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As the year draws to a close, MALF must bid a fond farewell to a leader. Sheila DeChantal of Brainerd is rotating off after 3 years on our board of directors. DeChantal’s name is one well known to Friends across Minnesota due to her talent for launching groundbreaking Friends programs that are successful, sustainable, and scalable.
Barb Brylinke leads book sales for the Friends of the Heritage Library in Lakeville. According to her colleagues, Barb understands that the most important words at a sale are not those found in the books available to shoppers – they are those used in the promotional materials and wayfinding signage needed to make residents aware of and excited for the opportunity.
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).
Thanks to the many Friends who joined MALF last weekend for Saturday Splash 2025. We matched that tremendous turnout with an equally tremendous slate of speakers. Missed out? You can now replay the full morning of programming on our YouTube channel...
For our final webinar of 2025, MALF is excited to announce the return of a fan favorite event. MALF’s programming team first piloted Warm Reads For Cold Nights back in 2022. It’s returned each year since to coincide with the holiday shopping season.