Author Visit: Lorna Landvik
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$504
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2015
End Date
March 2015
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Watonwan
Project Overview
Lorna Landvik spoke about her latest book, Best to Laugh. She was a humorous and engaging speaker.
Lorna Landvik was born in North Dakota and went to Hollywood in her twenties to start a career in show business. She has always loved performing and for some years performed in theater, with improv troupes, and as a stand-up comedian. Lorna wanted to be a writer since she was a little girl and eventually decided to be a writer rather than a performer. She has written ten books.
Project Details
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Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$504
Other Funds Leveraged
$252
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
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Measurable Outcome(s)
21 people returned evaluations
Did you enjoy tonight's reading by Lorna Landvik? 21 yes 0 no.
Did you learn anything new about the writing experience? one respondent wrote, "Writers are artists and the characters are painted in their minds." 19 yes 2 no answer Others were surprised at how long it takes to write a book and that writers often work with many different editors over the course of their careers.
Are you more or less likely to checkout a Lorna Landvik book? "I'm not sure--I love her anyway." "We should use one for our book club." 17 yes 5 maybes
Source of Additional Funds
St James Library, Lorna Landvik, Local Businesses and Newspapers
Project Manager
First Name
Dayle
Last Name
Zelenka
Organization Name
Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative
Street Address
1400 Madison Avenue, Suite 622
City
Mankato
State
MN
Zip Code
56002-5488
Phone
507-625-6169
Email
dzelen@tds.lib.mn.us
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