Bookmark Gallery

The Z. J. Loussac Public Library featured an exhibition of Bookmark Art in April 2004. This unique gallery of twenty-two bookmark-size, original art with literary and library themes by Alaskan artists was also part of a silent auction fundraiser for the Friends of the Library and the Alaska Center for the Book.

The Bookmarks
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“Vintage Books of the North”
Chris Parker

The bookmark features some of the books from my personal collection. I especially love the old Alaskan novels. They may not have glitzy, glossy covers, but they feature lovely embossing and rich cover designs. I don’t simply collect them, I love to read them! The stories are captivating and intriguing; I feel as if I am there. Each book gives insight into life in the North as it once was, with all of its adventures, challenges, and triumphs.

Loussac Library houses a terrific selection of old novels in the Alaska wing. Sometimes I enjoy just perusing through the cover art. With my bookmark, I hope to pass on a genuine curiosity and appreciation for the old books of the North. For me, they are precious and a pure pleasure!

  The Da Vinci Code
Janet McCart

Hold to the mirror to read.

Book by Dan Brown.

  The Da Vinci Code
Janet McCart

2-sided watercolor

Book by Dan Brown

 “In Flanders Fields”
Amanda Saxton

by John McCrae, M.D.

Charles Dickens
Carol Crump Bryner

 “History will be kind to me…”
Susan Levi

“… for I intend to write it!”
— Winston Churchill

Use History Like a Tool by Steven Levi

“The stars are beautiful because of a flower one cannot see.”
Dou-Yan Yang

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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