Each year since 2011 the Henry Whittemore Library Staff at Framingham State University have had a literary cake decorating contest. Please see the attached slide presentation to see the contestants, winners and patrons enjoying the cakes. It's a great way to end our National Library Week Celebrations!

1. • In Honor of National Library Week, we had our third annual “Book-themed” cake decorating
contest. All you had to do was bake a cake and decorate it to represent a scene or character
from a favorite book, be it a beloved children’s book or your favorite adult book.
• This year we had three cakes entered into the contest
• Anyone that came through the library judged the cakes, by putting a token in the box of the
cake they find to be the best. Judging ran from 9:30am-12:30pm.
• We had 180 people participate in the voting/judging of the cakes.
• Winners were announced, and we began cutting into these beautiful creations and shared
them with anyone that came into the café. We had no cake left by the end of the day.
• It was a very successful event, and I think all who participated had a good time.
• Please consider participating next year for our 4th
Annual Literary Cake Decorating Contest.
We’re hoping to get even more Literary Cakes to choose from!

2. 1st
Place went to:
Cake #1 White Rabbit’s Color Book Decorated by Sandra Dickie –
Nurse Practitioner in Health Services, and her daughter.
with 71 votes
1st
Place went to:
Cake #2 The Giving Tree Decorated by Colleen Previte - Archivist
with 71 votes
2nd Place went to:
Cake #3 Harold and the Purple Crayon Decorated by Danielle
Lamontagne – Ill Librarian
with 41 votes

3. 1st
Prize - Cake #1 White Rabbit’s Color Book
Decorated by Sandra Dickie – Nurse Practitioner in
Health Services, and her daughter.

4. 1st
Prize - Cake #2 The Giving Tree
Decorated by Colleen Previte –
Archivist/Special Collections Librarian

5. 2nd
Prize - Cake Cake #3 Harold and the
Purple Crayon Decorated by Danielle
Lamontagne – Ill Librarian

6. All the Cakes waiting for votes

7. Lining up for Cake!

8. Enjoying the cakes!
Children from the FSU Child
Development Lab – Enjoying
some afternoon cake!