Holiday Open House and Craft Day
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,001
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2013
End Date
January 2013
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Sibley
Project Overview
Our Holiday Open House is an annual celebration inviting people to visit our library and to show appreciation to our patrons for supporting the library all year. For two hours, Kendallville Farms had two live reindeer here for people to interact with and learn about. The handlers discussed many different facts about reindeer such as where they come from, what they eat, and what it's like to raise them. They also answered questions from people and had fact sheets for people to take and read. The reindeer were not penned up so people could get up close and touch them. Many people also enjoyed taking pictures with them. Children and adults were able to make a holiday-themed craft to take home. A volunteer storyteller conducted a holiday-themed storytime session for children. In the evening, a family holiday movie was shown.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 4
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,001
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$1,001
Administration costs
$25
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
People will learn about an animal that doesn't inhabit this area and get the experience of seeing the animal live and up close. People will be interested to visit the library. People will enjoy the event.
Measurable Outcome(s)
There were about 165 people at the event. Of all the people surveyed, all commented that they had learned something new about reindeer. Many commented on how exciting and educational the event was and really enjoyed seeing live animals. Most had questions for the reindeer handlers and were happy to get answers from them. Many new faces attended the event. Several made comments that they had never been to the library and didn't know how nice it was and they planned to come back.
Source of Additional Funds
Kendallville Farms, Gibbon Book Buddies, Gibbon Public Library
Project Manager
First Name
Dayle
Last Name
Zelenka
Organization Name
Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative
Street Address
1400 Madison Avenue, Suite 622
City
Mankato
State
MN
Zip Code
56002
Phone
(507)625-6169
Email
dzelen@tds.lib.mn.us
Administered By
Administered by