Joyner Library to hold edible book festival

Edible books created for the 2012 event included “To Grill a Mockingbird,” pictured above. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)

Joyner Library at East Carolina University will host an Edible Book Festival April 6 on the second floor of the library. The festival celebrates books and food and the people who love them.

A silent auction held during the event benefits the Joyner Library Preservation Fund. A demonstration of techniques and capabilities of the library’s Conservation Lab is also planned.

Organizers of the event urge participants to enter with a piece of edible art related to books. The art can make a pun on a book’s title, refer to a scene or a character, look like a book or just be related to books. All entries must be edible. Examples can be found online by searching for “edible book festival.”

Register by April 1 at http://www.ecu.edu/cs-lib/techsrv/EdibleBookRegistration.cfm.

Prizes will be awarded for wittiest, most edible, least edible, honorable mentions and youth (ages 12 and under).

The schedule for events is as follows:

• 2 – 3 p.m. Entries delivered, installed, photographed
• 3 – 4 p.m. Public viewing, silent auction, voting. Refreshments served.4:15 p.m. Prize winners and acution winners announced

For a slideshow of last year’s events, visit http://www.ecu.edu/news/ediblebooks.cfm. For additional information about the festival, visit http://www.ecu.edu/cs-lib/techsrv/edibleabout.cfm.