Buster the Reading Clown - Duane Blake
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$83
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2015
End Date
June 2015
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Lincoln
Project Overview
Buster the Reading Clown gets kids excited about reading by taking them back to the essentials of reading. Buster is played by a retired teacher who is experienced in teaching early literacy skills. His program will include storytime, magic tricks, and clown gags and will conclude with Lake Benton community leaders spending time with the kids reading and interacting.
Project Details
38 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
$83
Other Funds Leveraged
$17
Direct expenses
$100
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
1. Early literacy skills will be taught.
2. Participants will get excited about reading.
3. The community of Lake Benton will become stronger as a result of the relationships built through this program.
Anecdotal responses will be collected.
Measurable Outcome(s)
1. Stories were read and songs were taught that built early literacy skills.
2. Many children checked out books before they left.
3. Children interacted with a community leader. they were excited about hearing one of our community leaders read them a story.
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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