📝 How to Register and Participate

Step 1 — Complete the Online Registration Form

Open the registration form for your age group and complete all required information carefully.

You will be asked to provide:

School name and postal address
Contact person (teacher/librarian)
Email address, preferably a school email
Age group and number of participating students
Preferred exchange period — October–November 2026 or another date agreed upon with the partner school
Other relevant registration details

Please review all information carefully before submitting the form.

Step 2 — Confirmation & Partner Assignment

Once registration is completed:

Project Coordinators will assign participating schools a partner school.
Check the relevant Google Sheet to view your assigned partner.

Step 3 — Contact Your Partner School

Please email your partner school first to introduce yourself and confirm participation.

Wait for their response before beginning the exchange.

Together, decide:

The most suitable exchange period.
The preferred method of digital sharing, such as email, Google Drive, Dropbox, or another mutually agreed platform.

⚠️ Please honour your commitment to your partner school. In previous exchanges, some schools were unable to fulfil their commitments, leaving students without bookmarks. Your cooperation is essential to making the exchange successful for everyone.

Step 4 — Create and Share Bookmarks

Each participating student should create one unique digital bookmark.

Recommended specifications

Size: 2.5 × 8.5 inches (6.5 × 21.5 cm)
File formats: PNG, JPEG, or PDF

Once completed, compile the bookmarks and send them to your partner school's coordinator using the agreed method.

Step 5 — Document and Celebrate

Schools are encouraged to share screenshots, photographs, or samples of their exchange for the “What Others Are Doing for ISLM” webpage.

E-certificates for participating students, teachers, and schools will be available during November–December 2026.

🔧 Project Guidelines

Alongside the general rules of the Bookmark Exchange Project, please note the following guidelines for the digital version:

Each student should create one unique digital bookmark.
At the recommended size, four bookmarks can fit on one A4 sheet when printed horizontally.
Schools may create black-and-white bookmarks, allowing partner schools to print and colour them locally.
Digital bookmarks may be shared through email attachments or shared folders.
Schools and students are encouraged to use digital tools creatively while keeping the focus on reading, libraries, and cultural exchange.