Food & Cooking
Some years ago, you might have walked into a library with a snack and have been told to “put it away,” or “throw it away.” Today, we’re serving up a much different story.
We know that food brings people together, and so do free and welcoming public spaces like our libraries. At Halifax Public Libraries, one part of our vision is “A resource for everyone.” Resources come in all shapes, sizes—and yes, even tastes. We are proud to offer free snacks, workshops, resources, and tools for local food lovers and changemakers, year-round.
Food & Cooking: All Upcoming Events
Ongoing
Multiple Library Branches
Unleash your inner chef and get creative in the kitchen. Your Library has free workshops to feed your culinary mind (and your stomach).
Newcomer Café: Holiday Party
Dec 7th | 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Connect with others in the newcomer community, have some coffee and tea, and celebrate the holidays with food, music, and fun.
Take & Make: Latkes
Dec 7th | 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Celebrate Hanukkah with a delicious latke kit, with all the dry ingredients needed to make this traditional Jewish dish, a recipe, and more.
CommuniTEA
Dec 11th | 2:00pm - 4:00pm
As the cold weather sets in, take time to socialize with community members and enjoy coffee, tea, and snacks. Craft supplies also available!
Brewing Connections: Coffee Corners & Community Cafés
More than a weekly ritual, these morning programs are a warm, safe space for bringing people together, one cup, and one chat at a time.
East Coast Recipes
Get cooking: explore thousands of recipes from 40+ local cookbooks.
Nova Scotia Archives: What's Cooking?
This online treasury features approximately 1,000 old handwritten or early printed recipes from Nova Scotia's past.
Taste from the Past! Old Nova Scotia Restaurants and Recipes
Take a gastronomic journey through Nova Scotia's past. Discover old restaurants and their treasured recipes.
Festive Cookies
Bake holiday magic with cookie recipes and decorating guides for festive treats.
Fresh from the Sea: Recipes from Atlantic Canada
Savour Maritime flavours with this selection of seafood recipes and explore beloved dishes celebrating the region's rich culinary heritage.
Baking Inspiration
Unleash your inner pastry chef this fall with these inspiring cookbooks. From sweet to savoury, discover the joy of baking anew.
Cooking Up A Story : Culinary-Themed YA Reads
Whip up an appetite with culinary tales of competitions, romance, and delectable mysteries.
Watch Now: Learn to Make Fufu
Millions of people eat fufu every day in West and Central Africa. Mary Nkrumah of Mary's African Cuisine demonstrates how to make it.
Watch Now: Learn to Make Okra Stew
Mary Nkrumah of Mary's African Cuisine shows how to cook okra properly as a stew, served with corn dough (akpele/banku).
Watch Now: Learn to Make African Yam & Cocoyam Leaf Stew
Learn how to make boiled yam and plantain with nutritious cocoyam leaf stew (kontomere) with Mary Nkrumah, Mary's African Cuisine.
Teens in the Kitchen: Black Bean Burgers and Sweet Fries
Join Andy from East Coast Kitchen (and MasterChef Canada!), as he makes easy 20minute black bean burgers and sweet potato fries.