Membership.
NLA has today 3.300 members, consisting of individual as well as institutional members (libraries, universities, communities).

Mode of Operation.
NLA's modus operandi is based on the principal that both the central and the local elements of the organization shall act according to the Action Program adopted by the NLA Congress.

A main tool for the NLA are the special committees, such as; Library for Children and Youth; Medical and Health; Library in School; Reference and Interlibrary Loan Activities; Book Mobile and Music Library Work.

Action Program.
The NLA´s top priorities are:

• To emphasize the role of libraries in the democratic process and to support the principle of freedom of expression.
  
• To secure the principle of the free lending right, independent of technological and political changes in society.
  
• To develop and strengthen the role of libraries in spreading and promoting knowledge and cultural experiences.
  
• To develop and strengthen the active role of libraries in building and supporting education, and as an arena for learning, research and innovation.
  
• To promote an effective and robust library service with high standards.
  
• To work for a strong Libraries Act for the whole of the Norwegian library service.
  
• To build alliances with national participants in the fields of knowledge and culture, and to develop partnerships with international participants.
  
• To work for the realisation of the national programme “The Norwegian Digital Library”.
  
• To develop working methods that create enthusiasm within the organisation, such as more goal-orientated projects and campaigns.

Policy.
In the recent year NLA has been focusing on the necessity of free lending service for all end users of libraries. Today there is a broad political concensus of this policy within the Norwegian society.

Copyright Issues.
NLA has taken initiatives in the copyright field to develop a contineous dialog and cooperation with the authors and the copyright organizations in Norway. NLA is an activ participant of the ECUP activities.

International Engagements.
NLA has a wide engagement in various international projects. In addition to the IFLA and EBLIDA membership, NBF has been initiating and cooperating in projects like:

• Academic Book Production and Distribution in Africa,
  
• Advancement of Librarianship in the Third World
  
• Educational Foundation for African Librarian Students
  
• Conference on fraternal
  
• Student teaching practice from the Baltic countries
  
• Rebuilding of the National Library of Sarajevo

Scholarships and Prizes.
NLA has established a special Educational Foundation from which the Executive Committee grants yearly scholarships. The NLA awards the prize: Norwegian Library of the Year.

Information.
Bibliotekforum is the professional and political journal for the NLA and the Norwegian libraries. It appears ten times a year.