Family Reads
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,415
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2013
End Date
November 2013
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Watonwan
Project Overview
Family Reads program rewards families who read. This program was designed to begin to change the culture of reading for St. James families by making reading a fun family activity. In conjunction with the program, we held a series of events encouraging family participation and rewarding reading.
Project Details
60 participated
Competitive Grant Making Body
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
no
Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,415
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,622
Direct expenses
$3,037
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Attendees will become motivated to read more. Families will change their daily reading habits. Attendees will check out more books.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Survey results indicate seven families were reading more; three families were reading differently--together, different books, etc. after programs; and several families started to read things they wouldn't normally read.
Source of Additional Funds
American Library Assoction, Friends of the St. James Library, St. James ECFE, St. James Public Schools, TdS, Watonwan County Library Endowment Fund, community volunteers.
Project Manager
First Name
Dayle
Last Name
Zelenka
Organization Name
Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative
Street Address
1400 Madison Avenue, Suite 622
City
Mankato
State
MN
Zip Code
56002
Phone
(507)625-6169
Email
dzelen@tds.lib.mn.us
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