Whimsy at the Public Library Cafe
Mapleford was a typical Vermont town, with a vibrant public library. Children, adults, cows all loved going to the library to read. The library's director, Jessica Stephens, hit upon an idea for the library to open a cafe. Adjacent to the library was a laundromat that was closing. That would be the ideal setting for a cafe. To sell this idea to the town leaders, Jessica needed to come up with a sales plan. She needed to create projections of how much food the cafe would sell each year. Faced with this challenge, Jessica had a bold insight. Almost all of the food served in this cafe would have whimsical literary themes. Visitors to this cafe would be laughing so hard, they would order multiple items from the menu. So, using a simple Google Form, Jessica started collecting suggested cafe menu items from residents in the town. Soon, suggestions started pouring in. A hot entree named Unfettered Feta Fettucini A tasty wrap named Grapes of Wraps An aromatic bread named Chronicles of Naan