Some bookmark artists who love to read

Irina Tsoi's winning entry.

Harry Potter, watch your back.

The imaginative visual artists who just won L.A.County’s 32^nd annual bookmark contest are an eclectic bunch when it comes to reading.

While J.K. Rowling’s boy wizard remains a favorite, the bookmark winners report enjoying fiction ranging from French existentialism (The Stranger by Albert Camus) to fantasy from Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin.

Whoopi Goldberg has a following—both her Big Book of Manners and Sugarplum Ballerina series made the kids’ reading list. Roald Dahl continues to be a popular choice. And magic, in all its forms and at all reading levels, remains incredibly popular, from Magyk to the The Magic Tree House series (and, of course, the Harry Potter books.)

Funny titles—from Dork Diaries to Scumble to My Sister the Vampire—were singled out for mention. So were serious works like The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien. One student listed the Bible as her favorite book.

The students, whose bookmark illustrations were chosen from among 11,000 entries, were surveyed about favorite books, hobbies and dreams for the future before their appearance at the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday. The contest was open to students from kindergarten to 12^th grade; entries were judged in separate categories according to grade level.

The winners from the 3rd District are Francesca “Frankie” Lane Manera (Malibu Public Library), Josias Salvador (San Fernando Public Library,  Hunter Blaze Pearson (Agoura Hills Public Library) and Irina Tsoi (West Hollywood Public Library.) For a look at all the winning bookmark creations, click here, or stop by a branch of the Los Angeles County Library this spring.

Posted 2/14/12