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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:
Art Docent
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
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On January 13, 2021, the Friends of the Alameda Free Library was joined by author Georgia Hunter for a discussion of her book, "We Were the Lucky Ones," which spent over four months on the New York Times Bestseller List. This talk is now available to stream here:
Friends
Jeptha Tillman Boone died peacefully at home in the presence of his loving wife, Valerie, on Saturday, November 8. He was 85. Dr. Boone was a veteran and served in the U.S. Navy in various parts of the world. When he left the military, he practiced internal medicine with
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Happy first day of 2021. Today, my message is to express deep gratitude to all of you who have supported the Friends and the Alameda Free Library in 2020. Thank you to the Library Director, thank you to the Library Staff, thank you to the Friends' staff and Board,
Book Sale
Sita (Sailaja) Peddada moved to Alameda in 2008 after completing her PhD at UC Davis on the genetic and molecular basis of autism spectrum disorders. Her journey with FAL started when she decided to volunteer in the city she had come to love. Initially she sorted books for the twice
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In addition, did you know the 2020 Cares Act passed by the government on March 27 expands charitable contributions? 1. You can deduct $300 for monies given to charity even if you don’t itemize. 2. You are able to deduct your charitable contributions up to 100% of your income,
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On November 16, 2020, the Friends of the Alameda Free Library was joined by San Francisco Chronicle columnist and award-winning novelist Vanessa Hua for a discussion of her body of work, including the novel A River of Stars and the short story collection Deceit and Other Possibilities. This talk is
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From November 2 through November 8 we will be celebrating "FAL Week at Books Inc." During this week, Books Inc. will donate 10% of proceeds of online and in-person sales to the Friends of the Alameda Free Library. There are two ways to help us with this fundraiser:
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On September 30, 2020, the Friends of the Alameda Free Library was joined by author Marilyn Chase for a discussion of her book, Everything She Touched: The Life of Ruth Asawa. In this book, Ms. Chase recounts the incredible life of American sculptor Ruth Asawa (1926–2013), a woman who