Kitchigami Reads | Kitchigami Writes: Four Authors | Four Perspectives

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,061
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2019
End Date
September 2019
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Beltrami
Crow Wing
Hubbard
Beltrami
Crow Wing
Hubbard
Project Overview

Four local authors participated in a panel discussion at 3 regional libraries. Marcie Rendon, an enrolled member of the White Earth Nation is a playwright, poet and author of Murder on the Red River and Girl Gone Missing. Art Coulson, Cherokee, is an award-winning journalist and author of Unstoppable: How Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team Defeated Army. Nora Murphy is a 5th generation Irish-American Minnesota resident and author of six books, including White Birch, Red Hawthorn: A Memoir. Mai Moua is the founder of the Hmong literary arts journal Paj Ntaub Voice and author of The Bride Price: A Hmong Wedding Story. The panel discussion was moderated by Sue Bruns, a local author and educator.

Project Details

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Legal Citation / Subdivision
2017 Minnesota Special Session Laws | Chapter 91?HF.No 707 | Article 4 | Section 2 | Subdivision 5
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,061
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,300
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

A paper survey was available for attendees at all events to fill out to determine if the event was enjoyable and educational.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Over 90% of respondents indicated that they had and enjoyable experience and would attend future events.

Source of Additional Funds

KRLS

Project Manager
First Name
Stephanie
Last Name
Johnson
Organization Name
Kitchigami Regional Library
Street Address
310 2nd Street North | P.O. Box 84
City
Pine River
State
MN
Zip Code
56474-0084
Phone
218-587-2171
Email
johnsons@krls.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200