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Reading is So Delicious: Cooking and Food Programs Sarah Vantrease Lori Easterwood Courtney Saldana. CLA Annual Conference: Defying Gravity. Libraries + Food = The Perfect Pair. Quality of life Community connection Celebrating diversity Lifelong learning Literacy development
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Reading is So Delicious:Cooking and Food ProgramsSarah VantreaseLori EasterwoodCourtney Saldana CLA Annual Conference: Defying Gravity
Libraries + Food = The Perfect Pair • Quality of life • Community connection • Celebrating diversity • Lifelong learning • Literacy development • Maker movement Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs
Food Safety! The notorious gangster, Sal Monella Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs
Children’s Programs Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs
Literacy Booster! • Connect young readers with informational texts • Specialized vocabulary • Print awareness • Narrative skills • PRINT MOTIVATION Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs
Cooking with Kids • Stories • Poetry • Nonfiction • Booktalking • Recipes • Realia • Cooking • Eating! Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs
Oodles of Noodles • Poem: “It’s Raining Pigs and Noodles” - Prelutsky • Book:Strega Nona- DePaola • Flannelboard Story: “The Three Wishes” • Book: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - Barrett • Book: Everybody Brings Noodles - Dooley • Book: Oodles of Noodles - Hendry • Book: The Story of Noodles - Compestine • Nonfiction:From Farm to You: Pasta and Noodles – Jones • Realia: Different kinds of pasta and noodles • Recipe: “Ants Climbing a Tree” Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs
Program Logistics • Hands’ On < 20 • Helpers 20-50 • Demonstration 50+ • Recipe to read and take home • Realia • Food Samples Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs
Program in Action! • Tostadas (Guatemala) • Pancakes • Green Eggs & Ham • Chocolate Chip Cookies • Chinese Dumplings • Tacos (Rick Bayless) Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs
More Food + Kid Connections • No-cook foods • Food craft projects • Explore the Five Senses • Family Potluck • Sweets + Savories from Around the World • Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory • Healthy Back to School Snacks Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs
Tween + Teen Programs If you feed them . . . They will come Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs
The Usual Suspects • Pizza Taste-off • Sushi Wars • Fear Factor • Iron Chef Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs
New Stuff • Soda Stations • Shake it Up Ice Cream • PB & J Picnic Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs
Parties • Candy Party! • Warning! This is NOT healthy Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs
Parties • Candy Apple Dipping Party • Cupcake Fondue Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs
Passive Programming • Chocolate Cross Sections Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs #1 #2 #3 #4
Passive Programming • Mad Libs: Candy Bar Edition I was going to give you a ________ or a _______________ for your birthday, but the money slipped through my ___________ s. WHOPPER WHATCHAMACALIT BUTTERFINGER Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs
Contests • Book Cakes • Twinkie Towers • Wii Cooking Mama • Watermelon / Pie Eating Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs
All Summer Long • Food a Week Club • Teen Cook Book Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs
Adult Programs Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs
Channel your inner Julia • Test your recipes • Mise En Place • The magic of television • Perfect your patter • Quiz your audience while you stir • “I’m a librarian, not a chef, not a nutritionist.” • Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. • Food Safety Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs
Proven Winners • Raw Food • Dietary Interest • Food isn’t heated above 116˚ • Local/Seasonal: • All courses one fruit or vegetable • Locally sourced/local favorites Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs
Cake Pops • Use store-bought cake! Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs
Questions + Contacts • Sarah Vantrease: shvantrease@gmail.com • Lori Easterwood: leasterwood@saclibrary.org • Courtney Saldana: csaldana@ci.ontario.ca.us www.cla-net.org The California Summer Reading Program is a project of the California Library Association, supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs