<div dir="auto">Hi Kallie,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I had set up a Cookbook Club before Covid. We had meetings several times a quarter, had different themes or speakers, and shared dishes we prepared at our homes. However, when Covid hit, it had to stop! Our library programs had to be virtual, and when we did start having in-person programming again, patrons were not interested in eating other people’s food prepared at people’s houses (afraid of catching Covid!). </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I still have my Cookbook Club members, but we have cooking demos, make your own cookbook, healthy eating programs, etc. I also take photos of our new cookbooks and send them to my group along with programming updates. It isn’t what we started out to have, but I just keep trying to come up with different foodie types of programs, plus promote our cookbooks (which are very popular). We will be having our annual Holiday Baking Demo on the 16th of December featuring one of our members who has her own bakery.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">If you are trying to have an in-person group, we found our Tea Party was popular each year, complete with different types of teas and tiny treats, plus a talk on tea and tea history (again from a member).</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Another holiday event that was always popular was a cookie exchange and cookie decorating program. (I took some cake decorating classes at Michael’s years ago, so I led the event.)</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The OSU Extension was always great for food programs. The only problem was our regular speaker recently quit her job to stay at home with her child! I haven’t learned who her replacement is.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Take care, and Good Luck!!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Sue Shipe-Giles</div><div dir="auto">Adult Services Librarian </div><div dir="auto">Bexley Public Library</div><div dir="auto">(614) 231-2793</div><div dir="auto"><a href="mailto:sshipe-giles@bexleylibrary.org">sshipe-giles@bexleylibrary.org</a><br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span><div dir="ltr" style="margin-left:0pt" align="left"><table style="border:none;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="121"><col width="188"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0pt"><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.bexleylibrary.org/" target="_blank"><span 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I recently started a cookbook club at our library, but it's having a bit of trouble catching on. For January, we tossed around the idea of bringing someone in to talk about meal prepping, healthy eating on the go, etc. I was wondering if anyone has ever done
something similar to this/ knows of any one I could connect with about doing this program. Thanks
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