Doug Hoverson: author 2011
Doug Hoverson, author of "Land of Amber Waters: The History of Brewing in Minnesota", gave power point presentations at two Lake Agassiz Regional Library locations.
Event Dates, Locations and Attendance at each individual event:
04/09/2011 - Fosston Library Theatre - 9
04/10/2011 - Historic Holmes Ballroom, Detroit Lakes - 40
49 people attended the Activity programs.
Partner Organization(s): Historic Holmes Theatre
Partner Organization(s) Contribution/Role in the Program: The Historic Holmes Theatre provided venue space at 50% of normal rental charges.
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.
- Attendees will develop a new appreciation for a significant Minnesota industry.
- Attendees will understand the cultural influences on the brewing industry in Minnesota.
- Attendees will gain an understanding of how small town breweries gave way to the big corporate breweries.
A summary of evaluations is:Please rate the quality of this program: (Using 1-5 scale, with 5 being excellent and 1 being poor)
- Not rated ~ (1), 1~ (0), 2 ~ (0), 3 ~ (0), 4 ~ (6), 5 ~ (26), Average (4.67)
What did you like best about the program?
- Speaker & Beer (2)
- Local history (7)
- Local beer references
- Brew Pubs in MN
- Entertaining & funny informative & samples
- His knowledge on the subject matter, loved his voice! And humor
- Doug is a very good speaker
- Fun, interesting (2)
- Catered to local history/audience
- History & humor - informed presenter
- Good presentation
- Depth of knowledge of presenter (2)
- Samples (2)
- Creating brewing as history
- Excellent pictures & history, could hear well, he made the subject extremely interesting
- History to date
- Very entertaining & informative - I learned a lot about beer making!
- Small group - several visuals - good powerpoint
- Powerpoint & beer car collection
- The presenter was very knowledgeable about the subject and presented the material well
What did you expect to experience or learn from this presentation? Were your expectations met?
- History of breweries (3)
- Yes (18)
- Details on MN beers - very detailed
- Brewing in MN (3)
- Local knowledge (2)
- Did not know what to expect
- Learn!
- Fun (2) - informative
- MN beer history (2)
What other programs would you like to see offered at the library?
- Local railroad history
- Music(2)
- All of them have been great! (2)
- Food authors
- Authors (2)
- MN historical "character"
- I enjoy the wide range/variety of programs that have been offered the past year
- Program on MN wineries!
- Music/theatre
- State history or regional history
- Mystery writers
- Musical history
Prior to this program, have you ever attended a program at the library or sponsored by the library? Yes (23) - No (9) How did you hear about the program?Program flier - 6Information/poster at the library - 7Information/poster in the community - 4Library newsletter - 2Library web site - 5Newspaper/magazine - 19Radio - 5Television - 2From library staff - 9From another person - 8 Check your age range: Birth to 5 (0), 6-17 (0), 18-54 (10), 55 and over (23)What is your zip code? 56544 (2) - 56501 (19) - 58103(1) - 56560 (3) - 56578 (2) - 56542 (5) - 56514 (1) Do you have a current library card? Yes - 28 No - 4 NA - 1 # of evaluations received: 33