Member Roster – Dakota County Library Foundation

Member Name	Contact Information
Roseanne Byrne, President	669 Maple Park Dr. Mendota Hts., MN 55118 Home: 651-306-0729 Cell: 651-260-7429 momroseanne@earthlink.net
William (Bill) Asp	9600 Portland Ave. South #306 Bloomington, MN 55420 Cell: 612-309-9064 wilasp@gmail.com
Dr. Martin Fischer	1324 Sylvandale Rd. Mendota Hts., MN 55118 Home: 651-552-8233 Cell: 612-240-8767 martin.lee.fischer@gmail.com
Elizabeth (Liz) Fors	14795 Endicott Way Apple Valley, MN 55124 Cell: 612-801-8747 Work: 612-349-0943 efors@robinskaplan.com
Sara Galligan	1322 Raspberry Lane Eagan, MN 55123 Cell: 651-278-3062 Home: 651-454-3062 sara.galligan@co.ramsey.mn.us
Roxanne Mindeman	13440 Gunflint Court Apple Valley, MN 55124 Home: 952-891-1862 newtbuster@prodigy.net
Rachel Quick	554 Junction Lane Mendota Hts., MN 55118 Cell: 612-229-0404 rachel.quick@gmail.com
Jed (Allan) Taylor	670 Maple Park Drive Mendota Hts, MN 55118 Home: 651-450-1126 Cell: 612-900-9457 jed.taylor1@yahoo.com
Margaret Stone (staff)	Library Director, Dakota County Library
Jennifer Reichert Simpson (staff)	Deputy Director, Dakota County Library

DCLF Highlights

Over 190 individuals participated in Dakota County Library’s annual Poetry Contest which is a 22% increase in participation from the previous year. The Poetry Contest supports local poets of all ages, creative writing, and community connection to the library. The parents of one student, who placed second in the 12-14 ages category, reached out to the Library to express appreciation of how the contest encourages their children’s writing confirming program goals. They wrote: “thank you so much for this honor for Rebecca! She really puts her heart into her writing. This means the WORLD to her, to be recognized for her poem. Thank you so very very much. You have really encouraged Rebecca, in continuing to pursue her writing abilities.” Winning poems are published on the Dakota County Library website (search poetry). The program is made possible with sponsorship from the Dakota County Library Foundation.

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In 2018, Foundation funding bought books to support the Dakota County Library’s partnership with the Dakota County Jail. 67 incarcerated parents and caregivers learned early literacy activities to promote school readiness in Library lead workshops and received books to share with their children. 88% of respondents said they are very likely to engage with their child in activities learned in the program.