FMI member Sherryl Clark wins a Prime Minister's Literary Award for 2022 - Congratulations Sherryl! https://www.theguardian.com/.../prim...

Advising that the FMI Library will be closed from 24th December 2022 - 13th January 2023. We are trading up until Friday 23rd December,...

Carmel Shute, Secretary of "Sisters In Crime" has kindly donated her private collection of Crime Fiction books to the Footscray...

Thanks and (c) Star Weekly - Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay 30.11.2022

This Friday December 2nd 2022 - Northern Ireland Crime Fiction discussion - FMI Reading Room - 1pm. All FMI library members are welcome...

BOOK REVIEW - Claire McGowan - "THE SILENT DEAD" Continuing with the theme of Northern Irish crime fiction following review in...

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Cookbooks The FMI library currently has 212 cookbooks within its collection. The books are classified as Non-Fiction in the FMI...

The latest issue of FMI library newsletter "FOOTNOTES" will be out later this week, and sent directly to FMI members as a PDF document....

I'm pleased to announce that the FMI Library is now open Mon-Fri 10am-4pm, commencing from next Monday October 3rd, 2022 Please note...

SCOTTISH CRIME FICTION- Discussion Session - THIS Friday 16th September - 1-2 pm - FREE - all welcome: Scottish crime fiction RESCHEDULED...

Condolences from FMI on news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022)

SCOTTISH CRIME FICTION- Discussion Session - Friday 26th August - 1-2 pm - FREE - all welcome: Scottish crime fiction The genre of noire...

The FMI newsletter "Footnotes" has issue # 5 published this Friday 29th July. Members will receive a PDF copy if subscribed to our...

Thank you to everyone who applied for this new role with the FMI. Applications closed on the 9th July. Short-listed applicants will be...

HAIKU - EVENT - an introduction FMI Library - June 3rd 1-2 pm FMI members and members of the public are invited to this event at...

FREE 2022 FMI library membership as THANK YOU to First Responders and Frontline Workers THANK YOU to our frontline workers and first...

The Korean War is often referred to as the forgotten war in Australia. No mention of conflict is in the FMI archives. As we approach...