READING IS SO DELICIOUS: DECORATING THE LIBRARY SARAH VANTREASE COURTNEY SALDANA CLA Annual Conference: Defying Gravity November 2, 2012.

READING IS SO DELICIOUS:DECORATING THE LIBRARY

SARAH VANTREASECOURTNEY SALDANA

CLA Annual Conference: Defying Gravity

November 2, 2012

The Most Delicious

November 2, 2012Reading is so Delicious! – Decorating the Library

Wauconda Area Library, Illinois

Children’s Room

November 2, 2012Reading is so Delicious! – Decorating the Library

Early Learning Area – Play Kitchen! “Farmer’s Market” baskets for picture

books Cumulative sign-up display

(competitive?)

Decorate!

November 2, 2012Reading is so Delicious! – Decorating the Library

Paper or plate candy

Food wrapper art

“Reading is So Delicious” giant coloring pages

Passive Programming

November 2, 2012Reading is so Delicious! – Decorating the Library

Lunchbox programs Check out a lunchbox

with small books, puppets, and more

Booklists in lunchbox shapes: open up for book suggestions! (big for a display, small for giving away)

Read-a-Ton Book Scale Vote for your favorite

food

Tween/Teen Space

50’s Diner

November 2, 2012Reading is so Delicious! – Decorating the Library

Tween/Teen Space

50’s Diner

November 2, 2012Reading is so Delicious! – Decorating the Library

Tween/Teen Space

50’s Diner

November 2, 2012Reading is so Delicious! – Decorating the Library

Tween/Teen Space

Pizza Shop Coffee House

November 2, 2012Reading is so Delicious! – Decorating the Library

Tween/Teen Space

Menus Focus on your Programming!

November 2, 2012Reading is so Delicious! – Decorating the Library

Tween/Teen Space

Photo Booth

Reading is so Delicious! – Decorating the Library November 2, 2012

Tween/Teen Space

Book Displays: A Taste of California Delicious Reads

Book Pairings

November 2, 2012Reading is so Delicious! – Decorating the Library

Adult Space

Reading is so Delicious! – Decorating the Library November 2, 2012

Chef Silhouette Add book reviews for passive

program idea Food garlands (chilies and garlic) Recipe cards, cookbooks,

food + book pairings MYO Corkboard

Shared contribution tolibrary space

Food in Art

Classic Prints Art Book

Display

Reading is so Delicious! – Decorating the Library November 2, 2012

Still Life Passive Program: Food + Book of the Month

Kitchen Lending Library

Kitchen gadgets from small to large

Unusual pots, pans, and utensils

Cookie cutters Canning

supplies Serving piecesReading is so Delicious! – Decorating the Library November 2, 2012

Ice cream makers, bread machines, blenders…

Virtual Spaces

Food Photo Contest on Facebook Historic menu, restaurant, cookbook cover

photos on Flickr and Pinterest Food + Book Pairings

What’s your favorite candy to munch after reading

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? What does The Hunger Games make you

hungry for? What recipe do you turn to when reading

(or watching) Pride and Prejudice?Reading is so Delicious! – Decorating the Library November 2, 2012

Questions + Contacts

Sarah Vantrease: [email protected]

Courtney Saldana: [email protected]

www.cla-net.orgThe 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! – Decorating the Library November 2, 2012