Dickson Library is well on its way to its goal create Canberra’s longest bookmark as a part National Year of Reading challenge. So far Dickson Library has received 16,729 individual bookmarks out of 19,381to create a bookmark which covers the four kilometres between Dickson and Civic libraries. “We have achieved just over 85 per cent…
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Guiness World Record attempt to make longest bookmark
by themovieboards - Editor •
As a part of a National Year of Reading challenge to create Canberra’s longest bookmark Dickson Library has received 5,000 individual knitted bookmarks. With one volunteer Althea O’Rourke has donated 1,000 bookmarks. Director of Libraries ACT Vanessa Little explained that in February volunteers started knitting bookmarks 21cm long and 6cm wide with the hope of…