William Kent Krueger - Author
Award winning Minnesota author William Kent Krueger will talk about writing, his books, and his newest novel. The program will end with a Q & A session between the author and the audience.
66 participated
Bringing in an author to the area will give the audience the opportunity to hear first hand about the process of writing, from idea to the printed word. This is also a chance to speak to someone whose writings are well known throughout the state and country. The library patrons have long been asking if it would be possible to bring Mr. Krueger to the library as they have seen such programs advertised in other areas of Plum Creek as well as in South Dakota. Participant evaluations and anecdotal responses will be collected.
The evening of the program brought in a good crowd but we had been hoping for more. The Varsity boys' baseball team were competing at the state level and that took away some of the planned audience. Those things happen and we had a solid crowd for a Tuesday night in Adrian.
More than 40 people participated in our photo sessions that were used to publicize the event ("Caught Reading a William Kent Krueger Book"). The day after the program in Adrian, WKK stopped at our library for a photo shoot with our Dragons, the official mascots of the library, and posted it on his Facebook page.
After WKK's visit, he gave our library four audio books for our collection. Two of them were not owned by any library in the Plum Creek system. The program was a success with lots of positive feedback from patrons for weeks after the program.
Adrian Elementary School, venue - $50.00
City of Adrian, adoption of a formal proclamation naming June 7, 2016 as "William Kent Krueger Day"
Meredith Vaselaar, materials and posting of directional signs for event - $12.00
KWOA Radio, advertising - $120.00
50 local business people/patrons, models for "Caught Reading a William Kent Krueger Book" PR campaign.
The Rock County and Nobles County libraries shared a contract to reduce costs.
Nobles County Review, publishing photos and stories
National Honor Society officers, publicity
Anonymous Donator, refreshments for the event - $60.00
Marlene Greve, cups and napkins for the event - $15.00
Marlene Bullerman, cookies for the event - $10.00
Wilmont Shopper, publicity - $5.15