About Us

The Friends of the Albany Library (“FAL”) is a 501 (c)(3) public benefit non-profit corporation, EIN 94-3085229.  We are staffed by volunteers.

FAL’s purpose is to support the Albany Library, which we do by funding many library programs and events, and also by purchase of various library materials.

Friends of the Albany Library Board Meetings

The Friends of the Albany Library (FAL) Board meets monthly on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 11:30am in the Edith Stone Room at the Albany Library.  Upcoming meetings are:

• September – Wednesday, September 17 at 11:30 am
• October – Annual Meeting in lieu of Monthly Board Meeting

The monthly FAL meetings are a great way to be more involved, provide input, make friends and find out what is coming up! You are welcome to attend!

Friends of the Albany Library Annual October Meeting

• Sunday, October 26 at 1:30 pm
• Agenda: Review and approve updated FAL Bylaws, FAL Officer vote and Featured Speaker Author Bonnie Tsui who will discuss her new book, On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why it Matters. 
• Link to updated FAL Bylaws: Updated Friends of Albany Library Bylaws

Featured Speaker – Bonnie Tsui

We are excited to announce our Annual Meeting Speaker, Bonnie Tsui! Bonnie Tsui is a longtime contributor to The New York Times and the author of the new book On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters—a vivid, thought-provoking celebration of musculature and one of the most anticipated books of the year; it is currently being translated into six languages. Her bestselling books include Why We Swim, a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice and a Time magazine and NPR Best Book of the Year, and American Chinatown, which won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. Her work has been recognized and supported by Harvard University, the National Press Foundation, the Mesa Refuge, and the Best American Essays series.