Author Event: Art Norby
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$200
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2014
End Date
April 2014
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Chippewa
Project Overview
Author Art Norby will discuss his new book entitled 'The Deadly Winter' which is set in southern Minnesota during the time of the WPA in the late 1930's.
Project Details
22 attended
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 4
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$200
Direct expenses
$200
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Author is knowledgeable regarding the WPA and what it accomplished in Minnesota during the depression years. This is the background/setting of the book. Attendees will learn more about this period of Minnesota history from an author who has done considerable research into the subject.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Learned much about the role of the WPA and the building of the LQP dam. Also learned much from the author about the experiences he has gone through in making a living as an artist and an author.
Source of Additional Funds
Local radio station provided advertising for this event.
Project Manager
First Name
Mark
Organization Name
Pioneerland Library System
Street Address
410 5th St. SW, P.O. Box 327
City
Willmar
State
MN
Zip Code
56201
Phone
(320)235-6106 x28
Email
markr@pioneerland.lib.mn.us
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