Patrons Mix Mocktails In Time for Valentine’s Day

February 13, 2024 by Tali Crowe Posted in Adult Programs, Programs Tagged Adult Program, class, Community, free, mocktails, tyson library

A group of adult patrons mixed and sampled some sweet and brightly colored Mocktails in preparation for Valentine’s Day.

Tyson Library Adult Programming Coordinator Tali Crowe prepared the ingredients and kitchen tools needed to make 3 fruity Mocktails with the group. Mocktails are non-alcoholic cocktails, consisting of fruit juices, soft drinks, and more (one of our Valentine’s drinks needed cream cheese!).

They started the afternoon program with a Cranberry Cosmopolitan Mocktail, then blended up a Raspberry Cheesecake Mocktail and a Strawberry Pina Colada Lava Flow Mocktail.

The group worked in small teams to prepare each recipe, then they got to sample their mixed drinks. The group couldn’t decide on a sole favorite drink from this set, but easily agreed that they were all delicious!

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If you have an idea for an adult program that you’d like to see Tyson Library host, email tali@tysonlibrary.org.

First Canva 101 Session Bridges the Gap

January 22, 2024 by Tali Crowe Posted in Adult Programs, News, Programs

Tyson Library hosted a Canva 101 class for community members involved in small businesses or area nonprofit organizations on January 18. The group learned some of the basics about Canva, an online graphic design software that markets itself as being for everyone and anyone.

This class, like those that will follow, was largely a workshop for the attendees. Tyson Library’s Advertising Coordinator Tali Crowe is leading each session with the goal to help everyone leave with a finished product they could take and use for their business or organization as soon as the class is over. So, she kept the presentation portion short to have lots of time for real-time demonstration and hands-on help with using the software to create polished final products for each participant.

In last week’s session, one participant’s nonprofit organization already has and uses a Canva account to create graphics for social media and more. This attendee was able to upload the organization’s specific color pallet and logo to the Canva account. Both were then integrated into a Facebook post, which some will see and believe was made by a graphic design-professional, thanks to Canva’s collection of editable templates.

Registration is open now for the Canva 101 for Small Businesses & Local Organizations that is taking place from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 15. Click here to save your seat!

Tyson Library offers a variety of adult programming. To see what is on the coming up soon, go to our calendar. If you have an idea for an adult program, please contact Tali via email: tali@tysonlibrary.org.

Adults Learn about Simmer Pots with Tyson Library

January 16, 2024 by Tali Crowe Posted in Adult Programs, News, Programs Tagged adult, Adult Program, Community, free, simmer pots, tyson library

A warm aroma filled Tyson Library Friday from a mix of typically popular winter ingredients simmer omg on the library’s stove. This stovetop potpourri was prepared as a demonstration for a group of adult patrons in one of the first programs of the season: DIY Simmer Pots.

Tali Crowe, a library employee, led a brief presentation over the basics of simmer pots. (What are they? What ingredients and supplies do you need to make them? When and where can you use them?) She also showed the attendees how quickly these aromatic concoctions can be thrown together to be enjoyed for a few hours or for an entire day.

The library provided ingredients for each attendee to make take-home packets for a few simmer pot recipes. The patrons packed them up themselves to get a feel for how they could combine a handful of commonplace fruits, herbs, and spices to achieve a wonderful-smelling home.