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Particularly poignant responses came with Monifa’s question about where the women get the courage to be a leader. Smith said: “I want to go to bed at night knowing I made some contributions.” She noted how painful it is that racism is still a reality in America. “Everybody has
Community Events
Coast Guard members posted at nearby Coast Guard Island, many of whom live in Alameda, have been a huge help to FAL's twice-a-year used book sales, lending muscle and time to move thousands of boxes of books. So it's been great to see Alamedans giving back
Art Docent
Gauguin, she said, was a rule breaker extraordinaire. From the time his wife took herself and their five children away from their home in Paris, Gauguin’s life was marked by self inflicted turbulence and restlessness. In the decade starting in 1885 he lived in Copenhagen, Paris (several times), Brittany,
Art Docent
Dec. 10, 2018 This art docent presentation featuring a favorite presenter (Marsha Holmes) will cover the artist Paul Gauguin. The de Young Museum in San Francisco is now featuring an exhibition of his work, which includes an exceptional display of more than 50 Gauguin paintings, wood carvings and ceramics, alongside
Art Docent
Nov. 12, 2018 The excellent Marsha Holm will be our docent exploring “the cultural and material exchanges between India and Europe through jewelry and precious objects from the seventeenth century to the present.” This exhibit is showing at the Legion of Honor Museum from Nov. 3, 2018 to Feb. 24,
Community Events
On the evening of October 17 the Stafford Room of the Library was packed with people who came for the Friends of the Alameda Free Library’s event, “Keeping Alameda’s Filipino American History Alive.” It began with a reception featuring samples of Filipino cuisine and table displays of history
Art Docent
Oct. 15, 2018 EXPRESSIONS OF THE DIVINE AND HUMAN IN INDIAN ART A docent from the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco will share images and information about the Indian art through its major belief systems: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. Enjoy the variety of styles, the myriad of media,
Library-sponsored Events
Thanks to Alameda City Councilmember Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft for this photo and account of the Aug. 1 event celebrating the 2018 Summer Reading Program... Celebrating Alameda Free Library’s Summer Readers tonight at the “O” Club where some of the 2,400 Alameda kids who participated in the Summer Reading
Art Docent
While the influence of Magritte’s earlier countrymen such as Rubens and Bosch was great, Angervine explained that Magritte was focused on providing an alternative to the fashionable styles of late nineteenth and early twentieth century art. Impressionism and Cubism, with their emphasis on technique, or “how to paint,” gave
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James Henry got kids and adults alike moving during his Samba program at the West End Library July 26.
FAL Happenings
Library’s annual celebration of volunteers, on the patio of the Dragon Rouge Restaurant July 19. Volunteers for both the Friends of the Library and the Library itself were feted. Over 90 volunteers (of a total of 200) who support the library attended. Friends President Karen Butter and Library Director
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But as his obituary notes “his heart and soul lay in politics” to the benefit of the Alameda Library. Carl used his skills to bring a new main library to Alameda. Honora Murphy, FAL Board member, remembers Carl traveling to Sacramento to lobby for the state library bond, a critical