Legacy

Tyler Irvin, Regional Librarian

The Owatonna Public Library and their branch library in Blooming Prairie are currently hosting a Community Collaboration project titled Corrugation: Build, Live Discover. The original program continues to the 31st, so hurry on over if you want to see the start of this amazing program!

Corrugation: Build, Live, Discover is inspired by architect Frank Gehry’s early work designing furniture using corrugated cardboard. …

Just a reminder that Community Collaboration grant applications are due on the 25th of every month for consideration in the following month's round of grants. The deadline for September applications is August 25, which is this coming Wednesday. If you're planning on submitting an online application, please remember that all supplemental materials, including signatures and partner letters are also due on the 25th. …

Just a reminder that Community Collaboration grant applications are due on the 25th of every month for consideration in the following month's round of grants. The deadline for August applications is July 25, which is this coming Sunday. If you're planning on submitting an online application, please remember that *all supplemental materials, including signatures and partner letters are also due on the 25th. …

On June 29, children at the Zumbrota Public Library were visited by none other than "Dr. Shock" from Mad Science of Iowa. In a program titled "Splish Splash Science!", Dr. Shock educated, entertained and enlightened the crowd of more than 100 children, parents and grandparents. No matter how many volunteers got splashed with liquid, foam, dust or other mysterious substances, the kids kept volunteering for more, …

Great news!  Minnesota's Greatest Generation (MGG) Kits are now available to book for programming and focus on events and activities for the generation of Americans who grew up in the Depression, fought in World War II, and brought along the Boom in prosperity after.  There are four types of kits available:  Film Festival Kit, Trivia Contest Kit, Craft Kits, and Family Day Kits.  Each kit contains programming ideas, contents lists, …

Check out Audrey Kletscher Helbling's blog, Minnesota Prairie Roots , to see her post about the release of the 2010 Poetic Strokes anthology!  Click here to read the post.  Thanks, Audrey!

SELCO staff received a letter of thanks and appreciation from Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty for sending him a copy of the 2010 Poetic Strokes anthology and for the work to promote reading and literature in the state of Minnesota.  To see a full-color scanned copy of the letter, please click here .

Cheryl Hill and James Hill, directors of the Pine Island and Zumbrota Public Libraries, were kind enough to share with us their experiences hosting a successful Library Legacy project.

We contacted an artist, Greg Preslicka, who has a company called "The Big Picture" - http://www.thebigpicturemurals.net/   He visited our libraries and we talked about options and what we wanted to see for murals at our respective libraries. …

e.a.s.e.l: Experience Art in Southeastern Libraries, a joint venture between SELCO and SEMVA, announce the release of a new logo.  Created by emen design LLC of Rochester.  The image provides a new identity system for the upcoming visual art tour that will launch in October at the annual Minnesota Library Association conference and travel to 15 libraries in the 11 southeastern counties.

Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO) & Southeastern Minnesota Visual Artists (SEMVA) invite you to be a part of the Experience Art in Southeastern Libraries traveling art exhibit.  We are requesting art submissions for EASEL’s 2010-2011 inaugural tour.  This exhibit will travel throughout libraries in Southeastern Minnesota, and be displayed to the public for one year.  We are looking for pieces that correspond with your artistic interpretation of books, a letter or letters, …

We are happy to announce copies of the 2010 Poetic Strokes anthology are on the way to libraries and poets!  If you receive SELCO delivery, your copy will arrive in the gray tubs.  Otherwise, your copy will arrive via mail.  Enclosed with the anthology are patron surveys and a copy of a press release you can submit to your local media outlets.  Please click here to see the press release and [here|^Poetic Strokes Patron Survey. …

With tape measure in hand, SELCO staff and SEMVA representatives are touring libraries to get a sense of space for the first ever traveling art exhibit, e.a.s.e.l : Experience Art in Southeastern Libraries, October 2010 through September 2011.  Fifteen locations volunteered library space for the exhibit. …

This week, the SELCO Legacy Review Committee allocated a total of $63,986 for 4 Library Legacy projects affecting 14 communities. Congratulations to this month's grant recipients - remember, the next grant round deadline is Tuesday, May 25! Vetted Programs can be applied for at any time and are awarded on a weekly basis.

Check out Audrey Kletscher Helbling's blog post about her works being selected for the 2010 Poetic Strokes anthology by clicking here !  

The Minnesota State Arts Board and Minnesota's regional arts councils, (SEMAC for our part of the state) in partnership with Springboard for the Arts and Creative Capital, are underwriting a pilot artist development project to offer professional development workshops and education opportunities statewide for individual artists of all disciplines and all stages in their careers. Thanks to support from the arts and cultural heritage fund, …