finnish library association
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The Finnish Library Association is a non-profit and politically independent association. We are lobbying, promoting and supporting public libraries. We act on the national and international level.
Lobbyist for public libraries
Library Meeting
Campaings and events
Scholarships and prizes
International activities
Projects
Library Journal
Foto: ABC Open Riverland, Flickr
Who are we?• Annual Meeting for members• Board: 8 persons selected• Politician as a president, mr.
Jukka Relander• Topical working groups for
members• Office: 4 full time employees
and 2 project workers
FLA president Jukka Relander, foto: Rio Gandara
Foto: Virpi Hyvönen, Savonlinna Library
Basic statistics from Finnish public libraries 2014
• Loans in total: 91 million per year• On average, a Finn loans out 16,8 books, discs or magazines
per year• 765 public libraries and 142 mobile libraries
Current in Finnish public libraries 2016• New Library Act in January 2017• Self service libraries – addition to library network• E-books and other electronic materials • Service development for immigrants and people seeking asylum • The new Central Library in Helsinki
Image: Helsinki Central Library (under construction 2016-2017, will be opened in 2018)
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