Let them eat cake; er, cheesecake!

On Monday, November 11 visitors to the Little Egg Harbor branch walked into a tasty surprise–the branch’s first annual cheesecake contest!

LEH staff made 11 different types of cheesecakes, ranging from Kelly-Ann Pennell’s traditional New York Cheesecake to Sandy Gizzi’s Heart of Darkness cheesecake. Barbara Herbert made two cheesecakes for the contest; Paula’s NY Style Cheesecake and a Brownie Cheesecake.

Fifty seven library customers happily took part in the cheesecake challenge.

Cheryl Smith’s traditional cheesecake took first place honors, with 15 votes.

Maggie Penk’s cherry New York Cheesecake came in at second with 10 votes. 

The real winners were the LEH customers, who were treated to a day full of cheesecake!

LEH Library Rocks!

YA Librarian Arlene Stinziano hosted a music concert at the LEH branch on Saturday, June 21, 2008. The free show featured several young artists: Opposition, a fast introspective, ramble inspired anarcho folk performer from Phoenixville, PA; D. Scaavenger, a folk-punk performer from Little Egg Harbor; I Heart Dog, a straight edge folk-punk performer from Hamilton, NJ; and everyone except me, an acoustic guitar performer from Central Jersey.

Chiari Awareness at the LEH Branch

Little Egg Harbor branch held a Chiari Awareness program on Thursday, June 26, 2008. Dr. Paulo Bolognese, Deputy Director of The Chiari Institute, North Shore Hospital, Long Island, NY, presented an overview of Chiari Malformation via live video conference from his office in Long Island, NY. Attendees were able to ask questions and gain information about the condition from Dr. Bolongnese.

For more information about Chiari Malformation, please visit the American Syringomyelia Alliance Project website, http://www.asap.org/chiari-malformation.html and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke website, http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/chiari/detail_chiari.htm.