{"id":1870,"date":"2025-09-29T18:50:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T22:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/?p=1870"},"modified":"2025-09-29T18:50:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T22:50:53","slug":"edible-book-festival-on-long-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/?p=1870","title":{"rendered":"Edible Book Festival &#8211; on Long Island!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Who knew there were edible book festivals? The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edible_Book_Festival\">International Edible Book Festival<\/a>&nbsp;is an&nbsp;annual event&nbsp;usually held on or around April 1,<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edible_Book_Festival#cite_note-1\"><\/a><sup> <\/sup>which is also known as&nbsp;Edible Book Day. The global event has been celebrated since 2000 in various parts of the world, where &#8220;edible books&#8221; are created, displayed, and small events are held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Portland Public Library used to hold these festivals, as well as other libraries in Maine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-news wp-block-embed-news\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"T1rQMUxSWL\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/25\/from-page-to-palette-campus-community-delights-in-edible-books-festival-treats\/\">From page to palate, the Edible Books Festival is a community treat<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;From page to palate, the Edible Books Festival is a community treat&#8221; &#8212; News\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/25\/from-page-to-palette-campus-community-delights-in-edible-books-festival-treats\/embed\/#?secret=U4vcDxepB5#?secret=T1rQMUxSWL\" data-secret=\"T1rQMUxSWL\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-bowdoinham-public-library wp-block-embed-bowdoinham-public-library\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"3u3FzJzTHd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bowdoinhamlibrary.org\/events\/edible-book-fair-2025\/\">Luke MacFadyen Edible Book Festival 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Luke MacFadyen Edible Book Festival 2025&#8221; &#8212; Bowdoinham Public Library\" src=\"https:\/\/bowdoinhamlibrary.org\/events\/edible-book-fair-2025\/embed\/#?secret=w4CBpInQd6#?secret=3u3FzJzTHd\" data-secret=\"3u3FzJzTHd\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ordinarily edible \u201cbooks\u201d are cakes, but this summer the talented and creative board of the Long Island Community Library took it one step further and created all sorts of lovely (and delicious) interpretations of books turned into food, such as slushies (\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/112975658-the-frozen-river\">Frozen river<\/a>\u201d by Ariel Lawhon), a vegetable plate (\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/241074.The_Tiny_Seed\">The tiny seed<\/a>\u201d by Eric Carle), pigs-in-a-blank (\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/24178.Charlotte_s_Web\">Charlotte\u2019s web<\/a>\u201d by E.B. White), chili (\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/6952.Like_Water_for_Chocolate\">Like water for chocolate<\/a>\u201d by Laura Esquivel), muffins (\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/826584.If_You_Give_a_Moose_a_Muffin\">If you give a moose a muffin<\/a>\u201d by Laura Joffe Numeroff), peach cobbler (\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/6689.James_and_the_Giant_Peach\">James and the giant peach<\/a>\u201d by Roald Dahl, raspberry cordial (\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/8127.Anne_of_Green_Gables\">Anne of Green Gables<\/a>\u201d by Lucy Maud Montgomery), iced tea (\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/25150798-the-tea-girl-of-hummingbird-lane\">The tea girl of Hummingbird Lane<\/a>\u201d by Lisa See), and branches of blueberries (\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/123036004-the-berry-pickers\">The berry pickers<\/a>\u201d by Amanda Peters). And many other clever and tasty treats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During this annual event at LICL to honor and thank the library volunteers, this impressive edible book festival was a wonderful celebration of food \u2013 and books!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edible-books-Under-the-Tuscan-sun.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edible-books-Under-the-Tuscan-sun.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edible-books-Under-the-Tuscan-sun.jpg 720w, https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edible-books-Under-the-Tuscan-sun-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Under the Tuscan sun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edible-books-TIny-Seed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edible-books-TIny-Seed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edible-books-TIny-Seed.jpg 720w, https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edible-books-TIny-Seed-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The tiny seed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edible-books-James-and-the-giant-peach.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edible-books-James-and-the-giant-peach.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edible-books-James-and-the-giant-peach.jpg 720w, https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edible-books-James-and-the-giant-peach-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">James and the giant peach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edible-books-Frozen-River.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edible-books-Frozen-River.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edible-books-Frozen-River.jpg 720w, https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edible-books-Frozen-River-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The frozen river<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edible-books-Charlottes-web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edible-books-Charlottes-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edible-books-Charlottes-web.jpg 720w, https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edible-books-Charlottes-web-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Charlotte&#8217;s web<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edible-books-Berry-pickers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edible-books-Berry-pickers.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edible-books-Berry-pickers.jpg 720w, https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edible-books-Berry-pickers-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The berry pickers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edibile-books-Anne-of-Green-Gables.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edibile-books-Anne-of-Green-Gables.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edibile-books-Anne-of-Green-Gables.jpg 720w, https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edibile-books-Anne-of-Green-Gables-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anne of Green Gables<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who knew there were edible book festivals? The&nbsp;International Edible Book Festival&nbsp;is an&nbsp;annual event&nbsp;usually held on or around April 1, which is also known as&nbsp;Edible Book Day. The global event has been celebrated since 2000 in various parts of the world, where &#8220;edible books&#8221; are created, displayed, and small events are held. The Portland Public Library &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/?p=1870\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Edible Book Festival &#8211; on Long Island!<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1878,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,81],"tags":[703,702],"class_list":["post-1870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books","category-libraries","tag-edible-book-festivals","tag-edible-books"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Edible-books-Moose-muffins.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1870"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1884,"href":"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1870\/revisions\/1884"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}