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title: "'Bieblo' has been nominated for API of the year!"
url: "https://www.bitsoflove.be/updates/bieblo-api-of-the-year"
date_modified: "2024-01-12T14:17:30+01:00"
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  [Back to all news](https://www.bitsoflove.be/updates) Written by Jessica Kellner

Posted on 09/11/2021

#  ‘Bieblo’ has been nominated for API of the year! 

Bieblo, the app that matches books to children’s interests, has been nominated for API of the Year at Trefdag Digitaal Vlaanderen 2021.

[Trefdag Digitaal Vlaanderen](https://overheid.vlaanderen.be/trefdag-digitaal-vlaanderen/tdv-algemeen) is an annual event that highlights Flanders’ best govtech projects. This year, we were nominated for Best application of an API by the panel of 9 judges, alongside Fluvius and Stad Gent.

The core idea of Bieblo originated at an Apps For Ghent hackathon in 2015 under the name ​“Hack De Bib”. Cultuurconnect later used this as their basis during the [Open Summer of Code](https://osoc.be/) programme and shifted their focus for this project towards helping children. Just a few years and several iterations later, we were up to the task!

Bits of Love was responsible for the data analysis & architecture and development of the app. In order to bring Bieblo to life, we combined several of Cultuurconnect’s APIs and built a scalable and dynamic architecture on top of them. **The result of this collaboration is currently active in 235 Flemish libraries, with further expansion on the horizon!**

The award ceremony will take place on Wednesday November 24th, 2021.  
For a more detailed look at the app in the meantime, read our full case [here](https://www.bitsoflove.be/our-work/books-that-really-match-the-interests-of-children)!

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