Welcome to Friends of the Albany Library!
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. Please go to the Benefit Page to see the types of ongoing events and items that FAL supports. 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) The next upcoming library closures are Thursday, December 25, Christmas Day and Thursday, January 1, New Years Day. The Albany Library is closed on Fridays.
NEXT BOOK SALE TARGETED FOR SPRING OF 2026
We are targeting our next Friends Book Sale for the Spring of 2026 and will provide an update to this site as planning is completed, and the date is firmed up. Revenues from past book sales starting in March 2020 through the most recent book sale are kept on the Sales Page: Sales Page
Please continue to donate books to help us prepare and stock up for the Spring Book Sale. In the meantime, you can purchase books on the book sale shelf in the library and online at Shop Friends of the Albany Library Books and Collectibles | AbeBooks: Eve’s Book Garden
BOOK DONATIONS TAKEN BY APPOINTMENT
The Friends are now taking donations, but by advance appointment only.
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. Please note that our office isn’t staffed, so it may take a few days for us to get back to you.
UPCOMING LIBRARY EVENTS SUPPORTED BY THE FRIENDS
We are happy to share a list of one-time library events supported by the Friends for the month of December.
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. The Friends Events Page can be reached by clicking here or on the Events in the Navigation Bar at the top of the page.
December One-Time Events Supported by the Friends
- Chess Class – Tuesday, December 2
- Preschool Storytime and Craft – Saturday, December 6
- Family Music Lab – Sunday, December 7
- Teen Music Lab – Sunday, December 7
- Chess Class – Tuesday, December 9
- Albany FilmFest Presents Merchants of Doubt – Tuesday, December 9
- Pajama Storytime – Wednesday, December 10
- Mexican Tin Art Ornaments Workshop – Saturday, December 13
- Chess Class – Tuesday, December 16
- Read to a Dog – Saturday, December 20
- Albany Library’s Saturday Afternoon Book Club – Saturday, December 20