Buster the Reading Clown (Duane Blake)
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$75
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2014
End Date
July 2014
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Lincoln
Project Overview
Duane Blake, former kindergarten teacher, has reinvented himself as Buster the Reading Clown and will present a program tailor-made for our Summer Reading Program. Buster reads a story, talks about it and performs simple magic tricks. His story time is interactive with the emphasis on the book.
Project Details
28 participated
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
$75
Direct expenses
$75
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Attention/listening skills.
Encouragement to read/learn to read.
Entertainment/literacy advocacy.
Example to parents/guardians on how to encourage literacy.
Opportunity for library to promote summer reading program. Anecdotal responses will be collected.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Children learned about a historic event, discussed poetry and heard a poem. They listened to a story, tried to figure out a magic trick and herd encouraging messages about reading.
Source of Additional Funds
Tyler Summer Rec provided space at The Rock Youth Center in Tyler.
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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