Minnesota Book Awards Tour
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$423
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
In progress
Start Date
January 2016
End Date
June 2017
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Mille Lacs
Isanti
Chisago
Pine
Project Overview
Six Minnesota authors including William Kent Krueger, Larry Millett, Belinda Jensen, Caroline Barau, Marge Barrett and Brian Freeman visited six ECRL branches in the spring/summer of 2017.
Project Details
296 participated
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2016 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2015 Chapter 2--S.F. No. 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$423
Other Funds Leveraged
$152
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Attendees will have the opportunity to meet and listen to well-known and first time Minnesota authors plus learn about each writer's style, process and genre.
Measurable Outcome(s)
An overwhelming 90% of the audience attending stated they would not have had the opportunity to meet these authors if it were not for Legacy funded programs. Comments included: Saw it in the paper a few months ago and was excited to have this opportunity in our area; Excellent program - especially for a small rural community - thank you
Source of Additional Funds
East Central Regional Library
Project Manager
First Name
Barbara
Last Name
Misselt
Organization Name
East Central Regional Library
Street Address
244 South Birch Street
City
Cambridge
State
MN
Zip Code
55008-1588
Phone
763-392-0643
Email
bmisselt@ecrlib.org
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