Family Program: Folk Musician Charlie Maguire
It was expected that a majority of respondents would learn at least one new song, express excitement about American folk music, express interest in checking out library materials about the outdoors, Minnesota environment, and/or folk music.
52 people attended. The audience was made up of a mix of concertgoers. Thirteen out of 25 adults were attending their first concert at the New Ulm Public Library. The survey results show that a majority of patrons enjoyed the program and the majority learned something about American folk music. All attendees surveyed noted that they learned at least one new song during the concert. In addition, more than half of the concertgoers expressed interest in checking out CDs from the library featuring Charlie Maguire and other folk musicians. More than half of those surveyed also commented they would be interested in checking out library materials about the outdoors and/or Minnesota’s environment. All patrons answering the program’s survey did agree that they would tell family and friends about the New Ulm Public Library and its programs.
Charlie Maguire, River Ranger program coordinators (Ron Bolduan, Lori and Chad Wengert), local businesses and media outlets, New Ulm Public Library