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Cooks and Books

Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Book Club, Food and Cooking
Age Group:
Adults
Cooks and Books:

Join your fellow cookbook-obsessed-peeps as we read, cook, chat and EAT! We'll meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 7-9 PM. Each month, we'll read the same cook book or choos...

Event Details:

In December, we're making holiday favorites! From our homes and families or from a selection of holiday cookbooks! Please register (limited spots!) Registration opens 30 days pr...

Register Now
Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Food and Cooking
Required
Seats Remaining: 16

Cooks and Books

Join your fellow cookbook-obsessed-peeps as we read, cook, chat and EAT! We'll meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 7-9 PM. Each month, we'll read the same cook book or choose a common ingredient or cuisine. We'll each cook something to share and gather to eat and talk!

Event Details:

In December, we're making holiday favorites! From our homes and families or from a selection of holiday cookbooks!

Please register (limited spots!) Registration opens 30 days prior to event.

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

After Library Closes

This program occurs after the library closes.

Registration

Please register online or call the library at 412-828-9520 (CSCL) or 412-781-0783 (SCL).

Your Registration

Please remember to cancel your registration if you cannot attend so that others may enjoy this program.

Cookie walk Image

2nd Annual Cookie Walk Fundraiser

Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 11:00am - 2:00pm
Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Food and Cooking, Fundraiser
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Kids, Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Leave the holiday baking to us! Stop by to get your holiday cookies and support the library! $10/dozen. Stick around for some hot cocoa too! Have kids 5-11? They can build a mini-g...

Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Reading Room (Scott Family Reading Room)
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Kids, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Food and Cooking, Fundraiser
Event Details:

Leave the holiday baking to us! Stop by to get your holiday cookies and support the library! $10/dozen. Stick around for some hot cocoa too! Have kids 5-11? They can build a mini-gingerbread house while you shop for cookies!

Alison Roman Nothing Fancy book cover

Cooks and Books

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Food and Cooking
Age Group:
Adults
Cooks and Books:

Join your fellow cookbook-obsessed-peeps as we read, cook, chat and EAT! We'll meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 7-9 PM. Each month, we'll read the same cook book or choos...

Event Details:

This month we're enjoying recipes from Nothing Fancy: Unfussy Food for Having People Over by Alison Roman.Please register (limited spots!) Registration opens 30 days prior to event...

Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food and Cooking
Required
Seats Remaining: 15

Cooks and Books

Join your fellow cookbook-obsessed-peeps as we read, cook, chat and EAT! We'll meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 7-9 PM. Each month, we'll read the same cook book or choose a common ingredient or cuisine. We'll each cook something to share and gather to eat and talk!

Event Details:

This month we're enjoying recipes from Nothing Fancy: Unfussy Food for Having People Over by Alison Roman.

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Registration

Please register online or call the library at 412-828-9520 (CSCL) or 412-781-0783 (SCL).

Your Registration

Please remember to cancel your registration if you cannot attend so that others may enjoy this program.

Magnolia table Vol 3

Cooks and Books

Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Food and Cooking
Age Group:
Adults
Cooks and Books:

Join your fellow cookbook-obsessed-peeps as we read, cook, chat and EAT! We'll meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 7-9 PM. Each month, we'll read the same cook book or choos...

Event Details:

This month we're cooking from Magnolia Table: Volume 3: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering by Joanna Gaines. Please register (limited spots!) Registration opens 30 days pri...

Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food and Cooking
Required
Seats Remaining: 15

Cooks and Books

Join your fellow cookbook-obsessed-peeps as we read, cook, chat and EAT! We'll meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 7-9 PM. Each month, we'll read the same cook book or choose a common ingredient or cuisine. We'll each cook something to share and gather to eat and talk!

Event Details:

This month we're cooking from Magnolia Table: Volume 3: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering by Joanna Gaines. 

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Ever-Green book cover

Cooks and Books

Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Food and Cooking
Age Group:
Adults
Cooks and Books:

Join your fellow cookbook-obsessed-peeps as we read, cook, chat and EAT! We'll meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 7-9 PM. Each month, we'll read the same cook book or choos...

Event Details:

This month, we're cooking from Ever-green Vietnamese: Super-fresh Recipes, Starring Plants From Land and Sea by Andrea Quynhgiao Nguyen. Please register (limited spots!) Regis...

Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food and Cooking
Required
Seats Remaining: 15

Cooks and Books

Join your fellow cookbook-obsessed-peeps as we read, cook, chat and EAT! We'll meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 7-9 PM. Each month, we'll read the same cook book or choose a common ingredient or cuisine. We'll each cook something to share and gather to eat and talk!

Event Details:

This month, we're cooking from Ever-green Vietnamese: Super-fresh Recipes, Starring Plants From Land and Sea by Andrea Quynhgiao Nguyen. 

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Your Registration

Please remember to cancel your registration if you cannot attend so that others may enjoy this program.

Rick Bayless

Cooks and Books

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Food and Cooking
Age Group:
Adults
Cooks and Books:

Join your fellow cookbook-obsessed-peeps as we read, cook, chat and EAT! We'll meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 7-9 PM. Each month, we'll read the same cook book or choos...

Event Details:

This month, we're cooking with Chef Rick Bayless. Pick up one of these cookbooks:More Mexican Everyday: Simple, Seasonal, Celebratory Fiesta at Rick's: Fabulous Food for Great...

Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food and Cooking
Required
Seats Remaining: 15

Cooks and Books

Join your fellow cookbook-obsessed-peeps as we read, cook, chat and EAT! We'll meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 7-9 PM. Each month, we'll read the same cook book or choose a common ingredient or cuisine. We'll each cook something to share and gather to eat and talk!

Event Details:

This month, we're cooking with Chef Rick Bayless. Pick up one of these cookbooks:

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Your Registration

Please remember to cancel your registration if you cannot attend so that others may enjoy this program.

NYTimes Cooking: No Recipe Recipes book cover

Cooks and Books

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Food and Cooking
Age Group:
Adults
Cooks and Books:

Join your fellow cookbook-obsessed-peeps as we read, cook, chat and EAT! We'll meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 7-9 PM. Each month, we'll read the same cook book or choos...

Event Details:

This month, we're cooking from The New York Times Cooking. No-recipe Recipes.Please register (limited spots!) Registration opens 30 days prior to event.

Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food and Cooking
Required
Seats Remaining: 15

Cooks and Books

Join your fellow cookbook-obsessed-peeps as we read, cook, chat and EAT! We'll meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 7-9 PM. Each month, we'll read the same cook book or choose a common ingredient or cuisine. We'll each cook something to share and gather to eat and talk!

Event Details:

This month, we're cooking from The New York Times Cooking.

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Registration

Please register online or call the library at 412-828-9520 (CSCL) or 412-781-0783 (SCL).

Your Registration

Please remember to cancel your registration if you cannot attend so that others may enjoy this program.

Decorated cookie in a flower shape.

Spring Cookie Decorating Class

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Food and Cooking
Age Group:
Kids, Teens
Event Details:

Join us for some sugary, artistic fun as we learn to decorate some spring themed sugar cookies with local baker, Jamie Wadowsky, aka Call Me Crazy Cookie Lady This 60-min...

Register Now
Required
Payment
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Kids, Teens
Program Type: Food and Cooking
Required
Payment Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Join us for some sugary, artistic fun as we learn to decorate some spring themed sugar cookies with local baker, Jamie Wadowsky, aka Call Me Crazy Cookie Lady This 60-minute, in-person cla

Disclaimer(s)

Registration

Please register online or call the library at 412-828-9520 (CSCL) or 412-781-0783 (SCL).

Supplies

All supplies provided.

Six Seasons book cover

Cooks and Books

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Food and Cooking
Age Group:
Adults
Cooks and Books:

Join your fellow cookbook-obsessed-peeps as we read, cook, chat and EAT! We'll meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 7-9 PM. Each month, we'll read the same cook book or choos...

Event Details:

This month, we're cooking from Six Seasons: a New Way with Vegetables by Joshua McFadden.Please register (limited spots!) Registration opens 30 days prior to event.

Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food and Cooking
Required
Seats Remaining: 15

Cooks and Books

Join your fellow cookbook-obsessed-peeps as we read, cook, chat and EAT! We'll meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 7-9 PM. Each month, we'll read the same cook book or choose a common ingredient or cuisine. We'll each cook something to share and gather to eat and talk!

Event Details:

This month, we're cooking from Six Seasons: a New Way with Vegetables by Jos

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Registration

Please register online or call the library at 412-828-9520 (CSCL) or 412-781-0783 (SCL).

Your Registration

Please remember to cancel your registration if you cannot attend so that others may enjoy this program.

Zentinya book cover

Cooks and Books

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Food and Cooking
Age Group:
Adults
Cooks and Books:

Join your fellow cookbook-obsessed-peeps as we read, cook, chat and EAT! We'll meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 7-9 PM. Each month, we'll read the same cook book or choos...

Event Details:

This month, we're cooking from Zaytinya: Delicious Mediterranean Dishes From Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon by Josė Andrės.Please register (limited spots!) Registration opens 30 days ...

Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food and Cooking
Required
Seats Remaining: 15

Cooks and Books

Join your fellow cookbook-obsessed-peeps as we read, cook, chat and EAT! We'll meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 7-9 PM. Each month, we'll read the same cook book or choose a common ingredient or cuisine. We'll each cook something to share and gather to eat and talk!

Event Details:

This month, we're cooking from Zaytinya: Delicious Mediterranean

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Registration

Please register online or call the library at 412-828-9520 (CSCL) or 412-781-0783 (SCL).

Your Registration

Please remember to cancel your registration if you cannot attend so that others may enjoy this program.

Anna Jones' book cover

Cooks and Books

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Food and Cooking
Age Group:
Adults
Cooks and Books:

Join your fellow cookbook-obsessed-peeps as we read, cook, chat and EAT! We'll meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 7-9 PM. Each month, we'll read the same cook book or choos...

Event Details:

This month, we're cooking from One: Pot, Pan, Planet: a Greener Way to Cook for You and Your Family by Anna Jones.Please register (limited spots!) Registration opens 30 days prior ...

Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food and Cooking
Required
Seats Remaining: 15

Cooks and Books

Join your fellow cookbook-obsessed-peeps as we read, cook, chat and EAT! We'll meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 7-9 PM. Each month, we'll read the same cook book or choose a common ingredient or cuisine. We'll each cook something to share and gather to eat and talk!

Event Details:

This month, we're cooking from One: Pot, Pan, Planet: a Greener Way to Cook for You and Your Family by Anna Jones.

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Registration

Please register online or call the library at 412-828-9520 (CSCL) or 412-781-0783 (SCL).

Your Registration

Please remember to cancel your registration if you cannot attend so that others may enjoy this program.

Deborah Madison

Cooks and Books

Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Food and Cooking
Age Group:
Adults
Cooks and Books:

Join your fellow cookbook-obsessed-peeps as we read, cook, chat and EAT! We'll meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 7-9 PM. Each month, we'll read the same cook book or choos...

Event Details:

This month, we're cooking with Chef Deborah Madison. Choose from these cookbooks:Vegetable Literacy: Cooking and Gardening With Twelve Families From the Edible Plant Kingdom, With ...

Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food and Cooking
Required
Seats Remaining: 15

Cooks and Books

Join your fellow cookbook-obsessed-peeps as we read, cook, chat and EAT! We'll meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 7-9 PM. Each month, we'll read the same cook book or choose a common ingredient or cuisine. We'll each cook something to share and gather to eat and talk!

Event Details:

This month, we're cooking with Chef Deborah Madison. Choose from these cookbooks:

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Registration

Please register online or call the library at 412-828-9520 (CSCL) or 412-781-0783 (SCL).

Your Registration

Please remember to cancel your registration if you cannot attend so that others may enjoy this program.

Best of 2024

Cooks and Books

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Food and Cooking
Age Group:
Adults
Cooks and Books:

Join your fellow cookbook-obsessed-peeps as we read, cook, chat and EAT! We'll meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 7-9 PM. Each month, we'll read the same cook book or choos...

Event Details:

This month, we're cooking from some of the best cookbooks of 2024:Soups, Salads, and Sandwiches by Matty MathesonPass the Plate by Carolina GelenThe Ambitious Kitchen: 125 Ridiculo...

Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food and Cooking
Required
Seats Remaining: 15

Cooks and Books

Join your fellow cookbook-obsessed-peeps as we read, cook, chat and EAT! We'll meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 7-9 PM. Each month, we'll read the same cook book or choose a common ingredient or cuisine. We'll each cook something to share and gather to eat and talk!

Event Details:

This month, we're cooking from some of the best cookbooks of 2024:

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Registration

Please register online or call the library at 412-828-9520 (CSCL) or 412-781-0783 (SCL).

Your Registration

Please remember to cancel your registration if you cannot attend so that others may enjoy this program.

Holiday Favorites

Cooks and Books

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room) at Cooper-Siegel
Program Type:
Food and Cooking
Age Group:
Adults
Cooks and Books:

Join your fellow cookbook-obsessed-peeps as we read, cook, chat and EAT! We'll meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 7-9 PM. Each month, we'll read the same cook book or choos...

Event Details:

This month, everyone brings a family or holiday favorite for a festive evening.Please register (limited spots!) Registration opens 30 days prior to event.

Required
Library Branch: Cooper-Siegel
Room: Program Room (Verne C. Koch Program Room)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food and Cooking
Required
Seats Remaining: 15

Cooks and Books

Join your fellow cookbook-obsessed-peeps as we read, cook, chat and EAT! We'll meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday from 7-9 PM. Each month, we'll read the same cook book or choose a common ingredient or cuisine. We'll each cook something to share and gather to eat and talk!

Event Details:

This month, everyone brings a family or holiday favorite for a festive evening.

Please register (limited spots!) Registration opens 30 days prior to event.

Disclaimer(s)

Adults Only

Adults 18+ only please.

Registration

Please register online or call the library at 412-828-9520 (CSCL) or 412-781-0783 (SCL).

Your Registration

Please remember to cancel your registration if you cannot attend so that others may enjoy this program.