Comments on: Book(re)markable Get-Together http://www.bookmark-collector.com/2008/08/16/bookremarkable-get-together/ A Weblog by and for the bookmark collector Fri, 14 May 2010 21:20:31 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lauren http://www.bookmark-collector.com/2008/08/16/bookremarkable-get-together/comment-page-1/#comment-2401 Lauren Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:05:47 +0000 http://www.bookmark-collector.com/?p=166#comment-2401 Alan, it was a wonderful time! Bookmark collecting is relatively rare (though growing), and to be able to spend time looking through your bookmarks and talking to you and Laine about them renewed my enthusiasm too. I was especially taken with the many small metal ones you have, a number of which I have never seen before. It also occurred to me while driving home to wonder if any museums or libraries might be interested in having bookmark exhibitions. I know there was one in a New Jersey university library--the collector, Lois, worked there--but that was several years ago. Might it be worth considering an online exhibition? The "curators" could solicit digital submissions and put together an virtual exhibition. It would take some time and effort to gather a focused exhibit, but it could be very interesting. Alan, it was a wonderful time! Bookmark collecting is relatively rare (though growing), and to be able to spend time looking through your bookmarks and talking to you and Laine about them renewed my enthusiasm too.

I was especially taken with the many small metal ones you have, a number of which I have never seen before.

It also occurred to me while driving home to wonder if any museums or libraries might be interested in having bookmark exhibitions. I know there was one in a New Jersey university library–the collector, Lois, worked there–but that was several years ago. Might it be worth considering an online exhibition? The “curators” could solicit digital submissions and put together an virtual exhibition. It would take some time and effort to gather a focused exhibit, but it could be very interesting.

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