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Arn Kind Presents WWII

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$916
Project of
East Central Regional Library Legacy Grant SFY 2016 - SFY 2017
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2016
End Date
June 2017
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Chisago
Chisago
Project Overview

Arn Kind will portray an Ernie Pyle-type news reporter embedded with an infantry in war-torn France. This interactive presentation will be held at the Wyoming Area Library on December 6, 2016. He will also tie in the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 into his presentation.

Project Details

35 participated

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
$916
Other Funds Leveraged
$226
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Those attending the program will learn about World War II through the eyes of a war correspondent; about the eventful day of December 7, 1941 and about the orphan trains and how each of these events affected those living in Minnesota

Measurable Outcome(s)

Those in attendance expressed the following: Amazing - my daughter and I traveled 1 hour for this event after experiencing the fur trade experience at the Mora ECRL library; Excellent! I learned a lot of new things about WWII that I hadn't known before.

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
Administered By
Administered by

Minnesota Department of Education

Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200
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