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Fun frosting frenzy at the Boardman library
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Neighbors | Amanda Tonoli.The Boardman library hosted Frosted on May 12. The program called for a maximum of 15 participants to join and learn how to make designs on cupcakes.
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Neighbors | Amanda Tonoli.Some participants in Frosted at the Boardman library came to sample the treats they were making. Gene Boccia cut his creations into fours, trying them as he decorated.
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Neighbors | Amanda Tonoli.Debbie Chop (left) and her mother, Esther Turscak, came to the Boardman library on May 12 for Frosted, a cupcake making craft program established by the main library.
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Neighbors | Amanda Tonoli.Librarian Marnie Alvarez (left) headed the Frosted program for adults on May 12 at the Boardman library. She walked around helping students, including Margie Rodriguez, craft new cupcake creations.
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Neighbors | Amanda Tonoli.Students coming home for the summer from their first year if college, Kristina Hallof (left) and Anna Luongo, came to the Boardman library to make cool designs on their tasty treats.
By amanda tonoli
The Boardman library offered Frosted, a new adult cupcake decorating program on May 12. Provided during the class were already baked cupcakes, ready for decorating upon the students’ arrival. Pink icing was available along with a plethora of frosting designs taught by librarians Marnie Alvarez and Nicole DeNiro.
Anna Luongo, daughter of one of the librarians, just returned from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in time to take this class. Luongo is home for the summer and excited to practice some of her skills acquired at the culinary arts school.
“I like decorating, I just don’t like baking,” Luongo said.
Luongo’s mother signed her and a friend up for the class for a day of fun. This new event turned out to be more popular than expected – there was a waiting list after the class had met its maximum number of people - 15.
“Word is definitely spreading,” Alvarez said. “We are having so many people come to main [the main library] I am being asked to do more and more events like this.”
Alvarez said she is excited to push forward, expanding the adult programs at all of the libraries. A few other classes she has taught recently included wine bottle crafts, duct tape wallets and coffee filter wreathes.
“I enjoy this job too much,” Alvarez said. “We become teachers. It’s kind of fun because it is really rewarding. I can’t believe how many people come out happy.”
Alvarez said her favorite part of teaching programs like this is showing people a certain craft or skill in a certain way and seeing them invent their own ways that may even be better.