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ICYMI: MALF member organizations have until Friday, July 25 to submit one of their own for the 2025 cohort of Standout Friends in Minnesota. Click here for full details, including eligibility requirements and the application form. Recipient perks include a gift package with a thematic tie to MALF’s fall programming; a matted and frameable certificate; commendation letter to the mayor and county commissioner in each recipient’s hometown; and a written featurette in an upcoming MALF e-newsletter.
Labor Day is already fast approaching, and with fall comes the traditional “busy season” for Friends book sales and marquee programs! If your group is holding a fundraiser or other special event, MALF wants to hear about it. We maintain a statewide, crowdsourced Friends calendar for just this purpose.
MALF is excited to announce the return of our popular Friends of the Library "mini-conference" for 2025. Save the date for Saturday, October 11, when MALF will convene Friends from across Minnesota online for our fifth annual SATURDAY SPLASH (10:00 a.m. – approx. 12:00 p.m.).
As a support organization for the whole of Minnesota, MALF is privileged to regularly hear stories about volunteers across the state who go above and beyond in service to their local Friends of the Library. Most of these “Standout Friends” remain unsung heroes. In 2016, we created the Stand Up for Standout Friends program as a chance to spotlight and celebrate volunteers who go above and beyond...
MALF invites you to put your name forward for our own Board of Directors. Our all-volunteer Board hail from all around the state and represent many walks of life. Without them, our programming, grant work, and advocacy efforts would not be possible.