Congratulations, Moorhead Friends!

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).

Zoltar Tattoo created 30 themed, pre-drawn “flash tattoo” designs as part of this one-day event, and Swing Barrel debuted a new, library-themed beer – the "Cata-Lager." In true Friends fashion, Bookmarked! also featured a gangbusters used book sale.

Click here to read more about this award-winning Friends initiative, or here to hear about it straight from board representative Pam Gibb.

Last: Congrats are also due to the Friends in Morris and Austin, runners-up in this year’s contest. All finalists receive a monetary prize from MALF.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.