"If you feed them, they will come", join me in exploring different options for food programming for tweens & teens in the library, ask questions, and brainstorm with peers about more food programming ideas! This presentation will focus on food programming that has been presented at the Marion Public Library to the tweens & teens. Getting this age group into libraries can be notoriously difficult, but many libraries and librarians will agree that "if you feed them, they will come" is an apt way to get them into the library. `
Over the past couple of years, our food programming has evolved and expanded at the Marion Public Library thanks in part to our culinary kitchen. From Peep science experiments (with extra Peeps for them to snack on) to Tween & Teen Cooking/Baking classes to Kitchen Safety with our local Fire Department, we have more food programs than ever.
This session will give ideas for future food programming for teens & tweens. It will allow fellow librarians to weigh in on what their experiences have been if they have done similar programs. It will discuss the difference between open attendance programs and those that require registration. It will also talk about how to create and maintain partnerships in order to get food into the hands and into fun and engaging programs.
