• In Honor of National Library Week, we had our third 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 four 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-12:30pm.

• We had 310 people 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. We had no cake left by the end of the day.

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

• Please consider participating next year for our 5th Annual Literary Cake Decorating Contest. We’re hoping to get even more Literary Cakes to choose from!

1st Place went to:Cake #1 A Bear called Paddington Decorated by Dr. Catherine Dignam – Associate Professor of

Chemistrywith 148 votes

2nd Place went to:Cake #4 The Very Hungry Caterpiller Decorated by Megan Lenzi – Curriculum Library Assistant

with 80 votes

3rd Place went to:Cake #3 Forrest Gump Decorated by Colleen Previte – Archivist/Special Collections Librarian

with 69 votes

Honorable Mention went to:Cake #2 Max’s Chocolate Chicken

Decorated by Sandra Dickie – Nurse Practitioner in Health Services, and her daughter.with 13 votes

All the Cakes waiting for votes

1st Place went to:Cake #1 A Bear called Paddington Decorated by Dr.

Catherine Dignam – Associate Professor of Chemistry

2nd Place went to:Cake #4 The Very Hungry Caterpiller Decorated by

Megan Lenzi – Curriculum Library Assistant

3rd Place went to:Cake #3 Forrest Gump Decorated by Colleen

Previte – Archivist/Special Collections Librarian

Honorable Mention went to - Cake #2 Max’s Chocolate Chicken Decorated by Sandra Dickie –

Nurse Practitioner in Health Services, and her daughter.

Decisions…Decisions…

Lining up for Cake!

Lining up for Cake!