Kimbel Library announces Edible Book Fair winners

Four winning entries in Kimbel Library’s annual Edible Book Fair at Coastal Carolina University during National Library Week included a chocolate cake with edible pages, a fondant Dr. Seuss towering cake, a “bloody” zombie brain and a “Star Wars” entry made of watermelon.

The winners and prizes were:

Student category:

* First place -- Megan Hickman, a computer science major from Ravenel, won a $100 Amazon gift card for her cake entry, the “Zombie Survival Guide.”

* Second place -- Christina Dumbara, a middle level education major from Bel Air, Md., won a $50 Amazon gift card for her cake entry, “Horton Hears a Who.”

* Third place -- Kevin Flores, of Conway, won a $25 Amazon gift card for his cake entry, “Hatchet.”

Faculty/staff category:

* First place -- Rose Graf, an access services specialist in the library, won a FitBit for her chocolate cake facsimile of “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” with edible pages.

* Second place -- Joel Fernandez, an access services specialist in the library, won two tickets to the Myrtle Beach Wax Museum for his entry, “The Lord of the Flies.”

* Third place -- Hailey Schaub, an access services specialist in the library, won a $25 Walmart gift card for her entry,  “James and the Giant Peach.”

Community category:

* First place -- Shannon Hughes won a CCU gift basket for her “Star Wars” entry.

* Second place -- Gabby Gomez won a novel for her “Super Fudge” entry.

Group category:

* First place -- The Horry Georgetown Technical College (HGTC) Culinary Institute students won a set of coffee mugs for their towering fondant cake Dr. Seuss-themed entry.

* Second place -- Nelda Glaze and Jess Weaver won book sets for their “Alice in Wonderland” cake.

“Libraries Transform” was the theme of National Library Week, referring to the power of libraries to transform lives through books and resource materials.