Dear friends and neighbors:
For those of us more simple souls who do not know what
the Minnesota Legacy Program is, I will attempt to edify. Though the various
programs presented by Pine River Public Library [my home] and Kitchigami
Regional Library are “free” to the public, you and others have already paid for
them.
“The Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund receives 19.75 percent of the sales tax revenue resulting from the Legacy amendment to support arts, arts education and arts access, and to preserve Minnesota's history and cultural heritage. Based on current sales tax revenue, Minnesotans will invest more than $1.2 billion in arts and cultural heritage fund projects and programs over the 25 year life of the tax."
A
portion of the dollars appropriated from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund
are being made available through grant programs.” [www.legacy.leg.mn/funds/arts-culture-heritage-fund.]
This program
was voted into action in 2008 by the people of Minnesota. You voted for this.
Having voted and paid, it would be foolish not to partake. It would be like
buying groceries and not eating them. There are many and varied events offered
to you, friends and neighbors. For a list, visit www.krls.org and click on Legacy Events.
On November 15th at
2:00 PM at the Pine River Library, Steve Stark will make art and history come
alive for you. “Steve
Stark’s unique Illustrated History presentations bring history, art and
presentation to entertaining life as Steve, in historical costume tells true
history stories while actually drawing with skill and speed them before your
eyes” Why would you want to miss this? It’s blustery outside. Come inside.
See
you here at Pine River Library. Don’t forget to visit me
anytime except for the following days when the library will be closed: November
11 for Veterans Day, early close Wednesday, November 26th at 5:00
PM, and November 27th for Thanksgiving. (Turkey Day! I am hugely
fond of that day and will spend it in the country, no doubt.)
I
remain,
Browser,
the library cat
