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
On July 22, 2020, the Friends of the Alameda Free Library was joined by author Alice Wilson-Fried for a discussion of her book, Outside Child, the first book in a trilogy of mystery novels set in New Orleans. The second … Read More
On June 24, 2020, the Friends of the Alameda Free Library hosted San Francisco author Alan Fleishman for a discussion of his work A Collection of Characters, a compilation of fourteen short stories. This talk focused on the history underpinning … Read More
On June 10, 2020, the Friends of the Alameda Free Library had the pleasure of hosting art docent Avril Angevine for a webinar on California Photography. California photographers have explored, developed, and refined the art of image-making in significant ways. … Read More
On May 13, 2020, the Friends of the Alameda Free Library had the pleasure of hosting local author Helen Joyce Harris for a webinar discussion of her novel Visible Means of Support, which tells the story of an impetuous young man who … Read More
NOTE: You can now view a full-length video of this event by scrolling to the bottom of this page! On February 2nd the Friends of the Library presented its second annual panel discussion for Black History Month in the Main … 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 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
Friends of the Alameda Free Library hosts two used book sales each year, one in May and one in October. Both events this year were the most successful ever. Hundreds of people attended and bought thousands of used books, all … Read More