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Buster the Reading Clown

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$58
Project of
Plum Creek Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2012 - SFY 2013
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2012
End Date
August 2012
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Nobles
Nobles
Project Overview
Buster the Reading Clown reads stories and includes his cast of characters to help tell the story or just make surprise appearances. He will be reading summer-themed poetry.
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$58
Direct expenses
$58
Administration costs
$1
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.0094
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants will become familiar with various children's stories, poetry, and Buster the Clown's cast of characters. Children and parents will hear stories with themes of acceptance, kindness, and appreciating each other's differences. The students will develop interest in listening to and performing stories and will become more familiar with the poetry genre of literature. The cultural benefit of accepting and appreciating one another's differences will be emphasized throughout the program.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Buster the Clown was engaging, interactive and encouraged literacy. Children learned to appreciate the differences of others and to accept those differences.

Source of Additional Funds

Friends of the library set up the venue and advertised. Mileage was shared with Adrian Library

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