Cook Memorial Public Library District to Debut New Community-wide Cookbook at a Kick-off Event on November 13

Last winter the Cook Memorial Public Library District launched a community-wide request for recipe submissions for their upcoming cookbook A Library of Recipes: Cook Park and Aspen Drive Cooking Together. The community response was so overwhelming, that by April over 300 recipes had been collected! After many months of collecting recipes, the library is pleased to announce that the cookbook is now for sale and will be debuted at a kick-off event on Tuesday, November 13 at 7 p.m. at the Libertyville Civic Center, 135 W. Church Street.

Chef Michael Maddox, formerly of Le Titi de Paris, will amaze you with his culinary skills as he demonstrates how to make dazzling holiday canapes and Chef Jean-Marc Loustaunau from Cafe Pyrenees will demonstrate his silky smooth Creme Brulee recipe, which can be found in the cookbook. In addition to chef demos, participants will also have the opportunity to sample delicious recipes from the cookbook and enter a drawing for great prizes. Registration is required and filling up fast so register today! Call (847) 362-2330 or visit webres.cooklib.org to register.

The beautiful, hard-cover cookbook serves up 370 downhome recipes from local residents, businesses and restaurants in 8 different delectable sections. Overflowing with a scrumptious mix of soups, salads, appetizers, side dishes, entrees and desserts, A Library of Recipes captures the distinct local flavors of our wonderfully diverse community. The sturdy 3-ring design, one-of-a-kind recipes, and helpful hints blend to create the perfect sampling of all that our library residents have to offer. Each recipe features the name of the person and/or business who submitted it and the community in which they live witin the District. That, along with an index of contributors, will make it easy for everyone to locate the favorite recipes of their friends and local residents.

The cookbooks will be sold by the library throughout the holiday season at the Cook Park location, the Aspen Drive location, and on the Bookmobile. It will also be sold at Someone's in the Kitchen and How Impressive in downtown Libertyville; AND for one night only at Cafe Pyrenees on November 14 from 5 to 8PM at an Evening With the Authors. The cookbook can be purchased and signed by Chef Jean-Marc who contributed three recipes from his repertoire of local favorites at this special book signing. The cost of the book is $15 at all locations. Proceeds from the sales will help to enhance library services and provide more children's programs, computer classes, author visits, enhancements to the Digital Library, additions to the library collection and much more!

Please consider supporting your library through the purchase of a cookbook today! With the holidays right around the corner, these beautiful books make fantastic gifts!