Abbreviation | FBL |
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Formation | 1989 |
Type | Charity |
Purpose | Supports the British Library with grants for acquisitions, exhibitions, new equipment, facilities, and other activities. |
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Region served | Britain |
Remarks | Chairman: Dame Marina Warner |
The Friends of the British Library is a registered charitable organisation in the UK with close links to the British Library. It provides funding in the form of grants to the British Library in order to allow the Library to acquire new items and collections, procure new equipment and facilities, and produce exhibitions.