Details of FOLA Groups in Queensland
Mackay
Friends of Mackay Libraries
Activities include
- Heritage collection. Currently seeking pictorial history of the region from the community, with emphasis on period from 1950’s onwards
- Book sales
- Home delivery service and shelving
- Bus trips
- Supporting Library exhibitions
Contact
Rod Poole - President
PO Box 41
Mackay QLD 4740
Maroochydore
Maroochydore Friends of the Library have 24 members and meet on the 1st Monday of every month.
Contact
P O Box 261
Cottontree QLD 4558
Email: helensmallwood@gmail.com
Website: www.library.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au
Morton Bay
Library Friends Association (LFA) are a Friends of Library group based in Moreton Bay supporting 12 libraries and holding regular meetings each month. They provide a great opportunity to help promote and support the Library Service by organising activities, sponsoring special programs and fund raising events.
Contact
Library Friends Association Inc.
The Secretary
P O Box 316
Caboolture QLD 4510
Phone: 07 3408 2152
Email: library.friends.assoc@gmail.com
Website: www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/library-events.aspx?evType=81
Toowoomba
Friends of the Toowoomba City Library Association has a membership of about 100 and their 12 member Committee meets monthly.
- Main fund raising activities are six books sales and two raffles yearly.
- We apply for grants and have been successful in this method to raise funds for particular requests from the library.
- Recently purchased a cubby house and big bear for children's area, magazine subscriptions and music DVDs for loan to nursing homes and homebound deliveries
- Allocated $5000 to the library for use for 2012 National Year of Reading activities
- Organised Family History workshop for the Local History Library
Contact
Margaret Taylor
Secretary Friends of the Toowoomba City Library
PO Box 3021
Village Fair QLD 4350
Phone: 07 4613 6826 / 0417 753 171M
Email: mtaylor44@bigpond.com
Website: Currently reestablishing a link through the Toowoomba Regional Council website.