• In Honor of National Library Week, we had our seventh annual “Book-themed” cake decorating contest. All you had to do was bake a cake and decorate it to represent a scene or character from a favorite book, be it a beloved children’s book or your favorite adult book.

• This year we had five cakes entered into the contest

• Anyone that came through the library judged the cakes, by putting a token in the box of the cake they find to be the best. Judging ran from 9:00am-12:00pm.

• We had 288 patrons participate in the voting/judging of the cakes.

• Winners were announced, and we began cutting into these beautiful creations and shared them with anyone that came into the café.

• It was a very successful event, and I think all who participated had a good time.

• Please consider participating next year for our 8th Annual Literary Cake Decorating Contest. We’re hoping to get even more Literary Cakes to choose from!

1st Place went to:Cake #5 The Very Hungry Catapillar Decorated by

Samantha Westall –Curriculum Librarian

with 105 votes

2nd Place went to:Cake #1 Mr. Popper’s Penguins Decorated by Robin Kurkomelis – Admin. Asst. Dean of Students Office

with 74 votes

3rd Place went to:Cake #2 Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Creatures of the Deep

Decorated by Colleen Previte – Archivist/Special Collections Librarian and her son Brian.With 57 votes

Honorable Mention went to:Cake #3 Harold and the Purple Crayon

Decorated by Children from Centers of Early Childhood Ed - Development Lab – and Valerie Hytolt – Director of the Labs

With 29 votes

All the Cakes waiting for votes

1st Place went to:Cake #5 The Very Hungry Catapillar Decorated by

Samantha Westall –Curriculum Librarian

2nd Place went to:Cake #1 Mr. Popper’s Penguins Decorated by Robin Kurkomelis – Admin. Asst. Dean of Students Office

3rd Place went to:Cake #2 Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Creatures of the

Deep Decorated by Colleen Previte – Archivist/Special

Collections Librarian and her son Brian.

Honorable Mention went to:Cake #3 Harold and the Purple Crayon

Decorated by Children from Centers of Early Childhood Ed - Development Lab – and Valerie Hytolt – Director of the Labs

Our Fifth cake entry was The Little PrinceDecorated by Maria Lentini

General Asst. to the Curriculum Library

Decisions…Decisions…

Decisions…Decisions…