Springfield Play Space
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2016
End Date
May 2016
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Brown
Project Overview
A new smart play spot has opened at Springfield Public Library. During the past several years, Smart Play Spots have been developed and installed all across Minnesota to encourage children's literacy development through hands-on, multi-sensory activities that include dramatic play, storytelling and playing with letters and sounds. The Smart Play Spot was financed with a grant from the Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, an appropriation made possible by the taxpayers in Minnesota.
Project Details
2103 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
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,303
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
This project will create spaces for children and caregivers to read together, will provide opportunities for children to learn through reading, playing, and writing, and will bring new people in to the library that either have not visited before, or that
Measurable Outcome(s)
All outcomes were met. The library staff report that use of the space has surpassed expectations, and that so many people have been using the space since it was completed.
Source of Additional Funds
Springfield Library, Springfield Library Board of Trustees
Project Manager
First Name
Bob
Last Name
Boese
Organization Name
Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative
Street Address
1400 Madison Avenue, Suite 622
City
Mankato
State
MN
Zip Code
56002-5488
Phone
507-625-6169
Email
rboese@tds.lib.mn.us
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