Vote for your favourite bookmark in People’s Choice Award

Fraser Coast residents are invited to choose their favourite bookmark design from almost 150 entries in Fraser Coast Libraries’ Design-a-Bookmark competition.

Mayor George Seymour said the People’s Choice Award was launched this year because library members had asked to see all of the entries.

“As a cherry on top of being able to see all of the entries, we decided to ask people to vote for the one they liked best,” he said.

“Entrants put in a magnificent effort creating their imaginative bookmark designs and we’re delighted to acknowledge each of them by displaying their artwork.”

Cr Seymour said people could vote online or in-person at any of the library branches in Hervey Bay, Maryborough, Tiaro, Howard or Burrum Heads.

“The four age-category winners will be chosen by Hervey Bay Regional Gallery director Ashleigh Whatling, and all the winning bookmark designs, including the People’s Choice Award winner, will be professionally printed and available for free at our libraries,” he said.

“The winners will also be presented with a $50 gift voucher.”

In-person voting at library branches would close on Saturday, April 23 and online voting would close at 11.55pm on Sunday, April 24, he said.

“I’d encourage everyone to go online or visit their nearest library branch to see all of the wonderful work by our creative library members and to cast their vote,” Cr Seymour said.

To vote online, go to https://frasercoast.engagementhub.com.au/hb-library-design-a-bookmark-competition.

Fraser Coast Libraries receives financial assistance from the Queensland Government through the State Library of Queensland.

Caption: Fraser Coast Libraries programs and engagement assistant librarian Marianne Grimshaw with the voting forms for the Design-a-Bookmark competition People’s Choice Award.