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May is another amazing programming month for Friends @ Home featuring three authors and one docent event. A big thank you to the Docent Council of the Museum of Fine Arts for its ongoing support of our programs. All of the docents from the Council have been extremely knowledgeable and have
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On April 28, 2021, the Friends of the Alameda Free Library was joined by author Susan Cox, whose first novel, The Man on the Washing Machine, won the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Competition. Her second novel, The Man in the Microwave Oven, was published last
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On April 10, 2021, the Friends of the Alameda Free Library was joined by author Deepa Anappara, whose debut novel Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line has been nominated by The Mystery Writers of America for the Edgar© Award as the Best Novel of 2020. Her talk is available to
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Jerrilyn Kaplan passed away on March 13, 2021 after a sudden illness. Jerri volunteered in the book sorting room on Monday mornings and loved her time there, including trading jigsaw puzzles with fellow volunteers. She continued to ask when the library would be opening so she could get back to
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The FAL Board issued a statement strongly condemning the violence against AAPI and other oppressed groups. In addition to the statement, Board members will contribute to Asian Americans Advancing Justice and support the Library’s purchase of materials from and about the AAPI community. Friends @ Home programs have highlighted the
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In a time of destruction, create something: a poem, a parade, a community, a school, a vow, a moral principle; one peaceful moment.” - Maxine Hong Kingston Friends of the Alameda Free Library is devastated about the recent tragic shootings and the increasing violence in our country. We condemn the
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The Friends of the Alameda Free Library was recently featured on News Break, a website that features local news and interesting headlines. The piece, which discusses the Friends @ Home virtual programming and online used bookstore, can be read here: https://www.newsbreak.com/california/alameda/news/2186000169275/want-to-up-your-intelligence-try-friends-of-the-alameda-free-library Many thanks
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The February author and docent talks were outstanding. Since April 2020, we have had over 3,000 registrations for our events! A special recognition goes to the Rotary Club of Alameda for supporting the two wonderful February programs on Black artists – many of whom we had never heard of before,
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On March 6, 2021, the Friends of the Alameda Free Library was joined (from London!) by internationally best-selling author Jung Chang, whose books include her family autobiography “Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China” and “Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister,” a biography chronicling the three Soong sisters from Shanghai who
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On February 17, 2021, the Friends of the Alameda Free Library was joined by New York Times bestselling author Robin Sloan for a fun and engaging discussion of his books Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore and Sourdough, two novels steeped in the culture and history of the San Francisco Bay
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On February 10, the Friends of the Alameda Free Library hosted Elsa Hart, a 2021 Mary Higgins Clark Award nominated author, for a discussion of her books, Jade Dragon Mountain, The White Mirror, City of Ink, and The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne. Her talk is available to stream here:
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On February 8, 2021, the Friends of the Alameda Free Library was joined by art docent Sherrill Koopot for a webinar titled “Hidden in Plain View: The African American Art Experience.” This program was made possible in part by a generous donation from the Alameda Rotary Club. This insightful presentation