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FAL will host a talk at the Main Library on March 12 featuring docents from the Legion of Honor in San Francisco discussing a new exhibit: Casanova: The Seduction of Europe. The visual presentation and talk will start at 6:30 p.m. in the Stafford Room. The exhibit explores
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Our local library in our small Georgia town had a summer reading program every year. By the time I was 7 or 8, I had read all of the children’s books available. But when I tried to check out adult books, I was denied permission to do so! I
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FAL has a nice new tablecloth featuring its new logo, thanks to the generosity of Library Director Jane Chisaki. The cloth had its first showing at the Friends book sale in October. Pictured with it are volunteers Peg Rosen and Beth Sibley.
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Honora was nominated for the award by Friends President Karen Butter. Here is how Karen described Honora's contributions: Honora’s work in Alameda is legendary and as noted by Supervisor Wilma Chan “Honora is one of the most extraordinary women I have known – she brings enthusiasm and smart
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In attendance to accept the proclamation from Mayor Trish Spencer were Friends representatives Cindy Silva, Karen Manuel, Kumar Fanse and Luzanne Engh.
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The contributions of FAL volunteers were celebrated on a sunny July afternoon at Dragon Rouge restaurant flanking the estuary. Board President Karen Butter, Mayor Trish Herrera Spencer, Council Member Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, and Library Director Jane Chisaki spoke, thanking the volunteers and outlining their importance to the Library and to
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Meet FAL Board Member Honora Murphy What are your earliest memories of reading and books? My parents and siblings were great readers, and I followed their lead. Do you enjoy “actual” books? Ebooks? Both? I love the feel and smell of actual books. What are you reading these days? Mysteries,
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Meet 2017 FAL Board Member Luzanne Engh What are your earliest connections to libraries? My appreciation for libraries began in junior high school when I joined the Library Club. As club members we read and reported on all new books before they were put into circulation. Ariel Day was the
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The Degas Art Docent Lecture on July 17, 2017 at the Alameda Free Library drew a standing room only crowd. The event was sponsored by Friends of the Alameda Free Library.