On December 13th, playwright Lauren Gunderson was joined in conversation with Mary Ellen Hunt for this FAL-hosted event. Lauren Gunderson has been one of the most produced playwrights in America since 2015, topping the list twice including 2019/20. Her newest … Read More
On November 17th, the Friends of the Alameda Free Library was joined by New York Times bestselling author Carol Edgarian who discussed her new novel Vera, a grand adventure set in 1906 San Francisco — a city leveled by quake … Read More
The Annual Appeal is the lifeblood for FAL and enables us to continue to support the programs and services of the Alameda Free Library that you have come to know and love. This year has been hard. And it still … Read More
On November 10th, the Friends were joined by art docent Avril Angevine for a presentation on the work of American artists such as Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Joan Mitchell, Franz Kline, Helen Frankenthaler, Sam Gilliam, and many more who … Read More
FAL’s fundraiser at Books Inc. on November 1st was a big success. With the stellar staff at Books Inc. and the many Alamedans who braved the rainy weather to support FAL, AUSD school libraries (over 85% of the books reserved … Read More
We will be opening a small used book store in the library near Dewey’s Cafe. We are planning a soft opening sometime in January 2022. Updates will be made on our website and in the January e-newsletter (to sign up … Read More
As this is the last newsletter for 2021, I want to look back on the past year and give a sneak peek at 2022. Without the ability to hold in-person events, we organized very successful Friends @ Home art docent … Read More
On November 8, 2018, the people of Paradise, California awoke to a mottled gray sky and gusty winds. Soon the Camp Fire was upon them, gobbling up an acre a second. Less than two hours after the fire ignited, the … Read More
Mark your calendars! November 1st, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. FAL Evening at Books Inc. Join us for our second annual fundraiser at Books Inc.! FAL will receive a percentage of the proceeds of all books sold during this 4-hour … Read More
Our amazing book sale committee volunteers, led by FAL board members Marcie Soslau and Carole Robie, are rethinking how to sell donated books. Though we may return to our large weekend sales at the O’Club in the future, in the … Read More