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The Australian Public Libraries Statistical Report is an annual project by the Australian Library and Information Association Australian Public Libraries Alliance (ALIA APLA) and National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA) that identifies and measures usage and activities of Australia's public library services over the financial year. This report covers the statistics in the financial year 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024.

ILRS code charges are normally increased automatically by CPI each year from 1 July. No increase has been applied for 2026-27 while service types and prices are reviewed.

This document replaces Australian Interlibrary Resource Sharing (ILRS) Code 2025 | ALIA Library

The Interlibrary Resource Sharing (ILRS) Code sets out best practice standards for Australian libraries providing Resource sharing services. It is designed to benefit Australian libraries and their users by providing greater predictability, consistency, and flexibility in obtaining materials.

The ALIA/Health Libraries Australia (HLA) health specialist competencies apply to all Australian health librarians and health library technicians, who are library and information professionals who have obtained qualifications from an ALIA-accredited, post-secondary educational institution and are eligible for professional librarian membership or professional library technician membership of ALIA.

This document acknowledges participants in the national research project investigating workplace violence and aggression in Australian public and academic libraries and provides early research findings.

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In this submission, ALIA supports the goals of the review: a practical renewal of the classification framework rather than a wholesale redesign, with the aim of achieving a simpler and more consistent approach across all media.

ALIA also strongly supports the conclusions drawn from the stakeholder consultation – that classification decisions should be grounded in evidence of harm rather than morality; that clearer signposts should be provided for the most harmful content; and that guidelines should be made more accessible with streamlined processes.

In this submission to the National Cultural Policy consultation, ALIA supports the retention of the five pillars as the foundation for the renewed National Cultural Policy: First Nations First; A Place for Every Story; Centrality of the Artist; Strong Cultural Infrastructure; and Engaging the Audience.

This submission to the National Cultural Policy consultation calls on the government to strengthen its recognition of and support for Australia’s public libraries as places which provide essential social and cultural infrastructure.

The ILRS Code has been endorsed by the Australia Library Peak bodies including Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA), the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) and the National Library of Australia.