Off-Site Summer Reading Program
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,174
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2011
End Date
August 2011
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Scott
Project Overview
Provide reading records, incentives, and book collections to selected school-age daycare and summer school programs to run the library's "Summer Reading Program" with the children at their site.
Project Details
1297
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,174
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,070
Direct expenses
$10,244
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Increase participants' time spent reading over the summer. Distribute library information to at least 1,000 participants and their families; get at least 25% of the participants to visit the library in person once over the summer. Build partnerships with school daycare and summer school program providers.
Measurable Outcome(s)
248 more children than last year participated, a 24% increase. 1,020 letters to parents went home with participants. Daycares responded positively to reading promotion programs at the daycares.
Source of Additional Funds
Belle Plaine Schools Kids Company; ISD 191 Project KIDS; Jordan Praise the Children Summer Daycare; Jordan Schools Summer Ed-ventures; New Prague Area Schools Kids Company; PLS ISD 719 Kids Company; Shakopee YMCA Kids Company
Project Manager
First Name
Chris
Last Name
Olson
Organization Name
MELSA
Street Address
1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 314
City
Saint Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
651-645-5731
Email
chris@melsa.org
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