The FAL Board is very pleased to welcome Cindy Silva and Susan Schonberg to our board. Each brings a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to share and each has already put in many hours working as part of the Used … Read More
Books for Friends (BFF) We are very excited about our new used book sale space, Books for Friends. It will open Thursday, March 17th, at noon, and will be open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 12-4 pm. You can find BFF … Read More
Fingers crossed for our grand opening of the Books for Friends store this month! We think we will meet this date now that COVID cases are low in our community and we have worked out the kinks in opening a … Read More
On February 25th, the Friends were joined by author Syed Masood who discussed his debut novel, The Bad Muslim Discount. Following two families from Pakistan and Iraq in the 1990s to San Francisco in 2016, The Bad Muslim Discount is an … Read More
On February 2nd, the Friends were joined by author Gabrielle Selz who discussed her book Light on Fire: The Life and Art of Sam Francis, the first comprehensive biography of Sam Francis, one of the most important American abstract artists … Read More
I want to take this opportunity to thank all our loyal donors for their contributions. We are grateful that the FAL community shares our love of and vision for public libraries. We are also grateful that the FAL community shares … Read More
The Friends of the Alameda Free Library (FAL) is accepting applications from members of the Alameda community who would like to serve on our Board of Directors. We are looking for applicants who reflect the diversity of the Alameda community … Read More
On January 19th, the Friends were joined by investigative reporter Larissa Zimberoff for a discussion of her new book Technically Food: Inside Silicon Valley’s Mission to Change What We Eat, which describes the paradigm shift transforming the food we eat … Read More
After a year and a half of doing our best with online used book sales, the Used Book Sale committee has scheduled many sales opportunities for 2022. We are really excited about this book sale comeback and know you will … Read More
I hope this holiday season was a brief respite for you to safely enjoy friends and family after many postponed get-togethers. Unfortunately, we are still facing COVID variants. Yet we are grateful for so much. While I hesitate to mention … Read More