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 [email protected] 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 Albany Library is closed on all Fridays. Upcoming library holiday closures are Veteran’s Day, Wednesday, November 11 and Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 25. 

BOOK DONATIONS ARE PAUSED UNTIL DECEMBER 1 

The Friends have paused taking donations so that we can prepare for the huge book sale on Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 8 and also to prepare our book storage room for new donations after the sale. We look forward to seeing you at both the book sale and also to receiving your donations again as of December 1. As always, we appreciate your help, participation and book purchases! We can’t do it without you!  

FALL BOOK SALE UPDATE & THANK YOU     

A big thank you to the City, Library and Library Staff, Friends of the Albany Library Volunteers, Albany High Key Club, the Albany Library Teen Advisory Group, and Library Patrons! The Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale was a great success!  The Fall Book Sale results will be added to the website once they are tallied. 

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

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

Please go to the Friends Site Events Page for more detailed event information, including event time and location

November One-Time Events Supported by the Friends

• Dia De Los Muertos Celebration – Sunday, November 1
• Little Dance Party – Monday, November 2
• Parol Making & Halo-Halo, Monday, November 2
• Chess Class – Monday, November 2
• Pajama Storytime – Wednesday, November 4
• Friends of the Albany Library – Autumn Book Sale – Saturday, November 7
• Friends of the Albany Library – Autumn Book Sale – Sunday, November 8
• Little Dance Party – Monday, November 9 
• High School Book Club – Monday, November 9 
• Storytime in Hebrew – Saturday, November 14
• Upcycled Art Class: Flowers in a Book: Part 3 – Saturday, November 14
• Current Issues in California Native American Law – Sunday, November 15
• Little Dance Party – Monday, November 16
• Walter and Josiah: A Native American Month Film Screening – Tuesday, November 17 
• Albany’s Saturday Afternoon Book Club: Gilead – Saturday, November 21 
• Discover Your Family History: Ancestry for Beginners – Saturday, November 21
• Transform Your Walls with Framed Dried Flowers Part 2 – Saturday, November 28
• Introduction to Shashiko: Japanese Decorative Hand Stitching – Monday, November 30