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Saint Paul native F. Scott Fitzgerald’s magnum opus The Great Gatsby is often lauded as “The Great American Novel.” Gatsby marks its centennial publication anniversary in 2025, and The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library are not letting it go unheralded.
Thank you for your interest and involvement with MALF in calendar/membership year 2024. We hope you will renew today for calendar/membership year 2025. (If you’d like a refresher, please see our website for a detailed run-down of membership benefits and opportunities which MALF membership unlocks.)
October 20-26 26 marks National Friends of Libraries Week 2024. This annual celebration (est. 2005) is coordinated through United for Libraries, the library Friends and trustees arm of the national American Library Association. BIG NEWS: MALF is pleased to share that the Governor’s Office has also - for the first time - officially designated October 20-26 as Friends of Libraries Week in Minnesota!
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…
Are you attending the Minnesota Library Association conference on October 24-25? If you have some flex time while in Rochester, the MLA conference team would greatly appreciate if you could spare it for one or more volunteer shifts. Needs run a wide gamut: silent auction help, wayfinding assistance, room hosts, registration support, and set-up and tear-down support. Most shifts require only 50-60 minutes. Remember: Many hands make light work!