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Library associations connect libraries, library workers, and information professionals at the local, national, and international level. Library associations often provide resources to their individual and institutional members that enable cooperation, exchange of information, education, research, and development.

International

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  • Arab Federation for Libraries and Information [Wikidata] (AFLI)[1]
  • Asociación de Estados Iberoamericanos para el Desarrollo de las Bibliotecas Nacionales de Iberoamérica
  • Association internationale francophone des bibliothécaires et documentalistes (AIFBD) [Wikidata]
  • Association of Independent Information Professionals
  • China–CEEC Libraries Union (Chinese: 中国—中东欧国家图书馆联盟)[2][3]
  • Commonwealth Library Association[1]
  • International Council on Archives
  • International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
  • Polar Libraries Colloquy
  • Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM)
  • Special Libraries Association (SLA)

    • Academic

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    Political and social

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    Religious

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    Topic

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    Africa

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    Regional

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    Botswana

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    Cameroon

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    • Cameroon Association of Librarians, Archivists, Documentation Professionals, Museographers (ABADCAM)[1]
    • Consortium of Cameroon University and Research Libraries (COCUREL)[citation needed]

    Egypt

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    Eritrea

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    Eswatini

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    Ethiopia

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    • School for Information Studies in Africa (SISA), Ethiopia

    The Gambia

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    Ghana

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    See also: List of libraries in Ghana

    Guinea

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    • Guinean Association for Sustainable Development Awake

    Kenya

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    See also: List of libraries in Kenya

    Lesotho

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    Libya

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    Malawi

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    Mauritius

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    • Mauritius Council of Registered Librarians (MCRL)[6]

    Namibia

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    See also: List of libraries in Namibia

    Nigeria

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    See also: List of libraries in Nigeria

    Senegal

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    Somalia

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    • Somali Library Association (SLA)

    South Africa

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    See also: List of libraries in South Africa
    • Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA)
    • Development of Information Science in South Africa (DISSANET)
    • Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA)
    • Organization of South African Law Libraries (OSALL)
    • South African Health Librarians Forum (SAHLF)

    Swaziland

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    • Swaziland Library Association (SWALA)[8]

    Tanzania

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    Tunisia

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    • Tunisian Library Association/Association Tunisienne des Bibliothécaires, Archivistes et Documentalistes (ATBAD)

    Uganda

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    Zambia

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    Zimbabwe

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    See also: List of libraries in Zimbabwe

    East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia

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    Regional

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    Bangladesh

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    Cambodia

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    • Cambodian Librarians and Documentation Professionals Association[1]

    China

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    See also: List of libraries in China

    Hong Kong

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    See also: List of libraries in Hong Kong

    India

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    See also: List of library associations in India

    Indonesia

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    See also: List of libraries in Indonesia

    Japan

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    See also: List of libraries in Japan

    Malaysia

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    See also: List of libraries in Malaysia

    Maldives

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    Mongolia

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    • Mongolian Library Association (MLA)[24]

    Nepal

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    See also: List of libraries in Nepal

    North Korea

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    • Library Association of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)

    Pakistan

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    See also: List of libraries in Pakistan

    Philippines

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    See also: List of libraries in the Philippines
    • Association of Special Libraries of the Philippines[1][25]
    • Medical and Health Librarians Association of the Philippines[1]
    • Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians[1]
    • Philippine Association of School Librarians, Inc.[1]
    • Philippine Group of Law Librarians, Inc.[1]
    • Philippine Librarians Association [Wikidata], Inc.

    Singapore

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    See also: List of libraries in Singapore

    South Korea

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    Sri Lanka

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    See also: List of libraries in Sri Lanka

    Taiwan

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    • Library Association of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
    • Taiwan Medical Library Association

    Thailand

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    See also: List of libraries in Thailand

    Vietnam

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    See also: List of libraries in Vietnam

    Unsorted

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    • Librarians Association of Metro Pampanga (LAMP)
    • Macau Library and Information Management Association [Wikidata]
    • Network of Academic Law Libraries, Inc. (NALL)
    • Telangana Library Student Association (TLIBSA)
    • Turkish Librarians Association - Turkey
    • University and Research Librarians Association - Turkey

    Caribbean and Latin America

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    Regional

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    Antigua and Barbuda

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    • Barbuda Library Association
    • Library Association of Antigua and Barbuda

    Argentina

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    Bahamas

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    • Bahamas Library Service Association

    Barbados

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    • Library Association of Barbados

    Belize

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    See also: List of libraries in Belize
    • Belize National Library Service and Information System

    Bermuda

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    • Library Association of Bermuda (LAB)

    Bolivia

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    Brazil

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    See also: List of libraries in Brazil

    Chile

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    Colombia

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    Costa Rica

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    • Colegio de Profesionales en Bibliotecología de Costa Rica (COPROBI)

    Cuba

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    See also: List of libraries in Cuba

    Dominica

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    • Dominica Library & Information Society

    El Salvador

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    Guatemala

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    • Asociación Bibliotecológica de Guatemala
    • Comité de Cooperación entre Bibliotecas Universitarias de Guatemala
    • FILGUA in Guatemala

    Haiti

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    • Fondation Connaissance et Liberté (FOKAL)

    Honduras

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    Jamaica

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    Panama

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    • Asociacíon Panameña de Bibliotecarios

    Paraguay

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    • Asociación Paraguaya de Gestores de la Información (APGI)

    St. Lucia

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    • National Association of Librarians and Information Professionals (NALIP) Saint Lucia

    Trinidad and Tobago

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    • Library Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT)

    Uruguay

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    • Asociación de Bibliotecólogos del Uruguay / Uruguayan Library Association (ABU)

    Unsorted

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    Central Asia

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    Regional

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    Kazakhstan

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    See also: List of libraries in Kazakhstan

    Kyrgyz Republic

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    • Kyrgyzstan Library Information Consortium (KLIC)

    Tajikistan

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    • Library Society of Tajikistan

    Uzbekistan

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    • Uzbekistan Library Association[1]

    Europe

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    Regional

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    Armenia

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    See also: List of libraries in Armenia

    Austria

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    See also: List of libraries in Austria

    Belarus

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    See also: List of libraries in Belarus

    Belgium

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    See also: List of libraries in Belgium

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

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    See also: List of libraries in Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Bulgaria

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    See also: List of libraries in Bulgaria

    Croatia

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    See also: Libraries in Croatia

    Czechia

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    See also: List of libraries in the Czech Republic

    Denmark

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    See also: List of libraries in Denmark

    Estonia

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    See also: List of libraries in Estonia

    Finland

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    See also: List of libraries in Finland

    France

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    See also: List of libraries in France

    Georgia

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    See also: List of libraries in Georgia (country)

    Germany

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    See also: List of libraries in Germany

    Greece

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    See also: List of libraries in Greece
    • Association of Greek Librarians & Information Scientists

    Hungary

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    See also: List of libraries in Hungary

    Iceland

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    See also: List of libraries in Iceland

    Ireland

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    See also: List of libraries in the Republic of Ireland

    Italy

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    See also: List of libraries in Italy

    Kosovo

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    See also: List of libraries in Kosovo
    • Association of Electronic Libraries in Kosova (AELK)
    • Association of Librarians of Kosovo

    Latvia

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    See also: List of libraries in Latvia

    Lithuania

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    See also: List of libraries in Lithuania

    Luxembourg

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    Malta

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    Moldova

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    Netherlands

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    See also: List of libraries in the Netherlands

    North Macedonia

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    • INNOVA Lib[34]
    • Library Association of Macedonia[35]

    Norway

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    See also: List of libraries in Norway

    Poland

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    See also: List of libraries in Poland

    Portugal

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    See also: List of libraries in Portugal

    Romania

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    See also: List of libraries in Romania

    Russia

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    See also: List of libraries in Russia

    Serbia

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    See also: List of libraries in Serbia

    Slovakia

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    See also: List of libraries in Slovakia

    Slovenia

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    See also: List of libraries in Slovenia

    Spain

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    See also: List of libraries in Spain

    Sweden

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    See also: List of libraries in Sweden

    Switzerland

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    See also: List of libraries in Switzerland

    Turkey

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    See also: List of libraries in Turkey

    Ukraine

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    See also: List of libraries in Ukraine

    United Kingdom (UK)

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    See also: List of library consortia § United Kingdom, and List of libraries in the United Kingdom

    Southwest and West Asia

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    Regional

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    Afghanistan

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    See also: List of libraries in Afghanistan
    • Anjuman Ketab Khana-e-Afghanistan (Afghanistan Library Association)[37]

    Armenia

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    See also: List of libraries in Armenia

    Bahrain

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    • Bahrain Library and Information Association

    Cyprus

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    Iraq

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    • Iraqi Library Association
    • Iraqi Association for Information, Libraries, and Documentation Specialists

    Iran

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    See also: List of libraries in Iran

    Israel

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    See also: List of libraries in Israel

    Kuwait

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    • Library and Information Association of Kuwait

    Lebanon

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    See also: List of libraries in Lebanon

    Oman

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    • Omani Library Association (OLA)
    • Omani Association for Libraries and Information
    • (LMA) The Library Monitor Association (Student-run Association)

    Palestine

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    See also: List of libraries in Palestine
    • Librarians and Archivists with Palestine

    Qatar

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    • Library and Information Association in Qatar (LIA-Q)

    Saudi Arabia

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    See also: Libraries in Saudi Arabia

    Syria

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    • Libraries and Documents Association of Syria[1]
    • Syrian Library Association

    Turkey

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    See also: List of libraries in Turkey

    United Arab Emirates

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    Yemen

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    • Yemeni Association for Disseminating Culture & Knowledge

    North America

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    Regional

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    Canada

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    See also: List of library consortia § Canada

    Mexico

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    See also: List of libraries in Mexico

    United States

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    See also: List of U.S. state library associations, List of library consortia § United States, and List of libraries in the United States

    Most United States state library associations publish a journal.[42]

    Oceania

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    Regional

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    Australia

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    See also: Lists of libraries in Australia

    Fiji

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    • Fiji Library Association (FLA)

    Hawai'i

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    Marshall Islands

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    • Marshall Islands Library Association (MILA)

    Micronesia

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    • Guam Library Association (GLA)
    • Chuuk Association of Libraries (CAL)
    • Kosrae Library Association (KLA)
    • Libraries, Archives, and Museums of Pohnpei (LAMP)
    • Yap State Libraries Association (YSLA)

    New Zealand

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    See also: List of libraries in New Zealand

    Palau

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    • Palau Association of Libraries (PAL)

    Samoa

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    • Library Association of Samoa[47]

    Tonga

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    • Tonga Library Association (ACT)

    Vanuatu

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    • Vanuatu Library Association (VLA)

    See also

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    References

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