Community Events
Community Events
Community Events
FAL volunteers run popular booth at Alameda Mini Maker Faire
Alameda’s Mini Maker Faire was a huge success, and many faire goers joined the Friends in repurposing old books. People stopped by the FAL booth to fold pages into envelopes or paper sculptures, select words and pictures from book pages to make buttons, and take home old books and
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Make crafts from books at Aug. 11 Mini Maker Faire
Let’s make Book Art! FAL will have a booth at Alameda’s Mini Maker Faire August 11. Learn how to create art by upcycling old books. By using pages, covers, and/or spines, you can make a myriad of art objects such as paper sculptures, knife holders, purses, book
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Black History Month: Three Alameda leaders share their journeys
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
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Community steps up to support local Coast Guard families
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
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Standing room crowd learns about Filipino American history in Alameda
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