Coffee House Press In the Stacks: Kao Kalia Yang

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,193
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2015
End Date
May 2015
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview
Kao Kalia Yang, author of The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir will be Sun Ray Library's writer-in-residence this Spring. During the course of her residency, she’ll use the books, space, and community at Sun Ray to further develop her craft as a writer and storyteller. The program includes a public presentation.
Project Details
75 participated
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,193
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$4,193
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

In The Stacks with Kao Kalia Yang will create a body of work that will inspire a broader public to engage with their local libraries in a new and meaningful way, and to encourage artists and the general public to think about libraries as creative spaces. In The Stacks is part Books in Action, a broader initiative by Coffee House Press to publish works and develop programs that encourage and nurture literary arts beyond the page, highlighting people and organizations working to further interdisciplinary collaborations, reader engagement, and nontraditional means of accessing the reading experience.

Measurable Outcome(s)

In The Stacks with Kao Kalia Yang created a body of work that will inspire a broader public to engage with their local libraries in a new and meaningful way, and the residency encouraged artists and the general public to think about libraries as creative spaces. In The Stacks is part of Books in Action, a broader initiative by Coffee House Press to publish works and develop programs that encourage and nurture literary arts beyond the page, highlighting people and organizations working to further interdisciplinary collaborations, reader engagement, and nontraditional means of accessing the reading experience.

Project Manager
First Name
Ken
Last Name
Behringer
Organization Name
MELSA
Street Address
1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 314
City
Saint Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
651-645-5731
Email
ken@melsa.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200