Arts and Culture Live: Minnesota Book Award Author Tour and Book Club in a Bag
SELCO will offer a Minnesota Book Award author tour and Book Club in a Bag kits to help connect Minnesota readers and Minnesota authors, poets and illustrators. SELCO will increase output of Minnesota-based writing and increase exposure to Minnesota authors, encourage the reading of more literature written by Minnesota-based authors, and present the library as a cultural center of the community. Program attendees and book club kit users will be surveyed about future reading choices and future writing submissions to local/regional publications.
Good to know who the MN authors are! Otherwise I wouldn't be aware. Good presentation and interesting to hear about ideas for books.
Personable presentation with great visuals. A very good choice for mixed audience and a wise use of grant money.
Author is inspiring, her book was great. Legacy funding put to good use "“ for author and attendees!
Kids responded, (Author) telling anyone they can be an author.
I want to meet other authors and illustrators.
Thank you for bringing authors to the library.
Thanks you ! Wonderful to meet an author in real life.
I thought it was very inspirational to meet a Minnesota author and have the chance to learn more about writing and publishing.
I am going to read more books by Alison McGhee.
Alison made a huge impact on my son @ school & he was insistent on coming.
We're starting our own creative writing club to continue the work we began with Ms. McGhee!
Book Club in a Bag Kits
We are an established book club and have enjoyed the ease of getting these books. It is a pleasure to use this service.
Everyone loved having so many copies available.
We read Red Sings From Treetops during library time with our entire school. It is so much fun for the students to hold their own copy of the book and read alone AND study the amazing illustrations.
St. Joseph's Church in Rushford, Better Brew Coffeehouse, Chatfield Center for the Arts, Houston Community Center, Blooming Prairie City Council, Masonic Theater in Winona, University Center Rochester, multiple Library Friend groups