Friends of the Albany Library

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, February 12, Lincoln’s Birthday and Monday, February 16, President’s Day . The Albany Library is closed on Fridays.

NEXT BOOK SALE TARGETED FOR SPRING 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.

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 February.

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.

February One-Time Events Supported by the Friends

Chess Class – Sunday, February 1
Rain Harvesting from the Ground Up – Sunday, February 1
iSearch Help – Monday, February 2
Albany Library’s Conversation Club – Tuesday, February 3
iSearch Help Wednesday, February 4
Preschool Storytime and Craft – Saturday, February 7
Story Quilt Craft – Saturday, February 7
Paint By Numbers Community Mural – Sunday, February 8
iSearch Help – Monday, February 9
Celebrating Lunar New Year – Tuesday, February 10
Valentine Card Making – Wednesday, February 11
iSearch Help –Wednesday, February 11
Pajama Storytime –Wednesday, February 11
Fancy Pens for Valentine’s Day Gifts – Saturday, February 14
Chess Class – Sunday, February 15
Path to Belonging: Genealogy Workshop – Wednesday, February 18
Family Music Lab – Sunday, February 22
iSearch Help – Monday, February 23
Albany Library’s Conversation Club – Tuesday, February 24
Rockin’ Kids Sing-Along – Wednesday, February 25
iSearch Help – Wednesday, February 25
Read to a Dog – Wednesday, February 25
Movies at Albany Library – Nickel Boys (Oscar Nominated Movie) –Saturday, February 28

Get Involved!

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