History Player: Maud Hart Lovelace

1. Did you enjoy the presentation today? If yes, what was your favorite part?
Yes: 59
No: 0
Comments:
• All of it! Great presentation
• The character of Maud telling her story
• How the girls became acquainted
• Everything – presentation was great!
• History of Maud
• Of all the presentations I have attended here, this was the BEST! Great impersonation
• Photos and realia
• The presenter was very knowledgeable
• The pictures
• She was so delightful
• The artifacts and the presenter
• Hearing of a book for each grade
• Growing up in the first house
• The storytelling
• Every part of the presentation was wonderful!
• All of it!
• Having the character do the presentation
• Learning the back story
• It was all great
• Learning about author from such a vibrant actress
• Excellent presentation – kept audience’s attention
• She was very engaging
• Refreshing my memory of all the books
• Wonderful
• Fort Snelling with soldiers
• Learning about Maud
• All of it. Nice to include audience especially young folks
• The typewriter

2. Did you learn anything new about Minnesota history?
Yes: 52
No: 6
Comments:
• Mankato
• Early Mankato
• Some details
• Especially on horseless carriage rumbles

3. Did you learn anything new about Minnesota author Maud Hart Lovelace?
Yes: 60
No: 1
Comments:
• Lots!
• Her life, ambitions, etc.
• Her personal life
• Her family
• How old she lived
• I’m new to these books
• Just interested person – shared her talent
• I didn’t know about her “rejections” of short stories
• Traveling around

4. Will you be checking out any of the library’s Maud Hart Lovelace books in the future?
Yes: 47
No: 9
Comments:
• Maybe
• I owned about a dozen
• I am collecting her books
• The Valentine Box
• I have already read all Betsy-Tacy books
• I’ve not read the non-Betsy novels
• I own them all
• I might request them
• My daughter has the series
• Maybe – I have some at home already

5. Please list suggestions for types of programs you would like the library to hold:
• Anything w/authors or historical topics is great
• Any authors who write Minnesota history or fiction
• The bit of interaction that was involved was delightful! Wonderful “props”
• History – History!!
• Historical characters, authors, musicians
• I enjoy programs which cover historical events – esp. local stories
• Any kind
• Love them all
• Musical or historical
• Arn Kind
• More like this – especially those about local history
• Anything like this, it was wonderful
• Health related; other authors
• More historical events about the geographical area
• Laura Ingalls Wilder - 3
• More like this – GREAT – do they have a Laura Ingalls Wilder?
• Anything new that is available. We need more activity
• Kid & tween topics
• Authors – war – travels – history
• Authors of Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa and Wisconsin. “Old time” story tellers
• Anything. Not fussy. Missed apron one. That sounded interesting

6. Have you ever attended a library history program before?
Yes: 36
No: 22

7. Where did you hear about this program?
Library: 40
Friend/Relative: 16
The Snap: 9
Newspaper Article: 11
Facebook: 4
Newspaper Ad: 9
Event email: 3
Event mailing: 1
Poster at a business/school: 3
Others:
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