Minnesota's Stately Spirits: Stories, Legends, & Tales from Haunted Places
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$350
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2016
End Date
November 2016
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Kandiyohi
Project Overview
An interactive theater experience designed to advance literacy in a creepy way.
Project Details
15 participated
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$350
Direct expenses
$350
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Tween, teens, and adults will learn about some of Minnesota's most renowned haunted places and experience strange phenomena related to the artifacts from these places. Participants will be motivated to research and read more associated literature and to use the library to pursue other topics as well.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Participants: 1) learned more about their state, 2) learned the historical perspective of stories such as how they used to build coffins, 3) added many books to their "to read" list, 4) were motivated to visit the places that were talked about, 5) learned about equipment used by ghost hunters.
Project Manager
First Name
Laurie
Organization Name
Pioneerland Library System
Street Address
410 5th St. SW, P.O. Box 327
City
Willmar
State
MN
Zip Code
56201
Phone
(320) 235-6106 x28
Email
laurie.ortega@pioneerland.lib.mn.us
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