Our Town, Our Island Big Read survey and writing contest, 2020

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1. Beaver Island District Library, “Get your Island On! NEA events continue,” Beaver Island Forum, October 2–5, 2020.
   The library reported remaining Our Town, Our Island T-shirt sales supporting programming, planned a radio-play version of a Thornton Wilder short play, continued Ancestry Library Edition access through November, sought an additional author event, and planned recorded organization and island-music programming. These are program announcements, not proof of production, attendance, or fundraising totals.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t015715
2. Beaver Island District Library, “Our Town our Island T-shirts still available!,” Beaver Island Forum, December 5, 2020.
   BIDL offered remaining Our Town, Our Island shirts for $15 and described no-contact pickup through the book-return slot; it said proceeds would help match the library’s share of the NEA Big Read grant for summer and fall events. This is a first-party fundraising and COVID-adaptation notice, not a sales or grant-accounting record.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t015884
3. Beaver Island District Library, “NEA Big Read T-shirts still available!,” Beaver Island Forum, December 17, 2020.
   The library said remaining NEA and Hemingway shirts were available for $15 and that purchases supported NEA programming held during the summer and fall. This corroborates continued fundraising, but not inventory, sales totals, or net proceeds.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t015913
4. Beaver Island District Library, “NEA Big Read T-shirts for sale!,” Beaver Island Forum, November 14, 2020.
   The library offered NEA and Hemingway T-shirts for $15, saying proceeds supported the prior summer’s NEA Big Read programming and Sculpture Garden. This first-party fundraising notice corroborates the library’s reported program support, but does not establish sales totals, inventory, or net proceeds.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t015835
5. Beaver Island District Library, “Actresses on Emily in ‘Our Town’,” Beaver Island Forum, January 9, 2021.
   The library replied that Beaver Island could not produce its planned 2020 Our Town performance because of COVID-19. This first-party clarification establishes non-production, while the forum does not document a later performance in this thread.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t015949
6. Beaver Island District Library, “Our Town, Our Island,” Beaver Island Forum, February 4–5, 2020.
   The library solicited community input through a survey for its NEA Big Read programs. The topic does not preserve survey results.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t014975
7. Beaver Island District Library, “Our Town, Our Island Writing contest,” Beaver Island Forum, February 27, 2020–March 19, 2020.
   The library announced a writing contest and later moved the submission deadline to September 10 because events were shifted to fall. The flyer attachment is unavailable in text, so contest categories and judging are not asserted.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum · 15 · t014999
8. Beaver Island District Library, “Our Town, Our Island Writing contest submission dates changed,” Beaver Island Forum, June 11, 2020.
   The library announced another change to the writing-contest submission dates. The attached flyer is not available in the text archive, so the revised dates are not transcribed here.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t015289
9. Beaver Island District Library, “More NEA Big Read events” and “OUR TOWN ONLINE BOOK DISCUSSION,” Beaver Island Forum, August 5–22, 2020.
   The library announced book discussions, plein-air sessions, author events, cemetery walks, and an ongoing forum discussion. It reported that almost 80 copies of Our Town had been distributed and that five discussions were required by the NEA Big Read grant. The post establishes the library’s reported distribution and program plan, not a verified circulation or attendance count; the Dan Hendrix event was later canceled in t015576.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t015495
10. Beaver Island District Library, “More NEA Big Read events” and “OUR TOWN ONLINE BOOK DISCUSSION,” Beaver Island Forum, August 5–22, 2020.
    The library announced book discussions, plein-air sessions, author events, cemetery walks, and an ongoing forum discussion. It reported that almost 80 copies of Our Town had been distributed and that five discussions were required by the NEA Big Read grant. The post establishes the library’s reported distribution and program plan, not a verified circulation or attendance count; the Dan Hendrix event was later canceled in t015576.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t015529
11. Beaver Island District Library, “Books on the Beach discussion of Our Town by Thornton Wilder,” Beaver Island Forum, August 29–September 5, 2020.
    The Library announced a second Books on the Beach discussion for September 5 at the playground beach and made copies available. Reminders confirm continued promotion, but the archive does not establish attendance or discussion outcomes.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t015581
12. Beaver Island District Library, “Dan Hendrix, author event cancelled for tonight (8-27),” Beaver Island Forum, August 27, 2020.
    The library explicitly canceled the planned August 27 Dan Hendrix author event and said it would be rescheduled for later in the fall. The notice does not document whether a later event occurred.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t015576
13. Beaver Island District Library, “Our Town movie at the Community Center,” Beaver Island Forum, September 5–12, 2020.
    The library announced a Community Center screening of the film version of Our Town and posted reminders, including a day-of reminder. The text archive does not preserve the attached flyer’s details or attendance evidence.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t015616
14. Beaver Island District Library, “Speaking of Our Town.....Mark your calendars!” and “Our Town, Our Island, Our Music,” Beaver Island Forum, January 8–14, 2021.
    The library announced WVBI broadcasts of the Our Town keynote by Christie Heller Perdue and a program on island music and musicians, with a second airing. The second topic is attachment-only in the text archive; the textual announcement establishes the scheduled broadcasts but not audience size or recording availability.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t015955
15. Beaver Island District Library, “Island Music and Musicians on WVBI,” Beaver Island Forum, July 19, 2021.
    The attached flyer announced two WVBI broadcasts of “Our Town, Our Island, Our Music,” hosted by Jacque LaFreniere, at 7:00 p.m. on July 20 and 3:00 p.m. on July 24, during Museum Week. The flyer establishes the scheduled broadcasts, not listener numbers or a preserved recording.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 16 · t016569
16. Beaver Island District Library, “Speaking of Our Town.....Mark your calendars!” and “Our Town, Our Island, Our Music,” Beaver Island Forum, January 8–14, 2021.
    The library announced WVBI broadcasts of the Our Town keynote by Christie Heller Perdue and a program on island music and musicians, with a second airing. The second topic is attachment-only in the text archive; the textual announcement establishes the scheduled broadcasts but not audience size or recording availability.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t015962