FAL is proud to present the brand-new logo for Books For Friends (BFF), our bookstore in the main library! BFF held a soft opening on March 10, 2022, and officially opened its doors on June 25. Managing a brick-and-mortar store was a new venture for us. We were getting by
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With more than 14,000 books sold, our first Big Used Book Sale in almost three years was an overwhelming success! We raised close to $20,000, an impressive amount for a two-and-a-half-day event. The sale would not have been possible without the outstanding support of the Coast Guard, the
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November 7th, 4 p.m. - 9 p.m. In-person or online orders for pickup at the Alameda Books Inc. (1344 Park St, Alameda, CA 94501) Shop for books for yourself, kickstart your holiday shopping, enhance Alameda school libraries, raise money for Friends of the Library, and support a terrific
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Books for Friends (BFF) is our used book shop in the main library. The curated books are in exceptional, almost-new condition. $100 Holiday Book Boxes are back! Stop in or call BFF at (510) 747-7737 to purchase a $100 box of very high quality books for yourself or a friend.
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Join us as we restart pre-pandemic events: Buying books at the Big Used Book Sale, purchasing coffee and snacks at Dewey’s Friends Cafe in the Main Library, or attending a jazz concert. We are currently hard at work planning the Big Used Book Sale at the O’Club on
Community Events
On September 28th, the Friends of the Alameda Free Library hosted a webinar featuring Rubén Degollado - an educator from Texas and author of The Family Izquierdo and Throw - in conversation with his friend and fellow author Daniel Olivas. Click on the video below to watch this great talk!
Community Events
On September 19th, the Friends of the Alameda Free Library were joined by award-winning author Marjan Kamali for a discussion of her book The Stationery Shop, which is being adapted into a TV series at HBO. Click on the video below to watch this talk!
We have recently completed our Spring Appeal and would like to thank our donors who responded with such generosity. Through donations, we are able to continue providing the Alameda Free Library with the funds to support multiple programs and our very popular Friends @ Home art lectures and author talks. Many,
When the pandemic arrived in March 2020, local author Helen Harris was disappointed that the book signing of her novel Visible Means of Support at Books Inc. in Alameda had to be cancelled. At the same time, the Friends of the Alameda Free Library was wrestling with what to do
FAL’s dedicated volunteers are hard at work preparing for the October used book sale at the O’Club. Processing book donations is a large part of our work as they flow from car to sorting room to boxes to the warehouse where there are now more than 1,200
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FAL was fortunate to have three high school volunteers, Jasmine Ganzorig, Elise Gong, and Ramona McNish, join the BFF volunteer family. They assisted with sales in BFF and receiving and sorting book donations. The teens have continued their service to FAL beyond their schools' requirements and their summer breaks.