Congratulations to Friends of the Moorhead Public Library, winners of the 2025 Evy Nordley Award for ‘Best Project by Friends of the Library.’ They won top prize earlier this month for Bookmarked! A Celebration of the Arts. Bookmarked! was a fundraiser – but also so much more. It evolved from separate, Friends-led conversations with Zoltar (a tattoo parlor) and Swing Barrel (a craft brew staple in downtown Moorhead).

Odds are good that over the next several months, your local Friends of the Library are hosting a book sale, author talk, marquee fundraiser – or some other program open to the public. MALF is here to help you promote! All member organizations are invited to submit their programs for promotion on MALF’s statewide Friends calendar.

Only a week remains until the 2023 Minnesota Book Awards! Hundreds of writers and book-lovers from across Minnesota will converge in St. Paul on Tuesday, May 2 to celebrate the rich literary landscape right here in our own backyard. Tickets are still available to attend the ceremony in person at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts.

If you’re subscribed to MALF newsletter, it’s safe to assume you’re a Friend of the Library. From there, it’s not much of a stretch to surmise that you’re a book-lover, too!

We have an exciting announcement to share – and National Friends of Libraries Week seems like the perfect time to do it. After a months-long research and design process, MALF has just launched a brand new website! Check it out for yourself at mnlibraryfriends.org.