Bookmark Collector

It’s a light week of entries this time, although I found several interesting articles by non-collectors discussing bookmarks that inspired them. These links cover my findings from April 5 through April 11.
Enjoy!
Bookmarks In the News
Articles:
Lauren at BiblioBuffet has served up another fascinating article inspired by a bookmark in her collection. This time, a look at [...]

Here is another weeks worth of bookmark links collected from around the inter-tubes from March 29 through April 4.
Please let me know if you come across (or have) a bookmark related link or announcement that should be included in the next Bookmark roundup.
Bookmarks In the News
Articles:
Over at the Ephemera Collector, Marty Weil has collected a [...]

Here are this week’s bookmark related links, from March 15 through March 21.
Enjoy!
Bookmarks In the News
Articles:
Lauren over at BiblioBuffet has a fascinating article on the history of the telephone, inspired by three bookmarks in her collection (and thanks for referencing these roundups, Lauren!) - Link
A little essay from the perspective of your bookmark - Link
Contests:
Funk [...]

Another week’s worth of bookmark related links that I’ve found, from March 8 through March 14.
Enjoy!
Bookmarks in The News
Articles:
Laine Farley’s article this week at BiblioBuffet is about the dispersion of the Berlin Wall and is inspired by a bookmark with an encased piece that wall - Link
Buried in this blog entry is a description of [...]

Here are the links I’ve come across in the last week (March 1 through March 7). Enjoy!
Bookmarks In The News
Articles:
Lauren at BibliBuffet has a nice article about phonographs which was inspired by a lovely pair of bookmarks - Link
An article about how Jason Milam started selling his hand-crafted metal bookmarks online (his sales link is [...]

Bookmarks collected from 23 Feb. to 29 Feb. 2009 (Happy Leap Day!).
Bookmarks in the News
Articles:
Lauren at BiblioBuffet has an interview with the owner of Papilionaceous, a silk weaving company which manufactures a line of bookmarks - Link
Swaps:
Tammy (cupcake) at Crafter’s Community is sponsoring a book and bookmark swap - Link
Contests:
The Ransom Library in Michigan is [...]

This is the first entry in my new link roundup format. Since I’m playing catchup, it’s a big one! In the future I’ll update weekly.
I’ve included a few more sources in my search for links, and I’ve organized them under some new headings.
If you have anything you’d like me to include in future entries, or [...]

More news items:
Bookmark Contest in Ironwood, MI
The Friends of the Library in Ironwood, MI is holding a bookmark contest to celebrate Children’s Book Week in November. Winners will receive a $10 gift certificate at Book World. The deadline is November 3 and it is not limited to children. The age related categories for entry [...]

There have been quite a few bookmark related items in the news since my last update:
Create a Bookmark in Crete, IL
The Crete (Illinois) Public Library is holding a bookmark design contest with the goal of encouraging kids to read. They’ve teamed with a local bank to sponsor the event. There are two age groups [...]

Here are a couple of interesting news items about bookmarks that I found recently.
Penn State Commemorative Bookmarks
Penn State is commemorating the contributions made by Coach Joe Paterno and his family to the Univeristy Libraries by issuing a series of seven bookmarks. They are referred to as a Collector’s Series. From the description on the Penn [...]