Friends of the Albany Library

Welcome to Friends of the Albany Library!

THE 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)

SPRING BOOK SALE – SATURDAY, MAY 3 9AM – 5PM & SUNDAY, MAY 4 10AM – 4PM!

Our next onsite Book Sale is scheduled for Saturday, May 3 from 9am – 5pm and Sunday, May 4 from 10am – 4pm.

$1.00 items of all types for kids and adults in the Big Room
50c items of all types for kids and adults in the Edith Stone Room
LOTS of kids books
Many foreign language books and CDs
UNUSUALLY high number of audio visual CDs and DVDs donated by two households/estates. Most will be in the Big Room with some in the Edith Stone Room
Library discards and magazines will be outside weather permitting at 25c each or 5 for $1.00.

In the meantime, please continue to donate books through April 12 (until our pre-sale donation prep and pause) to help us prepare and stock up for the May book sale.

Before the May book sale, you can purchase books on the ongoing shelf sale in the library and online at Shop Friends of the Albany Library Books and Collectibles | AbeBooks: Eve’s Book Garden

We will be looking for volunteers to assist in setting up, cashiering and cleaning up as we get closer to the sale date.

As always, we appreciate your help, participation and book purchases! We can’t do it without you!

BOOK DONATIONS TEMPORARILY PAUSED FROM SUNDAY, APRIL 13 UNTIL THURSDAY MAY 15

The Friends have paused taking donations after Saturday, April 12 so that we can prepare for the huge book sale on Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4. We look forward to seeing you at the book sale and also to receiving your donations again on and after May 15.

SPECIAL EVENT – ALBANY COMICS & FANDOM EXPO SUNDAY MAY 18, 10 AM – 5 PM!

This all-day event is a celebration of graphic novels, comics, and fandom of all flavors. We’re pulling out all the stops – local authors, blowout activities, a whole world of entertainment. This will be the library event of the season, don’t miss it! The event will include items below and much, much more. Link to event for more information: Albany Comics & Fandom Expo | Events | Alameda County Library

FANDOM Authors

FANDOM Activities

Artists
Panel discussions
Cartooning, comic and zine making workshops
Paper crafts
Games
Music
Free books & prizes
Cosplay parade
3D printing
Virtual reality
Robots
And MUCH MORE!

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 April.

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.

April One-Time Events Supported by the Friends

Pajama Storytime – Wednesday, April 2
Little Dance Party – Thursday, April 3
Teen Movie Thursday – Wild Robot – Thursday, April 3
Tibetan Storytime – Saturday, April 5
Libraries Rock! – Saturday, April 5
Learn to make Reusable Cloth Beeswax Food Wraps – Sunday, April 6
Rockin’ Kids Sing-Along – Wednesday, April 9
Little Dance Party – Thursday, April 10
Origami with Margo – Saturday, April 12
New Year, New You – Arts and Crafts at the Albany Library! Custom Envelope Making! – Saturday, April 12
STEMosphere: Physics in Action – Sunday, April 13
Cinema Sundays for Teens – Dirty Dancing – Sunday, April 13
Little Dance Party – Thursday, April 17
Teen Movie Thursday – Sonic the Hedgehog 3 – Thursday, April 17
Bilingual Storytime / Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe – Saturday, April 19
Albany Library’s Saturday Afternoon Book Club – Harlem Shuffle – Saturday, April 19
Letter to Your Future Self – Tuesday, April 22
T.E.C.H. for Reentry – Wednesday, April 23
Little Dance Party – Thursday, April 24
Creative Crafting for Teens – Crochet & Collage – Thursday, April 24
Movies at the Albany Library – Wicked – Saturday, April 26
Albany FilmFest Presents “Sorry We’re Dead” with Filmmaker Q&A – Sunday, April 27
T.E.C.H. for Reentry – Wednesday, April 30

Get Involved!

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