Legacy Sponsorship Grants 2010: Make a Splash at Your Library
Make a Splash at Your Library was the Nobles County Library/Worthington Branch Summer Reading Program kick-off. The program was centered around the conservation of MN wetlands: rivers, lakes, marshes, and streams. The duck and its connection to our wetlands was the overlying theme.
Program Date and Time: June 14, 1 pm
Number of Performances: 1
Number of Attendees: 127
Organizational Partners:
Cable TV; Daily Globe, KWOA Radio provided free PSAs beginning 10 days prior to the event
Nobles Co. Art Center provided a rent-free venue:
Measurable Outcomes may be collected by survey, anecdotal responses, pre-test/post-test, observations; End user change in Behavior, Attitude, Skills, Knowledge, Condition and/or Status
By the end of the program, the children should understand the importance of wetland conservation as necessary to a survivable habitat for MN acquatic wildlife. A toy duck craft will be introduced to underline the importance of successful conservation.Through questions asked by the children,we knew that they understood the importance of wetland conservation in order to provide a viable habitat for ducks and other acquatic wildlife. The presenter also asked the children easy questions which they answered. By painting toy ducks, the children developed a closer interest in ducks in particular and the habitat necessary to sustain them.Some of the adults commented that they better understand now why "we can't drain all of those mosquito invested swamps and wetlands."