Edible Books Contest
February 7, 2026
Edible Books Contest
Thursday, February 19 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
All Ages
Get creative with food and literature!
Create something with food to represent a book: you could create a broccoli forest for Where the Wild Things Are, or bake an Elephant and Piggie cake for the Elephant and Piggie books. Or perhaps you’re a fan of Moby Dick – you could decorate a whale-shaped cookie. The only two guidelines are that your entry be made of food and related somehow to books.
Kids can create an entry by themselves; kids can team up with friends to create an entry; or a family can work together on an entry.
Entries will be displayed in the story room for the day of February 19; drop off your entry when the library opens at 10:00, and pick your entry up when the contest ends at 6:00 (or by 8:00 at the latest, which is when the library closes).
Voting is via Google Forms; voting link will be shared on the library's website the day of the event. Online voting will stay open for a week! Voting will decide the winner for each category – winners get bragging rights and an awesome 1st place ribbon!
Register here: https://harvardpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/15125243