Book Club in a Tub
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$721
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
In Progress
Start Date
January 2014
End Date
January 2014
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Cottonwood
Jackson
Lincoln
Lyon
Murray
Nobles
Pipestone
Redwood
Rock
Project Overview
Book club kits featuring Minnesota authors, Minnesota Book Award winners and/or nominees. 21 Book Club in a Tub kits were developed to share between PCLS and PLS libraries on a rotating basis. Each kit contains 12 copies in book and when available audio formats; a folder with information about the author and a discussion guide. Books are assembled and stored in interlocking tubs for ease in delivering to member libraries and transferring between regional library systems.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$721
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$721
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Book clubs will appreciate having the complete book kits for their discussion groups and the kits will be easily transported in the tubs.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Kits were circulated among both library systems and rotated after six months.
Source of Additional Funds
The bulk of this project was funded in the previous year and this was ongoing expenses related to the book club kits. costs were split evenly between PCLS and PLS and included the processing of books (labeling, etc.) and tubs, and preparing book lists.
Project Manager
First Name
Jim
Last Name
Trojanowski
Organization Name
Plum Creek Library System
Street Address
290 S. Lake Street, P.O. Box 697
City
Worthington
State
MN
Zip Code
56187
Phone
(507) 376-5803
Email
jtrojanowski@plumcreeklibrary.net
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