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Edible Book Festival
2026-11-28 14:00:00
2026-11-28 15:00:00
America/New_York
Edible Book Festival
Bring your favorite story to life at our Edible Book Festival! Participants of all ages are invited to create and bring edible book-inspired creations, with prizes awarded for outstanding entries.
Main Library - Meeting Room 2AB
Saturday, November 28
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library
Meeting Room 2ABBring your favorite story to life at our Edible Book Festival! Participants of all ages are invited to create and bring edible book-inspired creations, with prizes awarded for outstanding entries.
For more information, contact the Children's Library at 330.643.9050. Please come to the event with edible entries based on a favorite book or story.
Judging will be based on age of participants (ages 0-13, ages 13-18, ages 18+, and group entry), creativity of submission, and quality of design.
AGE GROUP: | Tween | Toddler | Teen | School Age (Grades K-2) | School Age (Grades 3-5) | Preschool | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Special Events | Food & Cooking | Community Event |
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Main Library, located in the heart of downtown Akron, combines compelling public space with meaningful and relevant public library services for all members of our community. Since opening in 2004, the downtown library welcomes more than one million visitors each year.
Subject divisions include: Business, Government & Science, Culture & AV, Magazines & Newspapers, Special Collections (local history & genealogy), TechZone@Main, Teen, and a 12,000 square feet Children's Library.
Special services available at Main Library include: a Patent & Trademark Resource Center; U.S. Passport and Notary services; a Microbusiness Center; a Maker Space; a resource lab for early childhood educators; and regularly scheduled computer training classes. Also available at Main Library are more than 125 public access computers, color photocopiers/printers, laminating, scanning, faxing, and free Wi-Fi.
Specialized spaces include a 425-seat auditorium, public meeting rooms, and a used bookstore. An interior glass block walkway leads to a 600-space parking garage owned by the City of Akron. An outdoor amphitheater and landscaped park complete the complex.