1. California Library Association & California Summer Meal CoalitionLU
California Library Association &
California Summer Meal Coalition

2. Intentional Programming to Help Support and Enhance Your Meal Service
Lunch at the Library
January 22nd, 2018

3. Drawing with ice leftover from lunch
Make it Fun
Just as we encourage kids to read for pleasure over the summer, programming should be fun too!
Legos!
Drawing with ice leftover from lunch
Playing in the kitchen
Lunch at the Library
January 22nd, 2018

4. Highlight Your Resources
Summer Lunch is the perfect time to make use of all the wonderful things you have in your library that the public may not be aware of. From puppets and board games to iPads and AR googles, show off your resources!
Lunch at the Library
February 2nd, 2017

5. STEAM Kits
The Exploration & Creativity Department created STEAM Kits that were distributed to Summer Lunch branches. These provided lunch locations with hands-on programming that could easily be managed by lunch staff including teen volunteers.
Lunch at the Library
January 22nd, 2018

6. Food Handler Certificates
Teen Engagement
Our teens not only help us serve lunch, they serve up wonderful programs too!
A little learning
A little STEAM
A fidget spinner craft
Food Handler Certificates
Lunch at the Library
January 22nd, 2018

7. Officers from LAPD shared stories after children finished their lunch.
Community Partners
Table tents
from Child360
(formerly LAUP)
Resources that can enhance the environment of your library lunch room
LAPD Read-Along
Officers from LAPD shared stories after children finished their lunch.
Lunch at the Library
January 22nd, 2018

8. Community Engagement
The adult librarian at the Vernon Branch created a series for parents of Summer Lunch kids called Community Resource Fridays.
Lunch at the Library
January 22nd, 2018

9. Keep it Simple
Lunch at the Library
January 22nd, 2018

10. CONTACT Diane Olivo-Posner: dposner@lapl.org
Teri Markson:
Your Library: Explore, Learn, Read, Connect is a program of the California Library Association, supported in whole or in part 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. the Library is a project of the California Library Association and California Summer Meal Coalition. The project is funded in whole or in part 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.
Lunch at the Library
January 22nd, 2018