Remember: Any Friends-supported project is eligible, provided that (1) project implementation began after January 1, 2022; and (2) either the Friends or their Minnesota library was the primary beneficiary. (In other words, efforts jointly developed with or sponsored by non-Friends organizations are qualified under many circumstances.) If you have specific questions about the eligibility of a particular project, call 651-366-6492 for clarity.

Use this form to outline your project or initiative. Answer each section fully and carefully; MALF’s judging rubric follows this same outline. If a piece of information seems relevant to multiple categories, do not hesitate to duplicate select details as necessary. You are also welcome to submit supplementary materials as appendices (such as photographs, news articles, attendee or donor testimonials, etc.)**

Email your entry to info@mnlibraryfriends.org. All entries must be emailed by 11:59 p.m. Friday, July 7. **If you have supplementary materials that cannot easily be scanned (ex., newspapers, posters), you may send a copy via USPS. Mail to MALF, 332 Minnesota Street, Suite W1420, Saint Paul, MN, 55101. 

Each member organization may only submit one name per year for the Standout Friends honor. Any Friend is eligible, provided he or she is part of a Friends of the Library group current in its MALF membership and is willing to have his or her name shared publicly on award materials distributed across the state. In order to prevent duplicated efforts, MALF asks, though does not require, that the nomination come to us from the current president of each member Friends group.

In order to participate, your Friends group must make their selection and submit this form – along with an explanatory cover letter – to us by July 28, 2023. Please do so via email (to: info@mnlibraryfriends.org).