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MLA: 2008 Best Projects by Library Friends
November 25, 2008 10:15 AM | Professional Organizations, MLA2008Ann B. Hutton, Executive Director
In honor of longtime library supporter, Evy Nordley, The Minnesota Association of Library Friends, recognizes "best" projects by Friends each year at the Library Friends & Advocates Day held during the annual Minnesota Library Association Conference. This year's top Evy Nordley Award for Best Project by Friends went to the Friends of the Rogers Public Library. Friends of the Detroit Lakes and the Wayzata Public Libraries received honorary recognition.
Senior Tech Day @ Rogers Library
The Friends of the Rogers Public Library sponsored Senior Tech Day offered an opportunity for seniors interested in technology to learn how it can be used for lifelong learning and family connectedness. The Friends partnered with Best Buy of Rogers to demo five items seniors are serious about using; MP3 players, digital cameras, cell phones, high definition TVs and laptops.
 | Judy Hanson, Friend of the Rogers Public Library, and Tim Hiller, Best Buy Business Library Professional, receiving the MALF 2008 Evy Nordley Award for Best Project by Friends. |
Used Cookbook Sale Hosted by Becker County Friends of the Library
The Friends raised funds for the Detroit Lakes Public Library and created a way for cookbook collectors to reduce the size of their personal collections by hosting a used cookbook sale. The Friends collected and sorted over 1,500 cookbooks, selling over 500 and raising nearly $1,000.
Picnic at Wayzata Library: Monarchs, Mariposa y Mexico
The third annual summer picnic in celebration of the Wayzata Children's Garden boasted over over 500 attendees of all ages. Monachs, Mariposa y Mexico included arts activities and educational exercises about butterflies all amid songs and dancing. The Wayzata Library has been selected as an official monarch butterfly way station. Monarchs summer in Wayzata then return to Mexico, which gives the picnic its theme.
