SRP workshop

Hello! I went to the SRP workshop on Friday from 1 to 4. In attempt to save space and spare readers I'm hoping to post bullet point style. If you would like more info. please either post your question into the blog or send me an e-mail. I am supposed to be able to access the power point and will post at a later date. i also have a few photos from the program (on my phone), which I will figure out how to post later. - Theme "Reading is So delicious" - Programs for all ages - Resources - new wiki, pinterest site [looked good] - Cooking with kids - remember a food handlers license ($10 on-line good for 3 yrs) remember food allergies - Program, storytime, slogans "muncha, muncha, muncha", "oodles of noodles" "5 senses" - Decoration ideas - tie into books "willy wonka and the chocolate factory", "cloudy with a chance of meatballs", 50's diner, pizza shop, coffee shop, chef sillouette, food garlands, cork garland, - Kids - stuffed animal tea party, food stamp shapes, popcorn crafts, spaghetti painting, build food out of legos (Palos erdes online shows lego party - kids went home w legos), decorate a lunch box or treat box (treat boxes on Oriental trading), plant seeds, watch roots grow, garden marker decorating, bird feeders, science w/ food - melt chocolate, rice krsipies jump, marshmallows get big, spinning eggs, soda geisers,dancing raisins, taste tongue mapping, pop rocks - Teens - pizza taste off, sushis wars, fear factor, iron chef, soda station make your own soad, candy party, candy apple party, candy necklace party, mad libs candy bar theme passive pposter program - change every 2 wks, book cake contest, wii cooking mama, watermelon / pie eating contest (GREAT PHOTOS), quesadilla / english muffin pizza cooking, zombie theme cooking, mason jar salad, bento box meal, youth supper club, manrame plant holder, future farmers of america * fill out a recipe card at sign up, collect all, pass out at finale - teen recipe book - Adult - cooking (test recipes, cook mis en place), raw food program, nutritionist, plant herb garden, mixology, canning (botchilism - bring an expert), cake pops, dinner and a movie, food swap, local culinary insitute, master gardenr = seed library, seeded paper bookmarks, worm house, composting, eat local, vegetable art, fermentationw wine and beer, history of food, genetically modified food, kitchen tool lending library Facebook - food photo contest, cooking demo video demonstrations Book and movie tie ins - recipes "after the show", food and book pairings Feed the hungry - tie in with local coalition - they provide free barrel, will weigh donations, check expiration dates Goal for Ca is to collect 10,000 pounds over the summer Food for fines - (Alameda county / san mateo country original) - did over 1 week - $10 fine wipe out max. each can = $1. - people can donate cans for others, promote facebook - 2,596 food items collected, 468 users participated Outcoming Based programming - surveys and focus groups to collect data G oal 1) want community to feel part of communinty of readers Goal 2) Target community members / groups [alter program to reach these groups] * community mapping tools on website I've got a few photos (not much to photograph) that I'll submit later. I'm most jazzed about the food donation idea and the book decor ideas (cloudy with a chance of meatballs - giant food!!! and willie wonka!!! Thanks! a

Road Trip

Jason and I left at 12:30 on Thursday, Nov. 1 to CLA.  On the way near Magic Mountain, we took the truck exit where you pass under monitors that weigh the truck as it passes through.  We were under weight and did not need to stop.  We stopped at a rest area and Jason discovered that the tarp had come loose.  He was able to "bandage" it back down.  Unfortunately, the tarp had shredded in the middle.  We avoided the rain clouds and arrived in San Jose around 9:15 p.m. Robert and Michelle met us and helped secure the flatbed truck (#2507) in the parking lot across from the hotel.

Awards gala

CLA President, Wayne Disher with Rancho staff. 

Everyone looked great but Robert looked very snazzy with his cool hat.

Our Best in Show poster and compilation of all the CLA PR Excellence Award Winners.

CLA booth in all its glory!

We finished setting up the booth today just before 1.  Somehow each booth is a little different everytime.  It is ways fun having a new challenge and it is even better when we get a chance to meet that challenge together. 

Cheers!

Arrived safely and booth looks great!

Renee, Adam, Angelica, Wess and I arrived in San Jose this morning. Helen Fisher, Ontario's director hitched a cab ride with Wess and Adam. Checking into the hotel, I bumped into Jill Harris, one of the folks who was at Eureka with me and Angelica. Weather is sunny but cool. Vivian and Jason had brought up the 2 PALs and exhibit supplies the night before. It took us about 2 hours to set everything up and looks very fun and cool. I hope we get lots of libraries who want to purchase them!  Vivian went out of her way to get us Subway sandwiches and ice tea for lunch - thank you Vivian!

Exhibits are open from 3pm to 6pm. Renee did a great booth schedule for us. I'll mostly be staffing our PAL booth on Saturday so today I plan on checking out the other booths. I'll be staffing the Eureka Leadership booth from 4pm - 5pm. They set it up to look like a mad scientist's lab - very neat. I think they have lab coats for us to wear!

Tonight is the CLA Awards gala where we will receive our PR Excellence Awards for Wild Card Category for our Cultural Arts Nights and Best in Show for the Black History Month Cultural Arts Night poster. I put together the display board with the compilation of all winning entries and Carol was a big help in putting together our Black History Month display board - it looks really awesome! The boards will be displayed during tonight's event and there was some talk of having them displayed at the CLA booth which would be great. Our PAL booth is directly across from the CLA booth. Jason and I went over there to check out the SRP goodies for next year's Reading is So Delicious theme. There were some cute items - gives me a good idea of what we should purchase for our program.