Steampunk Mystery Mayhem – MHS Partnership Program

Project Details by Fiscal Year
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2012
End Date
May 2012
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Meeker
Meeker
Project Overview
Interactive Teen Program: A meeting at the library to prepare for the upcoming World's Fair turns dangerous when the Tesla Hydroelectric Generator meant to showcase the town is sabotaged! Who's behind this dastardly deed? Teens and pre-teens will try to repair the generator before it blows and solve this whodunit.
Project Details
Date(s) of Program: May 21, 2012 (2 programs held), Attendance: Litchfield: 14 teens, Grove City 5 teens.
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 4
Direct expenses
$0
Administration costs
$0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To have more Minnesotans knowledgeable about and appreciative of the arts; have greater understanding of their own and others cultural heritage, and to create appreciation of Minnesota's local, regional and state history.

Measurable Outcome(s)

14 evaluations were completed, with 13 rating the program as Great and 1 Average. 13 respondents would attend another program of this kind if it were offered. Responses to the question, What did you enjoy most about this program?: "The role playing and the styles." "Putting together the clues and trying to solve the mystery." "Being in character." "I loved how we had to get very involved and act – and had to get up and talk in front of the room as characters!" Responses to the question, What did you learn from attending this program?: "How to work together and how to solve a mystery." "To be inquisitive and think – we had to find the 'criminal.'" "Deduction – from the way we made a timeline."

Source of Additional Funds

Pioneerland Library System and CRPLSA, MN Historical Society, Litchfield Public Library, Grove City Public Library. Partner Organization(s) Contribution/Role in the Program: MN Historical Society provided the performer and marketing materials, the communities of Litchfield and Grove City provided the audience and location.

Project Manager
First Name
Mark
Last Name
Ranum
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
markr@pioneerland.lib.mn.us
Administered By
Administered by
Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200