Edible Herbs at Pacifica-Sanchez Library

Sam and I had a fabulous time teaching today to a group of patrons wanting to learn how to make a Thai Noodle Salad and a vinaigrette using fresh herbs.  This library has a beautiful community garden, so we used their lettuce, cucumber and tomatoes to make a fresh salad.  I made two vinaigrettes,  one with lemon thyme and the other with tarragon.  Both were well received.  I demonstrated how to make a Cold Thai Noodle Salad using fresh Thai Basil.  I invited an audience member to come up and help me.  The dish was so good, and everyone was quite pleased.  A mom came to me as I was leaving and said that her daughter wouldn't eat onions, but loved them in this dish.  Yay!  We all enjoyed a nice sunny afternoon on the patio, talking about food, sharing our strengths and weaknesses in cooking and baking, and trying new foods.  I'm hoping that we'll get together next spring and have an Edible Flowers program.  Thanks Chris and Nicol!

Prehistoric Pleasanton's Summer Preschool Program

50 children and their parents filled the room to make their own dinosaur puppet.  We had a blast!  The kids enjoyed coloring and designing their dinos, then putting them together.  You could hear a great many roars echoing throughout the room.  Librarian John was snuck up upon by many giggling children as they let out their roars to scare him with their dinosaurs.  This was a great craft!!  I enjoyed all the hugs of thanks too!

Summer Travel Journals

The tweens had a great time binding their own books and then creating beautiful covers and decorating their journals.  The San Lorenzo Children's Librarian enjoyed making one too!

Vacation Frames

The children had a great time at the Nile's Library today creating frames for their vacation pictures.  Here are some of their masterpieces.

Clay Play and Magnets

We had a great group of kids at Pacifica-Sanchez Library ready to play with clay.  They made some really cute pieces, then we made them into fridge magnets.

Faux Stained Glass for Adults

I had a room filled with adults very excited to be creative today.  We did a practice piece first, then created our masterpieces!  What an array of beautiful art pieces we had at the end.  Men and women alike enjoyed this class, and the creativity was flowing!

Tweens and Memory Wire Rings

25 Tweens had a good time socializing while creating two memory wire rings.  I enjoyed their choices of colors and patterns, and the amount of time they took making their rings.