in European monasteries.
There has been a discussion about pros and cons of launching a World Bookmark Day in our community. As a result, we started this project on 23 April 2016. Details can be found on our Blog: please click the category "World Bookmark Day"
You may be surprised to hear that bookmarks accompany books for 2000 years already. This is a brand new information unveiled by the research work done by members of our community, the International Friends of Bookmarks (IFOB). Details are given in the report Earliest History of Bookmarks. Before this publication, it was thought that the earliest bookmarks were used in medieval ages in European monasteries.
There has been a discussion about pros and cons of launching a World Bookmark Day in our community. As a result, we started this project on 23 April 2016. Details can be found on our Blog: please click the category "World Bookmark Day"
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