One Book One County - Prairie Ecology Bus/Snowshoeing
The Redwood County libraries, Morgan, Wabasso, Lamberton and Redwood Falls, cooperated on a county read program based on the book, "The Root Beer Lady", by Bob Cary. The local Prairie Ecology Bus presented a program titled, "Snowshoeing, a Winter Recreational Skill", which covered topics that coincided with the book. 50 copies of the book were purchased and distributed to community members. When the program had ended several were collected back and a book club kit created for system-wide use.
46 participated
Individuals will know more about the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and have a greater appreciation for it. They will gain knowledge about snowshoeing and the benefits it provides to your health and fitness. The will also gain a greater appreciation of life in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area from 1910 to 1987. Participant Evaluations and anecdotal responses will be collected.
Participants learned about choosing a snowshoe, the history of snowshoeing, where to snowshoe, parts of a snowshoe, and why snowshoeing is good for them. During the county wide read, participants enjoyed passing the book around to friends and neighbors, enjoyed discussing the book, watching the documentary of Dorothy's life and learning about life in the Boundary Waters.
KLGR radio station provided advertisement - $50.00
Newspaper provided free advertisement - $50.00 The Redwood Falls, Lamberton, Wabasso and Morgan libraries partnered for this program.