On Tuesday, April 5, the Edible Books Fest will make its return to the LLCC Library in celebration of National Library Week (April 3-9). Celebrating the joy of food and literature through this event is so much fun, but we need you to make an edible book.

What is an edible book?

Simply put, an edible book must be edible (no super glue, please) and somehow relate to a book. You can create your edible book out of cake, brownies, tortillas, sushi, bread, etc. The possibilities are limitless! You may choose to have your edible creation look like a book or a book cover, a pun on a book title (think The Scarlet Cheddar instead of the “Scarlet Letter“), create a scene from a book (such as Mount Doom from “Lord of the Rings”).

Your book can be created from homemade or store-bought items. You don’t need to be a culinary genius to participate, just the willingness to do so! Remember, it can be as easy as three 3 Musketeers candy bars on a plate and call it “The Three Musketeers.”

Here’s the event schedule for Tuesday, April 5:

• 7:30-11 a.m. — Participants need to drop off edible book submissions to the LLCC Library.
• 11 a.m.-noon — The public will vote on their two favorite “books.”
• Noon — Announce winners and eat the books!

It can be hard to visualize what an edible book is, so if you have any questions, please reach out to Leslie Ross at leslie.ross@llcc.edu or 217-786-4617.

Need inspiration? Here’s a link to a Pinterest page of some previous LLCC Library Edible Book submissions: https://www.pinterest.com/bookish2/llcc-edible-book-festival/.