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Media Contact: Heather O'Connell

(239) 461-2924 or hoconnell@leegov.com


Bookmark Contest Winners Announced

Fort Myers, FLA., November 2, 2007 – See the work of some of the area’s young artists, at your library. Hundreds of children participated in the annual “Design a Bookmark” contest at the Lee County Library System. Their entries will be on display at Lee County Library System locations during Children’s Book Week, November 12 – 17.

Each year, the library invites local 3-5 graders to create bookmarks with a theme about reading. This year’s theme, “Rise Up Reading!” inspired a wide variety of ideas, according to Lee County Library System Community Relations Coordinator, Heather O’Connell.

“We received hundreds of bookmarks that represented the heights reading takes young people. Some of the winning artists expressed this through towering giraffes, soaring airplanes, balloons and books with wings,” O’Connell said.

Judges selected one winning design from each location. Those designs can be viewed on the Lee County Library System website: www.lee-county.com/library

 

Each of the winning artists will receive a supply of his or her bookmarks to share with friends, family and classmates, as well as a gift certificate to Barnes and Noble at a special reception in the store Friday, November 16 at 6:30 p.m.

The reception also raises funds for the Southwest Florida Reading Festival. Shoppers can request special vouchers to have a portion of their purchase prices for that evening donated to the event. Vouchers will also be available at all Lee County Library System locations prior to the event.

This year’s Design a Bookmark Contest winners are:

Boca Grande Reference Room

View Bookmark (PDF)

Clara Marra

 

3rd grade, The Island School

 

 

 

Bonita Springs Public Library

View Bookmark (PDF)

Monica Stauffer

 

4th grade, Bonita Springs Elementary

 

 

 

Cape Coral-Lee County Public Library

View Bookmark (PDF)

Tyler McKibben

 

3rd grade, Trafalger Elementary

 

 

 

Captiva Memorial Library

View Bookmark (PDF)

Genevieve Horton

 

5th grade, Sanibel School

 

 

 

Dunbar-Jupiter Hammon Public Library

View Bookmark (PDF)

Ladarious Preston

 

5th grade, Lee Charter Academy

 

 

 

East County Regional Library

View Bookmark (PDF)

Dalyce Farnan

 

3rd grade, Veterans Park Elementary

 

 

 

Fort Myers-Lee County Public Library

View Bookmark (PDF)

Jordan Wheeler

 

5th grade, St. Francis Xavier School

 

 

 

Lakes Regional Library

View Bookmark (PDF)

Grace Keating

 

5th grade, St. Francis Xavier School

 

 

 

North Fort Myers Public Library

View Bookmark (PDF)

Tyler Bastin

 

5th grade, Tropic Isles Elementary

 

 

 

Pine Island Public Library

View Bookmark (PDF)

Omar Gutierrez

 

5th grade, Pine Island Elementary

 

 

 

Riverdale Branch Library

View Bookmark (PDF)

Bailey Joray

 

5th grade, Homeschooled

 

 

 

South County Regional Library

View Bookmark (PDF)

Jennifer Gravitt

 

5th grade, Pinewoods Elementary

 

 

 

 


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