When I started college, I taught myself how to negotiate with landlords, file my own taxes, and write my own resume. With the help of the internet, you can teach yourself anything. But if you’re a millennial who still can’t figure out how to ‘adult’ yet — the North Bend Public Library has you covered.
The library is now offering an “Adulting 101” course, teaching “basic how-to’s” to the younger crowd.
Classes, the first of which started last week, will teach young adults skills like “bare essential cooking” and “how to live with roommates.”
“On the first class of Adulting 101, we covered basic cooking skills that you can do in your dorm,” explained Assistant Director of Library Services Teresa Lucas to KCBY News.
“We also talked ways to stretch your dollar in the grocery store and how you can get the most bang for your buck,” Lucas said.
The classes were taught by Library Aid Clara Piazzoli, who told KCBY News how she became so good at ‘adulting.’
“I also lived in a dorm in my first year of college, and I lived in varied apartments, some of which didn’t have kitchens and didn’t allow you to have kitchen supplies,” she said. “And so I left home not really knowing how to cook and I ended up getting very inventive and teaching myself a lot of these tips.”
While classes are targeted at people age 16 through 25, it’s open to all.
“I wish there wasn’t an age limit. I’m in my 30s and need to learn to adult better!” commented Jasmine McAfee, on the North Bend Library’s Facebook page. Another community member, Karen Cancilla, wrote “This is exactly what every community needs!!”
A representative from the North Bend Public Library confirmed to Red Alert that the first class was “well attended” and subsequent classes will continue to be held on schedule.
The library also offers an “Adult Coloring Club” every 3rd Saturday. “Relax, unwind, make new friends and let your creative colors flow.”
“Coloring sheets, crayons, pencils and gel pens are provided,” the library website says.
