CHARLESTON — The 12th annual Booth Library Edible Book Festival was held on April 4 to celebrate National Library Week from April 3-9.
Participants created edible art based on a book and exhibited their work in the Marvin Foyer. Then, members of the public were asked to vote for their favorites. The winners were:
First place: “Alice’s Restaurant”, by Elizabeth Brantley; based on the book “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll.
Second place: “Super Narval and Jelly Jolt”, by Ashley Boonstra and Lola Boonstra; based on the book “Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt” by Ben Clanton.
Third place: “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” by Carol Ryan, Georgia Ryan and Jeremy Ryan; based on the book “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” by Roald Dahl.
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All Edible Book Festival entries can be viewed in EIU’s institutional repository, The Keep, at thekeep.eiu.edu/ediblebook_2022
the theme for National Library Week was “Connect to Your Library”. This year’s Honorary Patron for National Library Week was Molly Shannon, actress, comedian and cast member of Saturday Night Live.
Photos of Charleston’s Past
Ashmore Estate Psychiatric Hospital
1961: The opening of Ashmore Estates Psychiatric Hospital attracts over 3,300 people. Visits were made to the facility which adjoins Illinois 16 between Charleston and Ashmore. The hospital is equipped to accommodate 25 patients. Eventually, it is expected to have a workforce of 30 to 35 people.
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Coles County Daily Schedules
1966: Coles County Daily Times near Charleston Square.
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Community Memorial Hospital
1957: Open houses are held at this new Charleston Community Memorial Hospital. Patients must move in from Montgomery Hospital. The new structure, which can accommodate a maximum of 54 patient beds, was built at a cost of approximately $750,000 and was funded by donations from the public. The fundraising campaign began with a donation of $50,000. The site was also handed over to the Chamber of Commerce which has been a leader in community efforts to secure a new hospital.
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Country Club
1952: A large brown clapboard clubhouse is the center of most Charleston country club activity. The club is located three miles west of Charleston on Route 16 and is open year-round.
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Downtown Renovations
1984: Rick Childers (left), Bruce Deitz and Mark Witt plant a tree in downtown Charleston as part of streetscape renewal.
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Pantry
1990: Volunteer Edith Roberts, President Mike Strader, and volunteer Shirley Ensler have a lot to do at the Charleston Food Pantry.
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Haunted house
1991: An old oval photo shows the Charleston mansion a long time ago.
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High school
1928: new Charleston High School on January 13, 1928.
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Movie theater
1983: The Will Rogers Theater lines up early moviegoers at these awards. The theater reopened after several months.
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Shortage of water supply
1940: Raised from a pool of the Embarras River east of the city, this six-inch stream from an emergency pump brought from St. Louis depended on Charleston to replenish the dwindling reserve in the reservoir of city admission.
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