by Alyssa Lotmore | Mar 15, 2022 | APL News, Libraries Transform, Love Your Library
By Alyssa Lotmore, LMSW and Board Member of FFAPL Anyone who visits the Albany Public Library knows that libraries are more than books. The APL has always been a community resource that is easily accessible in various neighborhoods and free. Libraries have been a...
by lex | Nov 1, 2021 | Love Your Library
November is the month for our Friends Campaign. The April and November Friends Campaigns were created to raise funds for improvements to the beloved Washington Avenue Auditorium, home of the Friends Tuesday Book Talks for the past decades. This year, the fund is...
by lex | Oct 6, 2021 | Literary Legends, Love Your Library
Make this go viral. I know a lot of you are reading this and wondering to yourself "how can I support this wonderful institution?" Like any good library, I have that information. Pay-what-you-wish tickets to the @FFofAPL Gala: https://t.co/u0LWHECDzHAll the...
by Sarah | Jul 7, 2021 | Libraries Transform, Love Your Library
A June 2021 article from CNN highlights libraries’ and library workers’ central roles in the community during the pandemic. It asks, “will these venerable public institutions get the credit they deserve?” The article discusses the need for funding and...
by Sarah | Mar 20, 2021 | Announcement, Libraries Transform, Love Your Library
Natalie Portman is this year’s NLW Honorary Chair. She shares the books she’s reading on her instagram feed with the hashtag, #whatnatreads Mark your calendars! Two weeks until National Library Week! takes place on April 4-10, 2021, with the theme “Welcome...
by lex | Mar 16, 2021 | Love Your Library
https://t.co/74ygrQeHzV pic.twitter.com/S9FU2rl7Ys — Albany Public Library (@AlbanyNYLibrary) March 15, 2021 Senator Sean Ryan, chair of the NYS Senate Libraries Committee, is seeking nominations from across New York for outstanding librarians who have gone...
