How-To Festival
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,886
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2013
End Date
June 2013
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Watonwan
Project Overview
This community-based interactive learning festival offered 21 free classses and demonstrations held in various areas in the Library and parking lot. This festival was based on Louisville Free Public Library's How-to Festival. The festival allowed people to quickly develop skills they would normally not seek out, sample new ideas, and enhance community spirit. The classes taught were: How to perform two magic tricks; identify invasive species; teach your kids smart money habits; perform two card tricks; use educational apps with kids; identify local trees; make Lego animals; julienne vegetables & other chef techniques; be a roller derby girl; download to a Nook, Kindle or iPad; geocache; make origami paper cranes; use a panini maker; make a scarf out of a t-shirt; draw a dragon; make your own baby food; train your dog to do tricks; plan and run good meetings; play two guitar chords; and teach your kids early literacy skills.
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
$1,886
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,022
Direct expenses
$3,908
Administration costs
$48
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Participants will learn at least one new skill. Participants will enjoy an educational experience. Participants will feel community spirit.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Surveys were distributed and the results showed that a majority enjoyed the festival, learned new skills, and felt a sense of community pride after learning skills from people from their community. The festival ran very smoothly with volunteers switching up seating arrangements, cleaning up, signing people in and keeping things running on time. People liked that they could pick and choose what sessions they wanted to attend. Approximately 60 people attended.
Source of Additional Funds
community members, Friends of the St. James Library, volunteers, Watonwan County Library/St. James
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
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