LAKEPORT >> The community is invited to the Lake County Library’s “Book-to-Action: Cooked” series of free events, featuring “Cooked: a Natural History of Transformation” by Michael Pollan, to be held during April and May at library branches and other venues around Lake County.
Book-to-Action: Cooked starts April 11 at Lakeport Library. Sign up to participate and get a free copy of Pollan’s book, as long as supplies last. Participants will be asked to challenge themselves to get into the kitchen and cook meals themselves during the program and discuss their experiences at the program’s conclusion on May 30.
Pollan is the author of “The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” “The Botany of Desire,” “Food Rules” and other books about food, cooking and plants
Cooked is Pollan’s exploration into the four classical elements – fire, air, water and earth – and how they intersect with cooking. Fire is barbecue, air is bread, water is braising and earth is fermentation. Through these elements Pollan explores the philosophical side of cooking and eating. He contends that not only has modern food taken us away from eating properly, but that our modern life takes us away from eating with family and community. Pollan believes that reclaiming control of cooking is an important step in improving one’s life
The Book-to-Action program is a variation on the traditional library book group—it offers participants not only the opportunity to collectively read and discuss a book and meet an author, but also to put their newfound knowledge into action by engaging in a community service project or activity related to the book’s topic
Book-to-Action is a project of the California State Library in partnership with the California Center for the Book, and it is being implemented in libraries throughout the state. The project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
The Lake County Library, in collaboration with the Lake County Hunger Task Force and the Lake County Public Health Department’s SNAP-Ed program, is sponsoring Book-to-Action: Cooked with an array of events. Readers can read Cooked, join a book discussion, create a meal for themselves and volunteer at one of Lake County’s agencies that fight hunger. The library will have a list of agencies where people can volunteer such as food banks and free kitchens
Volunteers will participate in an array of free events around Lake County during Book-to-Action: Cooked, a printable list of which can be found on the library’s website.
For information about the Book-to-Action: Cooked program and events, contact Lakeport Library. The Lake County Library is on the internet at library.lakecountyca.gov and at www.Facebook.com/lakecountylibrary.
