One Book, Second Chapter: Virtual Author Conversation of A Good Time for the Truth

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,706
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
no
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 1970
End Date
September 2020
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Douglas
Grant
Otter Tail
Pope
Stevens
Traverse
Douglas
Grant
Otter Tail
Pope
Stevens
Traverse
Project Overview

In a Zoom webinar, Minnesota writers Heid E. Erdrich, Shannon Gibney, David Lawrence Grant, and Bao Phi joined facilitator Dr. Kandace Creel Falc?n in a conversation about their essays in A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota. Authors read from and reflected upon their essays, then pondered questions posed by the facilitator.

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
$1,706
Other Funds Leveraged
$110
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

75% of respondents will agree that the program introduced them to a new story or perspective. 75% of respondents will learn something new about the authors' contributions to the book A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota. 50% of respondents will learn something new about Minnesota history and cultural heritage.

Measurable Outcome(s)

100% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that the program introduced them to a new story or perspective. 84% of respondents learned something new about the authors' contribution to the book A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota. 74% of respondents learned something new about Minnesota history and cultural heritage.

Source of Additional Funds

Browns Valley Public Library, Douglas County Library, Elbow Lake: Thorson Mem Library, Fergus Falls Public Library, Glenwood Public Library, Hancock Community Library, Morris Public Library, New York Mills Public Library, Pelican Rapids Public Library: A Multicultural Learning Center, Perham Area Public Library, Wheaton Community Library

Project Manager
First Name
Erin
Last Name
Smith
Organization Name
Viking Library System
Street Address
1915 Fir Avenue West
City
Fergus Falls
State
MN
Zip Code
56537
Phone
218-739-5286
Email
esmith@vikinglibrarysystem.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200