“People who live in communities without a cake pan collection can ask about an interlibrary loan, Rippel said, adding that people can check the Kansas Library Catalog online to find cake pans in libraries that have catalogued their collections.”
—“Kansas libraries let people check out cake pans”
This is so fantastic. Libraries provide consumable ideas and aids for consumption. Sometimes our needs can come in the way of being able to visit the library purely for the pleasure of books. With it being the only safe, free, public space for intellectual progression, the library is becoming more and more “practical” by providing classes, computers, and now kitchen items for lending. What do you wish your library had? And conversely, are there any potential collection materials that could jeopardize a library’s function?
EBAY
this is my parents ebay account: Here
my parents sell some interesting things for pretty cheap prices, the link is a list of all the things they are selling
Kansas libraries let people check out cake pans
sacbee.comGREAT BEND, Kan. — A longtime practice of checking out cake pans at libraries in Kansas, particularly in rural areas, has increased as people look for a way to save money while still providing treats for special occasions.
More cake pans are being loaned at the Great Bend Public Library after employees recently moved nearly 100 of the pans from a back room to bookshelves, The Hutchinson News reported ( http://bit.ly/STOHD9).
The pans come packaged in large, plastic bags with decorating instructions. The collection grows as more people donate their pans.
“I just love watching people’s faces when they ask, ‘You have cake pans?’ Yep, we do,” said Cara Negaard, head of the library’s reference department.
Great Bend is just one of dozens across Kansas with such a collection. The library in Sabetha has a collection of 168 cake pans, while the Coffey County Library in eastern Kansas has 389 cake pans among its six branches.
The cake pan collections provide a valued service to community members, library officials say.
“It’s a great way for people who want to have a special cake, but they don’t want to go out and make a big purchase,” said Kathy Rippel, a consultant at the Central Kansas Library System in Great Bend.
“I think with the recession that started a couple of years ago, libraries began promoting these collections more and saying, ‘Hey, here are these things that we also have for you to use,’” said Tom Taylor, member library services coordinator at the South Central Kansas Library System, based in South Hutchinson.
The Great Bend Public Library had a few cake pans and provided free cake-decorating tips more than 25 years ago, said Terri Hurley, who retired last year as public relations director after 34 years at the library.
“We felt like it was a big help to the community at that time, especially in 1986, when there was nowhere else to get these pans,” Hurley said. “People would use a pan once and give it to the library, or find one at a sale and donate it. Once word got around, more people started using (the collection) and we kept getting more donations.”
The State Library of Kansas did not have information on how many libraries in the state have cake pan collections. In calls to the state’s seven regional library systems, The News found at least 32 libraries across Kansas with collections, although there could be more.
People who live in communities without a cake pan collection can ask about an interlibrary loan, Rippel said, adding that people can check the Kansas Library Catalog online to find cake pans in libraries that have catalogued their collections.
Kansas libraries offering specialty baking pans
kwch.comYou can check out novelty cake pans.
At the library.
That is the coolest thing ever.
At Kansas libraries, getting a pan is a piece of cake - KansasCity.com
kansascity.comA longtime practice of checking out cake pans at libraries in Kansas, particularly in rural areas, has increased as people look for a way to save money while still providing treats for special occasions.
Maybe this is a midwest thing — the small library I grew up with in Iowa was pretty renowned for its cake pan collection!
(story via LISNews)
Just a Tip
Have you ever seen instructions for crazy cake pan origami* just to line one 9 inch pan? It takes a whole sheet of parchment just for one pans! And when’s the last time you baked a cake that called for just one 9 inch pan?
I like to do this instead: fold an standard sheet of parchment paper (12.5x16.5, I order mine from King Arthur) and fold it in half length wise. Place your cake pan on top and trace around the pan.
Cut inside your traced line and then cut the crease connecting the two pieces! Presto two 9 inch rounds for lining! Now lube, flour, and cake bake away.
* P.S. I really don’t want to hate on the Kitchen Generation at all, in fact I only linked to them because they had the best photos and description of said origami.
I bet Dad Egbert had those cake pans with the personalized lids, and they all said “from the Kitchens of Dad Egbert.”
I bet Bro had a set of those too, and they all said “Made with Love by Dirk Strider.” He told Dave it was ironic but he actually meant it.
Mom Lalonde was the only one genuinely too cool for that shit. She got hers as a passive-aggressive gift from Rose.
