FRIENDS OF THE ALAMEDA FREE LIBRARY INC

Cause Area

  • Arts & Culture
  • Board Development
  • Community
  • Computers & Technology
  • Education & Literacy

Location

PO BOX 1024ALAMEDA, CA 94501 United States

Organization Information

Mission Statement

To provide a variety of ways to contribute to the ongoing services & growth of the Alameda Free Library for the enjoyment & benefit of the entire community; Steward the library and its many services and programs through fundraising to supplement public funding, advocacy, & volunteerism.

Description

Founded in 1974, Friends of the Alameda Free Library helps support the library and its programs through volunteer activities and fundraising.

Milestones in the group’s history:

  • The opening of a new Main Library in 2006, something the Friends worked toward for many years
  • Merger with the Alameda Free Library Foundation in 2016; the Foundation was created in 1998 to raise money for long-term support of Alameda’s libraries

The Friends is a non-profit organization with a volunteer board.

Programming-
  • Friends @ Home, Author and Art Docent webinar
  • Books for Friends: FAL's gently used booksource
  • Pop-Up Used booksales
  • FAL Big Used Book Sale (Fall )
  • Deweys' Cafe (Onsite at AFL)
  • Live @ the Library Jazz Concerts

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