by Leah | Apr 8, 2019 | Libraries Transform
It’s National Library Week! National Library Week celebrates the important contributions of libraries and library workers to our country. This year’s theme is Libraries = Strong Communities: Libraries play a vital role in our schools, towns, and...
by lex | Jul 27, 2018 | News, Uncategorized
The Presidents of the Friends and Foundation will be publicly signing an agreement on July 31st, 2018. All are welcome. Foundation supporters and past and present members of the Friends are encouraged to attend. Friends of Albany Public Library Merging with APL...
by lex | Apr 8, 2018 | Advocacy
This week, the Albany Public Library joins libraries nationwide in celebrating the many ways libraries lead their communities through the transformative services, programs and expertise they offer. April 8-14 is National Library Week, an annual celebration of the...
by Roger | Aug 14, 2017 | Literary Legends News
Marion Roach Smith was selected as a 2016 Literary Legend by the Albany Public Library Foundation. The following is from her website: YOU SHOULD WRITE AN OP-ED. Yes, you. Why? Simply put, learning to write op-eds will transform your writing. While the ways in which it...
by lex | May 20, 2017 | News
The Albany Public Library Foundation takes great pleasure in announcing Athena V. Lord as our Literary Legends honoree for 2017. The Library Foundation will celebrate Athena’s contributions to children’s literature and to the life of the City of Albany at the 4th...
by FFAPL | Oct 8, 2016 | Books and Authors, News
Best-selling children’s author and illustrator Sally Rippin will be at the Washington Avenue branch of the Albany Public Library on Tuesday, October 18th at 6 p.m. The author’s visit is co-sponsored by the Albany Public Library Foundation (now FFAPL) and...
