Clare County Library - Children’s Book Festival 2003

Design a Bookmark Competition

Winning Entry
Runners Up Entries

Children’s Books Ireland organise a nationwide competition which runs during Children’s Book Festival each year. This year’s competition requested children to design a bookmark.

Almost four hundred entries were received through Library branches from children all over Clare. Entries were short listed and judged by Clare County Arts Officer Siobhan Mulcahy.

The overall winner was Juan Condon Mariscal aged 9 from Scariff National School. Juan’s entry merited a prize of a €50 book token and an award certificate, compliments of Clare County Library and The Youth Library Group of The Library Association of Ireland. His design will be judged by Children’s Books Ireland, whose headquarters are based in Dublin. If he is awarded the National Finalist’s Prize, his design will appear on all festival logo for Children’s Book Festival 2004.

Juan Condon Mariscal, winner of CBF 2003 Design a Bookmark Competition with his classmates in Scariff National School.	Juan Condon Mariscal, Scariff N.S., County Winner in The Children's Book Festival 2003 Design A Bookmark Competition. On his left is Juan's teacher, Mrs. Corbett and on his right County Arts Officer, Siobhan Mulcahy who presented the prize.

The runners up in the Design a Bookmark Competition were:

From Lisdoonvarna Library, Katey Molloy, Kilfenora Aged 15
From Scariff Library, Caimin McMahon, Scariff Aged 6
From Tulla Library, Joe Noonan-Ganley, Bodyke Aged 16
From Corofin Library, Ian Corbett, Corofin Aged 12
From Kilmihil Library, Zoe King, Kilmihil Aged 8
From Tulla Library, George Cole, O'Callaghans Mills Aged 11
From Tulla Library, Michael Lennon, O'Callaghans Mills Aged 17
From Miltown Malbay Library, Hazel Wolstenholme, Miltown Malbay Aged 10
From Shannon Library Manmeet Kaur, Shannon Aged 12.

All nine finalists received a €20 book token, sponsored by Clare County Library.

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