On February 10th The Friends of the Library kicked off its 2020 Art Docent series with a presentation of the de Young museum’s exhibit, “Soul of a Nation – Art in the Age of Black Power 1963-1983.” Docent Marcia Holm, … Read More
As we enter a new year and new decade, it’s a good time to highlight the many successes from the past year. Two successful book sales brought buyers from all over the Bay Area, our highest revenues ever, and an … Read More
A big thank you to those who contributed to our fall letter requesting donations. In contrast to the many, many letters sent by other organizations, FAL sends out only two requests a year. This is a major source of our … Read More
The Book Sale team would love to have a couple more volunteers able to work a few hours a week to sort, price, and box up our donated books. Shifts are available on Mondays, Wednesdays, or Fridays during regular library … Read More
Many library patrons stopped by the “Thank a Friend” display at the main branch in November to write a note thanking us for providing funds to the library. We are very grateful for the warm and heartfelt words of thanks. … Read More
Friends of the Alameda Free Library received a grant from Alameda’s Rotary Club to support this year’s Black History Month programs. Board member Karen Manuel accepted a check for $1000 from the Rotary Club at their recent meeting. FAL deeply … Read More
On the evening of November 16th the Friends presented the last of the year’s Live @ the Library concerts. The show featured the Dmitri Matheny quintet, a jazz group with Charles McNeal on tenor sax, Matt Clark on piano, John … Read More
In our recent appeal letter requesting donations, FAL included an incorrect tax ID number. The correct number is 23-7437087. We apologize for this confusion!
In coordination with the docent program from the Legion of Honor, FAL sponsored a program presented by Marsha Holm on the 19th century French artist James Tissot. While perhaps Tissot is not well known today, Holm pointed out that in … Read More
On October 12 the Friends’ Live @ the Library series continued with a concert by jazz guitarist Mimi Fox and her trio, with Eddie Mendenhall on organ and Lorca Hart on drums. Fox delivered a wide range of instrumental selections, … Read More