Catherine Thimmesh - Author Residency 2011
Children/Young Adult author Catherine Thimmesh conducted a two and a half day residency in the Young Adult Writers Author Expo.
Event Dates, Locations and Attendance at each individual event:
1. 11/17/2010 - Fertile Library – workshop for writers/author presentation - 2
2. 11/18/2010 - school presentation at Fertile-Beltrami School - 68; presentation at Twin Valley LINK Site - 0
3. 11/19/2010 – school presentation at Ulen-Hitterdal School - 78
• Partner Organization(s): Northwest Regional Library
• Partner Organization(s) Contribution/Role in the Program:
Northwest Regional Library also hosted performances by Catherine Thimmesh. The performances were scheduled so the activities could take places in both regions during the same time period.
Measurable Outcomes may be collected by survey, anecdotal responses, pre-test/post-test, observations; Describe proposed end user change in Behavior, Attitude, Skills, Knowledge, Condition and/or Status.1. Reluctant Readers will be re-engaged.2. Participants will learn about the writing business.3. Participants will learn about writing.4. Participants will meet successful writers.
A summary of survey responses are as follows:Please rate the quality of this program: (Using 1-5 scale, with 5 being excellent and 1 being poor)
- Not rated - (0), 1- (2), 2 - (6), 3 - (15), 4 - (23), 5 - (5), Average (3.41)
What did you like best about the program?
- When she talked to me about how become an author
- That I got to go answer questions
- How she came up with her ideas
- Candy & questions (8)
- The starring thing
- The slide show of pictures (5)
- The questions she answered
- The stories (2)
- That she was nice
- Learning about the process of how a book is made (5)
- I liked when she told us about what she liked (2)
- About when she talked about the animal friends
- Her talking about her books (3)
- The circle thing
- The book names
- Her sharing her knowledge about her books
- The contest
- The spinney thing
- How we had something in common with one of her books
- The books
- I liked that she knew a lot about books and how it feels to be an author
- The Little game
- Everything
What did you expect to learn or experience with this program? Were your expectations met?
- To learn about the steps for the book publishing process (20)
- Yes (34)
- About writing
- Learn about her (4)
- What books she wrote (7)
- That people shouldn't steal ideas
- Learn about the books (3)
- I was expecting everything that she talked about
- What she had to offer (2)
- How to make my writing better
- Learn about authors
- Exposure, great to new start
- How you come about an idea for a book
- Telling about the book and how it came to you
What other programs would you like to see offered at the library?
- Meeting Stephanie Meyer
- How every author has different ideas
- Same thing (4)
- More author (15)
- Michelle Paver
- Nicholas Sparks Person
- War books
- Movies
- Horror book authors
- More books (4)
- Animal books
- World War II stuff
Prior to this program, have you ever attended a program at the library or sponsored by the library?
- Yes (21), No(28)
How did you hear about the program?Program flier - 19Information/poster at the library - 4Information/poster in the community - 5Library newsletter - 1Library web site - 0Newspaper/magazine - 2Radio - 1Television - 1From library staff - 3From another person - 38Check your age range:Birth to 5 (0), 6-17 (50), 18-54 (0), 55 and over (1)What is your zip code? 56552 (10) 56569 (3) 56585 (25) 56549 (4) 56589 (1) 56584 (1) 56536 (1) 56540 (1)Do you have a current library card? Yes - 21 No - 29 NA - 1# of evaluations received: 51