This year, Milner Library celebrated its fourth annual observance of the International Edible Book Festival on Wednesday April 1, 2009. This year's event featured 16 entries and 7 prize winners.

The International Edible Book Festival occurs each year on or about April 1 and is celebrated in more than 18 countries worldwide. Contestants are invited to create edible works of art and share their creations with others. All entries must be have some relationship to books, either in appearance or content. Milner Library invites everybody--staff, faculty, students, ISU affiliates and the general public--to submit entries and to participate in judging and tasting.

More information can be found on the International Edible Book Festival home page at http://www.books2eat.com/Books2eat/books2eat.html or by contacting Ross Griffiths, Preservation Librarian, via email or phone at (309) 438-7463.

2009 Winners

Most Appetizing

 3rd runner up: Dirt on My Shirt, Lyndsey Carney

 2nd runner up: Books are the Pathway to Knowledge - Darrell Felty

Winner: Blood and Chocolate - Drew from the campus bookstore

Most Creative

 3rd runner up: Ants for Breakfast - Molly from the campus bookstore

 2nd runner up: Bite-Sized Snacks - Todd Eddy

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Best of Show

Alec's Sand Castle - Molly Sharer and Mike Strickley

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 Special thanks go to thew following organizations for their donations of prizes for the 2009 Festival.

• The Chateau Hotel and Conference Center
  
• Denny's Doughnuts and Bakery