FRIENDS OF THE ALBANY LIBRARY (FAL)

The Friends’s purpose is to benefit the library by selling books and other materials in the library, on the Internet, and during on-site book sales. FAL operations and most of our sales take place at 1247 Marin Ave, Albany CA 94706.

Call us at 510.526.3720 during library open days/hours, after selecting a language option, wait for the option to reach Friends of the Albany Library to leave a message as our office is not “staffed”. Leave a message and we’ll call you back. You can also reach us by email at friendsalbany@yahoo.com any time.

For more information about the Albany Branch of the Alameda County Library including open days/hours, visit Albany | Alameda County Library (aclibrary.org)

May Book Sale Update and Thank You! 

A big thank you to the City, Library and Library Staff, Friends of the Albany Library Volunteers and Library Patrons! The Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale was a great success! 

Your efforts, contributions and support were fabulous! We could not have done it without you! 

May Book Sale results will be added to the website once they are tallied. 

BOOK DONATIONS PAUSED UNTIL WEDNESDAY, MAY 22

Book Donations will be paused until May 22 in order to get ready for new donations after our Spring book sale. We are happy to receive your donations after May 22!

Small donations of a bag or box of books can be brought to the Albany Library when the library is open. Please contact us for larger donations. We can be reached at 510.526.3720 during library open days/hours, after selecting a language option, wait for the option to reach Friends of the Albany Library to leave a message as our office is not “staffed”. Leave a message and we’ll call you back. You can also reach us by email at friendsalbany@yahoo.com any time. Please note that our office isn’t staffed, so it may take a few days for us to get back to you.  

Please see the Donate Books page which can be accessed by clicking the link on the navigation bar in the upper right of the Home Page for more information on acceptable donations.

ALBANY LIBRARY’S THANK YOU EVENT

Sunday, May 12th 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm Albany Community Center Big Room (across the atrium from the library)

The Pandemic was a physical and mental blow to all in the United States. However, major cities like those included in Northern California were hit extraordinarily hard. It is accurate to say that recovery from the pandemic was accomplished by volunteers, first responders, medical institutions, pharma, businesses, governments, nonprofits, food banks, and more pulling together to overcome this challenge.

Our Thank You celebration is a tribute to Moms, Caregivers, First Responders, Government Organizations, Nonprofits, Library Members, the Friends of the Albany Library, ACL, Volunteers, and the Community for continuing to support the library through this challenge. We would have had a hard time continuing to serve the community without your support. 

• On May 12^th, we want to thank you by acknowledging contributions made by our Moms, Caregivers, the community, first responders, doctors, nurses, garbage persons, COVID-19 test site providers, local, state, & federal governments, nonprofit  and medical groups, food banks, and others. 

• On May 12^th , we want to celebrate with you by listening to the amazing music of CHARGED PARTICLES & sharing wonderful food prepared by an extraordinary Bay Area bakery.

• On May 12^th, we celebrate with you by drinking wonderful coffee prepared by MEAN MUG COFFEE & by offering our guests wonderful floral gifts prepared by local florists.

UPCOMING LIBRARY EVENTS SUPPORTED BY THE FRIENDS

We are happy to share a list of upcoming one-time library events supported by the Friends for the month of May.

Please go to the Friends Site Events Page for more detailed event information, including event time and location as well as registration requirements if applicable.

The Friends Events Page also has a full list of ongoing events as well as events in future months.

The Friends Events Page can be reached by clicking here or on the Events in the Navigation Bar at the top of the page. 

May One-Time Events Supported by the Friends

• Friends of the Albany Library Book Sale – Saturday, May 4,  9:00 am – 5:00 pm
• I’d Rather Sleep Rocks the Albany Library – Saturday, May 4,  7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
• Friends of the Albany Library Book Sale – Sunday, May 5,  10:00 am – 4:00 pm
• Rockin’ Kids Sing-a-long –Wednesday, May 8,  12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
• Origami with Margo – Saturday, May 11,  11:00 am – 1:00 pm
• Thank You Event – Sunday, May 12,  1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
• Seated Mindful Movement – Monday, May 20,  5:00 pm – 5:45 pm
• Rockin’ Kids Sing-a-long – Wednesday, May 22,  12:30 pm – 1:00 pm