READING IS SO DELICIOUS: COOKING AND FOOD PROGRAMS SARAH VANTREASE LORI EASTERWOOD COURTNEY SALDANA CLA Annual Conference: Defying Gravity November 2, 2012

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 ProgramsNovember 2, 2012

Food Safety! Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food ProgramsNovember 2, 2012 The notorious gangster, Sal Monella

Children’s Programs Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food ProgramsNovember 2, 2012

Literacy Booster!  Connect young readers with informational texts  Specialized vocabulary  Print awareness  Narrative skills  PRINT MOTIVATION Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food ProgramsNovember 2, 2012

Cooking with Kids Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food ProgramsNovember 2, 2012  Stories  Poetry  Nonfiction  Booktalking  Recipes  Realia  Cooking  Eating!

Oodles of Noodles Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food ProgramsNovember 2, 2012  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”

Program Logistics Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food ProgramsNovember 2, 2012  Hands’ On < 20  Helpers  Demonstration 50+  Recipe to read and take home  Realia  Food Samples

Program in Action! Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food ProgramsNovember 2, 2012  Tostadas (Guatemala)  Pancakes  Green Eggs & Ham  Chocolate Chip Cookies  Chinese Dumplings  Tacos (Rick Bayless)

More Food + Kid Connections Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food ProgramsNovember 2, 2012  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

Tween + Teen Programs November 2, 2012Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs If you feed them... They will come

The Usual Suspects  Pizza Taste-off  Sushi Wars  Fear Factor  Iron Chef November 2, 2012Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs

New Stuff  Soda Stations  Shake it Up Ice Cream  PB & J Picnic November 2, 2012Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs

Parties  Candy Party!  Warning! This is NOT healthy November 2, 2012Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs

Parties  Candy Apple Dipping Party  Cupcake Fondue November 2, 2012Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs

Passive Programming  Chocolate Cross Sections November 2, 2012Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs

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. November 2, 2012Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs WHOPPER WHATCHAMACALIT BUTTERFINGER

Contests  Book Cakes  Twinkie Towers  Wii Cooking Mama  Watermelon / Pie Eating November 2, 2012Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs

All Summer Long  Food a Week Club  Teen Cook Book November 2, 2012Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs

Adult Programs November 2, 2012Reading 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 ProgramsNovember 2, 2012

Proven Winners  Raw Food  Dietary Interest  Food isn’t heated above 116˚  Local/Seasonal:  All courses one fruit or vegetable  Locally sourced/local favorites November 2, 2012Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs

Canning

Cake Pops  Use store-bought cake! November 2, 2012Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs

Food Swaps

Questions + Contacts  Sarah Vantrease:  Lori Easterwood:  Courtney Saldana: 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. June 22, 2012Reading is so Delicious! – Cooking and Food Programs