How-To Festival (Waseca)
Participants will learn at least one new skill.
Participants will be able to create or complete a skill using the techniques learned.
Participants will enjoy an educational experience.
Participants will feel community spirit.
1. Did you enjoy the festival today? If yes, what was your favorite part?
Yes: 23
No: 0
Comments:
• The coffee
• Guacamole
• Make and take projects
• Perfect cup of coffee – Daily Grind; Create simple flower arrangements; produce; health/fitness; planting
• Relaxation
• I liked the variety of classes to pick from for all ages
• This was an excellent event! Hope you have it again!
• Indoor herbs
• Acrylic painting
• Bikes, guacamole, relax, and gardens!
• Everything I went to was good
• Painting, being able to take things home
• Make great guacamole and Lego maze
• 3 sessions: how to select produce, herb garden, and hand massage
• Daily Grind coffee talk – such passion! Preach it, sister!
2. Did you learn a new skill today?
Yes: 22
No: 1
Comments:
• But learned important facts I didn’t know
• Several !
3. Do you think you will create/complete a project using the techniques taught today?
Yes: 22
No: 1
4. Will you be checking out any how-to books at our library in the future?
Yes: 18
No: 1
Maybe: 2
?: 1
5. Please list suggestions for any how-to sessions you would like the library to hold next time:
• Smoother transition from class to class – bag for items made – food made (nothing to put in to take home) – couldn’t find festival info on website. More written handouts covering the class info.
• More health
• Flowers, cooking
• Basic computer skills, internet, word processing
• Doll hair repair by Rose Pommerenke (not just for kids), How-to build a bug house. An especially for kids how-to fest might be fun.
• You did good!
• How to break ground in a new garden w/o machinery; build w/pallets; bread baking (sourdough is especially tricky); basket weaving; succulent garden; homebrew wine/beer; DIY green cleaning products (a.k.a. Joys of Baking Soda); pruning trees
• This type of day is an excellent Community Builder!
6. What town do you live in?
Waseca : 19
St. Peter: 1
RPD: 1
Faribault: 1
Waterville: 1
7. Have you ever attended a library event before?
Yes: 14
No: 9
Not here: 1
8. Where did you hear about this program?
Library: 9
Friend/Relative: 5
The Snap: 3
Newspaper Article: 4
Facebook: 2
Library email: 3
Library postcard/mailing: 1
Poster at business: 3
ICAN, INC. flier: 1
Girlfriends magazine: 1
Waseca Public Library, local businesses helped promote the event, event speakers