• October 10, 2009

Kids Cookin’ by the Book is a project in which 4th and 5th graders in the Capital Region of New York use library, math and science skills as they learn about food and cooking. The Cooking Show is a part of that project. Troy Public Library’s young chefs appeared on an episode of the Cooking Show that aired on Time Warner Cable Channel 3 in May of this year.

The Troy Public Library episode of the Cooking Show is available on Cable On Demand channel 1009. DVDs of the Cooking Show programs are available for sale or to borrow at Troy Public Library.

The Kids Cookin’ by the Book cookbook, a companion to the Cooking Show cable television program, is available in the Young People’s Department to students who participated in the Kids Cookin’ by the Book project. Other persons may purchase the Kids Cookin’ by the Book cookbook at the Circulation Desk of the Main Library for the price of $5.00.

Kids Cookin’ by the Book is a project of the Upper Hudson Library System, and is supported by Federal Library Services and Technology Act funds, awarded to the New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.

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