MALF's yearly Evy Nordley Award for Best Project contest is the perfect vehicle to tell MALF (and fellow Friends everywhere) what you’ve been up to! Email your entry to info@mnlibraryfriends.org. All entries must be emailed by 11:59 p.m. Friday, July 11.
More information about this program can be found here.
It's not uncommon for Friends of the Library to experience friction in their working relationships with l
ibrary staff - or with the boards of directors who govern our libraries. In many cases and places, awkwardness and dysfunction are rooted in confusion around the proper roles and responsibilities of the three parties. While Friends, staff and trustees all advance their library's overarching mission, each does so from their own "lane."
MALF’s next webinar will overview those lanes, as well as best practices to help ensure a healthy and sustainable working relationship.
As a support organization for the whole of Minnesota, MALF is privileged to regularly hear stories about volunteers across the state who go above and beyond in service to their local Friends of the Library. In 2016, the Minnesota Association of Library Friends created its annual Stand Up for Standout Friends program as a chance to spotlight and celebrate volunteers who go above and beyond.
You can find more information here.
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MALF is a private foundation, but we count on member dues and on donations from library lovers across the state to fully actualize our bold mission. Monetary gifts of any size are appreciated and will be acknowledged in writing.
Note: Minnesota Association of Library Friends is a tax-exempt organization as defined by the IRS (EIN 41-1423551), and therefore eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions.