ationale . ▁and ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁was ▁changed ▁from ▁la ▁Société ▁des ▁Am is ▁de ▁la ▁Bibliothèque ▁N ationale ▁( Fri ends ▁Society ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Library ) ▁to ▁l ' Associ ation ▁des ▁Am is ▁de ▁la ▁B n F ▁( Associ ation ▁of ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁B n F ). ▁ ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁public ▁libraries ▁have ▁tradition ally ▁raised ▁money ▁through ▁book ▁sales , ▁b ake ▁sales , ▁and ▁similar ▁fund rais ers . ▁ ▁M one ys ▁raised ▁from ▁these ▁efforts ▁often ▁go ▁toward ▁library ▁programs , ▁supplies ▁and ▁collections . ▁ ▁Fri ends ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁instrument al ▁in ▁lo bb ying ▁polit icians ▁and ▁inform ing ▁the ▁public ▁about ▁legisl ation ▁that ▁may ▁be ▁benef icial ▁or ▁det r iment al ▁to ▁their ▁library . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁L ibr aries ▁U . S . A . ▁( F OL USA ) ▁was ▁created ▁to ▁formal ize ▁the ▁loose ▁national ▁network ▁of ▁Fri ends ▁groups ▁increasing ▁their ▁potential ▁to ▁promote ▁libraries . ▁ ▁F OL USA ▁joined ▁with ▁the ▁American ▁Library ▁Trust ee ▁Association ▁( AL TA ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁new ▁American ▁Library ▁Association ▁( AL A ) ▁division , ▁the ▁Association ▁for ▁Library ▁Trust ees , ▁Adv oc ates , ▁Fri ends , ▁and ▁Found ations