History Player: Maud Hart Lovelace
Participants will learn something new about Minnesota history.
Participants will learn something new about Minnesota author Maud Hart Lovelace.
Participants will check out books by and about Maud Hart Lovelace.
1. Did you enjoy the presentation today? If yes, what was your favorite part?
Yes: 59
No: 0
Comments:
• All of it! Great presentation
• The character of Maud telling her story
• How the girls became acquainted
• Everything – presentation was great!
• History of Maud
• Of all the presentations I have attended here, this was the BEST! Great impersonation
• Photos and realia
• The presenter was very knowledgeable
• The pictures
• She was so delightful
• The artifacts and the presenter
• Hearing of a book for each grade
• Growing up in the first house
• The storytelling
• Every part of the presentation was wonderful!
• All of it!
• Having the character do the presentation
• Learning the back story
• It was all great
• Learning about author from such a vibrant actress
• Excellent presentation – kept audience’s attention
• She was very engaging
• Refreshing my memory of all the books
• Wonderful
• Fort Snelling with soldiers
• Learning about Maud
• All of it. Nice to include audience especially young folks
• The typewriter
2. Did you learn anything new about Minnesota history?
Yes: 52
No: 6
Comments:
• Mankato
• Early Mankato
• Some details
• Especially on horseless carriage rumbles
3. Did you learn anything new about Minnesota author Maud Hart Lovelace?
Yes: 60
No: 1
Comments:
• Lots!
• Her life, ambitions, etc.
• Her personal life
• Her family
• How old she lived
• I’m new to these books
• Just interested person – shared her talent
• I didn’t know about her “rejections” of short stories
• Traveling around
4. Will you be checking out any of the library’s Maud Hart Lovelace books in the future?
Yes: 47
No: 9
Comments:
• Maybe
• I owned about a dozen
• I am collecting her books
• The Valentine Box
• I have already read all Betsy-Tacy books
• I’ve not read the non-Betsy novels
• I own them all
• I might request them
• My daughter has the series
• Maybe – I have some at home already
5. Please list suggestions for types of programs you would like the library to hold:
• Anything w/authors or historical topics is great
• Any authors who write Minnesota history or fiction
• The bit of interaction that was involved was delightful! Wonderful “props”
• History – History!!
• Historical characters, authors, musicians
• I enjoy programs which cover historical events – esp. local stories
• Any kind
• Love them all
• Musical or historical
• Arn Kind
• More like this – especially those about local history
• Anything like this, it was wonderful
• Health related; other authors
• More historical events about the geographical area
• Laura Ingalls Wilder - 3
• More like this – GREAT – do they have a Laura Ingalls Wilder?
• Anything new that is available. We need more activity
• Kid & tween topics
• Authors – war – travels – history
• Authors of Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa and Wisconsin. “Old time” story tellers
• Anything. Not fussy. Missed apron one. That sounded interesting
6. Have you ever attended a library history program before?
Yes: 36
No: 22
7. Where did you hear about this program?
Library: 40
Friend/Relative: 16
The Snap: 9
Newspaper Article: 11
Facebook: 4
Newspaper Ad: 9
Event email: 3
Event mailing: 1
Poster at a business/school: 3
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