Some Highlights from 2022

by | Dec 16, 2022 | Impact

Funding Innovation at APL Your gifts to the Annual Appeal paid for the exhibition component of “The Brothers” at Arbor Hill Branch this year. This screening and discussion was presented in partnership with M.E. Grenander Special Collections at University at Albany...

Funded Programs 2021

by | Jan 4, 2022 | Impact

Thank you to all of our donors for your support! Your generous donations to the Annual Appeal make it possible for us to Support Albany-made Creativity through our Internal Grant Program. Growing readers Giveaway BagsOngoing since November 2020 / All branches and...

Branching Out

by | Dec 18, 2021 | Appeal, Impact

Branching Out sprouted at the Howe Branch this summer, sent out shoots to Delaware, Bach, and Pine Hills, and has laid its bulbs at the Schenectady County Public Library this winter. It will bloom in the spring at Troy Public Library and anywhere else these seeds...

Cricut Maker

by | Dec 17, 2021 | Impact

Thanks to your donations the Annual Appeal, the FFAPL was able to purchase a Cricut Maker for the Pine Hills branch. Librarians and library assistants have used to to make materials for various “take-and-make” programs for adults and children, from...

Young Futures

by | Jul 14, 2021 | Impact, The Person Behind the Program

Young Futures is a Capital Region organization that is offering a hands-on Financial Literacy program for children at the Howe Branch this month. Their program serves children ages 8-13. This program is supported by FFAPL. Established in 2012, Young Futures began with...