On January 18th, the Friends were joined by art docent Avril Angevine for a presentation on California Pop artists who followed styles that originated in Europe or New York, but they put their own stamp on them—sometimes a bit more … Read More
Welcome, Renesha and Katherine! The FAL Board welcomes Renesha Robinson-Palmer to the Board of Directors. Renesha has been working on Friends @ Home events and will also be managing the Friends website. We also welcome Katherine Adcox to the Board … Read More
Books For Friends Open Thursday – Saturday 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. Books for Friends (BFF) continues to grow its customer base as more and more people discover this gem in the Main Library across from Dewey’s Cafe. We want … Read More
On December 5th, the Friends of the Alameda Free Library hosted a webinar featuring multiple award winning author Lori Rader-Day, who discussed her Agatha-winning Death At Greenway, a captivating suspense novel about nurses during World War II who come to Agatha … Read More
Happy New Year! In 2023 we will continue the reintroduction of FAL’s traditional programs, as well as the introduction of several new ones. We held our traditional Used Book Sale in October (our first since the start of the pandemic!) … Read More
On November 16th, the Friends of the Alameda Free Library hosted a webinar featuring Anthony Sattin, author of several acclaimed books of history, including The Gates of Africa, Lifting the Veil, and most recently, The Young T.E. Lawrence. For this … Read More
The Big Sale at the O’Club in October was a huge success, with a steady stream of shoppers all weekend long. It was a pleasure to be back in person, to meet everyone who came to shop, and to see … Read More
FAL is proud to present the brand-new logo for Books For Friends (BFF), our bookstore in the main library! BFF held a soft opening on March 10, 2022, and officially opened its doors on June 25. Managing a brick-and-mortar store … Read More
With more than 14,000 books sold, our first Big Used Book Sale in almost three years was an overwhelming success! We raised close to $20,000, an impressive amount for a two-and-a-half-day event. The sale would not have been possible without … Read More
November 7th, 4 p.m. – 9 p.m. In-person or online orders for pickup at the Alameda Books Inc. (1344 Park St, Alameda, CA 94501) Shop for books for yourself, kickstart your holiday shopping, enhance Alameda school libraries, raise money for … Read More