# 2024 National Book Festival: 19th and 20th Century U.S. Community Cookbooks

Fundraising cookbooks, affectionately referred to as community cookbooks, serve as a rich source beyond mere recipes. They capture a glimpse into culture, society and history. Join Library of Congress culinary specialist for a tour through the Library’s collection of digitized U.S. community cookbooks from the 19th and 20th centuries.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2024
- Runtime: 16 min
- By: Harbster, Jennifer
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/video-10268/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/video-10268?play=1)