Projects

 The Minnesota Library Foundation has been a primary funder for the Minnesota Institute for Leadership Excellence (MILE) since its inception in 2005. 

MILE was conceived as a project to grow a cadre of library leaders among Minnesota’s library staff. Applicants are selected to participate in a three-day institute with a follow-up two-year commitment for fostering networking, diversity, inclusion, and professionalism within the state’s libraries. 

 The Minnesota Library Foundation joins with Biblioboard in providing prizes for the Minnesota Author Project, an annual contest that recognizes the best indie-published authors in Minnesota. The Minnesota Author Project contest developed as a pathway to publicize the work Minnesota’s libraries do in fostering local authors and offering free digital access to community created content. 

*NEW!* The Minnesota Library Foundation is excited to announce a new scholarship opportunity for Minnesota library staff!

MLF encourages career development by funding a scholarship for a Minnesota library staff worker to grow professionally through taking college or university courses that would lead to acquiring a degree or certificate in the library field. The MLF Governing Board establishes the guidelines for this scholarship and selects the recipients. The scholarship amount awarded is up to $1,000.00 per successful applicant.

MLF Scholarship Guidelines 

MLF Scholarship Application

Please contact  mnlibraryfoundation@outlook.com with any questions!