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| The "Belly Button Beach" cake was on display at the 2015 international edible book festival at the McConnell Library in Sydney. This year's Books2Eat event is taking place at the McConnell on Friday, April 1. |
March 27, 2016
Silent auction will support adopt-a-book campaign
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| The Bookie Monster |
SYDNEY — It's time to eat up those books once again.
The international edible book festival – Books2Eat – is happening at the McConnell Library on Friday, April 1 from 4-7 p.m.
The event is open to everyone.
Local home cooks, chefs, bakers and food stores will feature their artistic talents by creating food shaped like books, inspired by books or related to books, all in celebration of April Fool's Day. The public is welcome to use their artistic talents to take part.
During this event the library will celebrate the ways we learn, both formally and informally, throughout our lives.
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| An edible "I SPY" cake |
The edible artworks will be on display at the library starting at 4 p.m. on April 1.
A selection of these items will be auctioned off in a silent auction during the celebration to support the library’s adopt-a-book campaign which helps to put new books on library shelves.
In the spirit of fun and foolishness, there will be a family fool’s fair, with games, face painting and a show by Klutzy the Klown.
Each year, through adopt-a-book, members of the public are asked to make a donation to support the library’s book collection. Donations are used to purchase materials that are needed for the local libraries.
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| A "Frozen" edible cake. |
The book purchased will include a permanent book plate with an inscription of the donor's choice. The donor can also designate the library branch where the book will remain.
The donor's contribution is tax-deductible and will put a book on a library shelve that otherwise would not be there.
Adopt-a-book donations help the library meet its fundraising obligation of three per cent of the annual operating budget.
Source: The Cape Breton Post
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