Registrations for the Friends’ virtual art docent lecture on Frida Kahlo on July 13th were adding up so fast that the Friends had to increase capacity of its Zoom licenses from 100 attendees to 500. It turned out that even … Read More
As Library supporters, we realize how much we depend upon going to the Library. Now we are all learning about checking out books with the new Takeout service, exploring the many databases and articles available from home, and virtually checking … Read More
On July 22, the Friends of the Alameda Free Library hosted author Alice Wilson-Fried for a discussion of her book, Outside Child. Her talk is available to stream here:
We are now three months into the COVID-19 crisis adjusting and cancelling our programs to stay safe. The FAL (Friends of the Alameda Free Library) Board and its outstanding volunteers have had to think creatively to stay connected with the … Read More
On June 24, the Friends of the Alameda Free Library hosted San Francisco author Alan Fleishman for a discussion of his work, A Collection of Characters. His talk is available to stream here:
On June 10, the Friends of the Alameda Free Library had the pleasure of hosting art docent Avril Angevine for a webinar on California Photography. Her presentation is available to stream here:
Lynda Graham, a long-time book sale volunteer with the Friends of the Alameda Library, died in April 2020. Lynda spent countless hours in the sorting room pricing CDs, DVDs, and graphic novels for more than 35 years. Former book sale … Read More
As we are quickly learning, the Alameda Free Library is much bigger than what’s inside our buildings. We are now connecting to an amazing array of virtual materials and resources for many aspects of our own and our family’s daily … Read More
On May 13, the Friends of the Alameda Free Library had the pleasure of hosting local author Helen Joyce Harris for a webinar. Her talk is available to stream here:
We have been living now with Stay at Home orders for almost two months and it’s clear we will see dramatic shifts in our daily lives for a longer time than we ever imagined. In the midst of this uncertainty … Read More