2024 Evy Nordley Award Winner: Pelican Rapids

Congratulations to the Friends of the Pelican Rapids Library, newly announced as winners of the 2024 Evy Nordley Award for Best Project.

Synopsis – Even as adults, we've all dreamed of stepping into rich worlds from children's literature: timeless environments like those found in Where the Wild Things Are, Harry Potter, and classic European fairy tales. Last August, library lovers in Otter Tail County enjoyed a rare chance to do exactly that – courtesy of the Friends of the Pelican Rapids Library and their aptly named ‘Once Upon a Time’ Tablescapes Luncheon & Silent Auction. {Visit our blog to read a more detailed project description.}

MALF’s awards committee gave high marks to every aspect of this time- and labor-intensive event, which so ably marries two well-established Friends fundraiser types into a program with a whimsical flair all its own.

Gratitude and congratulations are also owed to Austin Friends of the Library (“Puttin’ in the Stacks”) and to the Detroit Lakes Public Library Foundation (“Remote Drive-Through Book Return”), our impressive runners-up.

Visit our YouTube channel to learn more about each of these innovative, replicable, and all-around exemplary projects – through the organizers’ own words! Be sure to Like and subscribe.