Awesome Adventures in Accordion Books - 2011

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,864
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Counties Affected
Douglas
Grant
Otter Tail
Stevens
Traverse
Douglas
Grant
Otter Tail
Stevens
Traverse
Project Overview

Local printmaker and book artist Phyllis Joos instructed adults and teens on the making of decorative accordion books. Participants left with four handcrafted books and the skills to create more of their own.

Project Details

Event Dates, Locations and Attendance at each individual event:  

  • March 19 – May 14, 2011  Public libraries in:  Morris, Perham, Douglas County, New York Mills, Elbow Lake, Browns Valley and Fergus Falls.

Program Outputs: 67 total participants in 7 workshops

2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,864
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Measurable Outcomes may be collected by survey, anecdotal responses, pre-test/post-test, observations; Describe proposed end user change in Behavior, Attitude, Skills, Knowledge, Condition and/or Status.

  • To share the skills of making books to the extent that participants could continue the process on their own. 
  • To demonstrate how books and papers can be recycled.
Measurable Outcome(s)

Survey indicated that many of the participants were most fascinated by the fact that they could use ordinary things that they would throw away to create beautiful books.

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Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200