FOLA is a national voice for the 12 million users of Australia's public libraries, and in particular for the users of public libraries which have now established Friends of Libraries groups.
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FOLA 20 years celebration
FOLA celebrates 20 years at State Library of Victoria, 9 December 2014
See MORE FOLA NEWS below for the group photo
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See what FOLA can do for you and your library
View the suggested new FOLA Mission Statement
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View the latest FOLA Newsletter containing latest news from FOLA and FOLA Friends Groups.
LATEST NEWS
View the recent paper entitled
Worth The Investment: Community and Civic Engagement Through Library Friends
and the presentation:
presented by Daniel Ferguson at the ‘Beyond the Walls’ Conference, Adelaide, March 2015