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Libraries
Libraries use the Charlie Cart for hands-on cooking classes and demonstrations that blend food, literacy, culture, film, and more. The Charlie Cart helps libraries become dynamic spaces for community engagement.
Why Cook at the Library?
The Charlie Cart Mobile Food Education Program is not your typical library experience. We are committed to helping your library system provide fun, accessible and educational public programming, where library patrons can explore new flavors and leave with new skills. Our goal is to help you turn the library into a dynamic space for culinary discovery and education.
Our libraries serve the communities with food education.
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The library has the power, tools and expertise to connect people to great ideas, inspire to change people’s lives and make them better on many different levels and that is what Charlie Cart is doing.”
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I’ve been fortunate enough to be a part of a couple of programs that talk about sustainability and libraries. And that isn’t only recycling paper or whatever, but also helping to create a healthy community. And so I think that’s where we feel that Charlie Cart has that role. The Library has that role.”
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Our first lesson was a celebration of Chinese New Year. One of our branch librarians demonstrated her own family recipe, and then we all helped children and families make their own dumplings. We had a table full of children’s books about Chinese New Year and dumplings, so kids could read about what they learned at home.”
Get Started
Whether you’re a food enthusiast, an aspiring chef, or someone who simply appreciates the intersection of food and culture, there are numerous ways to get your patrons involved with food education programming. From attending your food events, participating in cooking classes, or contributing to community cookbook projects, the Charlie Cart Project is your fully-equipped mobile platform to engage your community. Together, let’s transform the library into a culinary haven for exploration and learning. Click the links below to get started or learn more.