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. 

Thanks to a generous donation, we are creating a scholarship fund. Stay tuned!