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Quick Pic: 9th Annual Edible Book Festival

Silence of the Yams
“Silence of the Yams”

April 1st marked our 9th annual Edible Book Festival. We raised over $400 for the Duke Libraries Memorial Fund through our silent auction.

Thanks to the following for donating prizes:

A big thank-you to everyone who entered, bid, and helped set up the festival. Thanks especially to Mark Z. for taking pictures. It takes a village to put on this event and we are deeply appreciative of the support we get from our Library and our colleagues.

Winners of the popular vote:

Images of  all of the entries are on Flickr. Which entry is your favorite?

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Edible Book Festival Is Almost Here!

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“Cat In The Hat & Much More” by Angela and Emily Bryant. Winner of the 2013 Best In Show Award.

Start cooking the books! The 9th Annual Edible Book Festival will take place on April 1st from 2-3:30pm in Perkins Library room 217. Note the room change this year.

As in years past we will have a silent auction of the entries. Competitive bidding is highly encouraged. Proceeds will support the Duke University Libraries Helene Baumann Fund.

Attendees will be asked to electronically vote for your favorite entries in the following categories:

  • Most Edible
  • Least Edible
  • Best book structure (looks or acts most like a real book)
  • Best student entry (k-12, college and grad students)
  • Punniest
  • Best In Show

The auction and voting will take place between 2-3pm, with winners announced shortly thereafter. Please bring your entries to Perkins 217 at 1:30pm.  We need time to enter them into the electronic voting database.

For past years’ entries, visit Flickr and search “Edible Book Festival” or click on the Edible Book Festival website for direct links. Light refreshments will also be served.

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30 Days and Counting! Edible Book Festival Is Almost Here

Girl With A Pearl Onion
Girl With Pearl Onion

The Eighth Annual Edible Book Festival is a month away. We will be convening on April 1st (Monday), 2013 in the Gothic Reading Room.

For more information or to participate in this year’s festival please contact Beth Doyle, Head of Conservation Services Dept., or call the Conservation Lab at 919-660-5906. Entries must be delivered to the Gothic Reading Room at 1:30 p.m. on April 1, 2013.

Images from past festivals can be found on our Flickr site. Bon Appetit and Happy Binding!

 

 

 

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Edible Book Festival Roundup

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Girl With A Pearl Onion
Girl With a Pearl Onion by Lori Nofziger

Our Seventh Annual Edible Book Festival was a success! In case you were unable to attend the event, images of the entries are now available on our Flickr Page. The silent auction of the entries raised over $350 $400 for the DUL Memorial Fund in honor of Helene Baumann.

Thanks to all who entered, attended, bid and voted for their favorites!

The Winners By Popular Vote Are:

Most edible: Game of Scones by Linda McCormick
Least edible: Four Fish (savory) by Beth Doyle
Punniest: A Tone Mint by Meghan Lyon
Entry that looks like a book: The Hunger Games by Angela Bryant
Best in Show: The Hunger Games by Angela Bryant

Edible Book Festival In The News:

Duke On Demand video.

Herald Sun coverage.

Duke Today announcement.

Word has it that we were on the news yesterday (perhaps WRAL?), but I haven’t found a link. If you saw it, and can find a link for me, please leave it in the comments. Thanks!

 

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Seventh Annual Edible Book Festival Is Near!

Warren PeaceWe are less than a week away from the Seventh Annual Edible Book Festival. We will be celebrating on Monday, April 2, from 2pm-3:30pm in the Gothic Reading Room.

If you will be bringing an entry, please do so by 1:30pm so we can take its picture and get it entered into our online database for electronic voting.

Edible or not, every entry will be eligible for bidding in the silent auction to benefit the Duke University Libraries Helene Baumann Memorial Fund. If you are interested in participating in the silent auction, stop by the registration table for your secret identity when you arrive.

Winners in each of our voting categories will be announced around 3pm. Auction winners will be announced around 3:15, and then the eating can begin!

If you need some inspiration for your entry, visit our Flickr page and the International Edible Book Festival.

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Edible Book Festival Head Up!

Medium Raw (liver)
"Medium Raw," 2011 winner of Least Edible Award

It’s never too early to start planning your edible book festival entry. This year we will be celebrating on Monday, April 2nd, from 2-3:30pm in the Gothic Reading Room. Details can be found on the Edible Book Festival web page.

The event is open to all Duke University and Medical Center staff, students, and the general public. There is no entry fee. The only rule: Make edible art that has something to do with books as shapes or content. Past EBF entries can be seen on  Flickr.

You don’t have to enter to join the fun, the Festival includes:

  • Refreshments that you will want to eat, unlike some of the entries.
  • Voting for your favorite entries in several categories. Help them win a prize!
  • An opportunity to participate in the silent auction. Take your favorite edible book home with you!

 

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Edible Book Festival VI (2011)

Our sixth annual Edible Book Festival was a huge hit!

Thank you to all of the contestants, bidders and voters. We raised over $1000 for the DUL Memorial Fund in honor of Helene Baumann. Thank you to our sponsors, the Gothic Bookshop, the Sallie Bingham Center, and Duke University Libraries. Thanks, too, to Mark Zupan for taking pictures of all the entries.

The following were the winners of the popular vote:

Most Edible: Custard out of Carolina (Kelly Wooten)

Least Edible: Medium Raw (Beth Doyle)

Punniest: 100 Ears of Salad Dude (Judy Moore, her entry is pictured above)

Best Student Entry: Make Whey for Ducklings (Dana Powell)

Most Book-Like: Things Fall Apart (Winston Atkins)

Best in Show: Cat-a-log (Amy Turner)

The item that got the most votes across all the categories: Things Fall Apart (Winston Atkins)

Check out the other press we got!

Duke News Video

Herald-Sun article

Duke Chronicle [we are in the slide show for weekend happenings]

Thanks again for making EBFVI a success, see you next year!

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The Worst Picture of Me

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I tend to look awkward in photos, like this one from Edible Book Festival IV (2009), that’s me on the right. I thought I would embrace my penchant for knowing exactly when to look ridiculous and share this image as a way of reminding you that we are just a couple weeks away from EBF-VI.

We will once again be holding a silent auction of each entry, with the proceeds to benefit the DUL Memorial Fund in memory of Helene Baumann. Bring your competitive spirit and start a bidding war for that incredible chocolate concoction that may or may not look like a damp squid.

You will also get to vote for your favorite entries in each of six categories: most edible, least edible, punniest, best student entry, most book-like (the item that looks most like an actual, physical book), and best in show. Prizes will be awarded to the winners of each category.

Join us on April 1st, 2012, at 2pm in the Gothic Reading Room in Perkins Library. If you have an edible entry, please bring it to the Gothic at 1:30 so we can get you checked in and take a photo of your entry for our Flickr page. Refreshments will be served.

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Edible Book Festival VI (April 1, 2011)

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April 1, 2011 – Gothic Reading Room (Perkins Library), 2-3:30pm
Duke Libraries

The International Edible Book Festival is a yearly event held on or about April 1. Since 1999 bookbinders and bibliophiles have been creating books made of edible materials for everyone to enjoy.

The only rule? Make edible art that has something to do with books as shapes or content. Information and inspiration can be found on the Festival’s home page at www.Books2Eat.com.

You do not need to enter an edible book to attend our event. Festivities will include not only edible books but refreshments you will actually want to consume and voting for your favorite entries in several categories. We will also hold a silent auction for those of you wishing to support the Duke University Libraries Memorial Fund (Helene Baumann) by purchasing a unique object.

For more information or to participate in this year’s festival please contact: Beth Doyle, Head of Conservation Services Dept., or call the Conservation Lab at 919-660-5906. Entries must be delivered to the Gothic Reading Room no later than 1:30 p.m. on April 1, 2011.

Images from past EBF’s can be found on our Flickr site. Bon Appetit and Happy Binding!

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5th Annual Edible Book Festival (2010)

At our 5th Annual EBF we raised $649 for the DUL Memorial Fund (Helene Baumann Fund) through the silent auction and additional donations. A big thank you to everyone for attending and for making some great entries, and thanks to Mark Zupan for the images. Photos from the event are on our Flickr site. We look forward to seeing you next year!

Winners by Popular Vote

Punniest Entry: Jack and the Beans-Talk! (Meg Brown)

Best Book Structure: Tie between Scarlet Pumpernickel (Erin Hammeke) and Books With Scallion Staples (Rachel Ingold)

Most Edible: All Creatures Great and Small (Beth Doyle)

Least Edible: Damp Squid (Beth Doyle)

Favorite Overall: In Defense of Food (Amy and David Turner)

Best Student Entry:  Tie between The Three Golden Keys (Liam Brown) and Mistletoe and the Three Kittens (Eddie Brown).

Most Votes Across All Categories: Mistletoe and the Three Kittens (Liam Brown)