Year-End Letters

Hello. Yes, a new year is here. And it seems that some of you are getting an early start on taxes! We are preparing our year-end acknowledgement letters this week. These include a list of all donor gifts to the FFAPL made in the 2021 calendar year. All of these...
Support the Annual Appeal

Support the Annual Appeal

It’s been a tough two years, but thanks to you and the Albany Public Library, we have made it through. We are asking for your help and support as we head into this winter, to prepare for a busy future. We are asking for your help and support in order to continue to...

New Videos on our Book & Author Channel

Have you visited the FFAPL Book & Author Talk channel yet? We launched it last year when the Tuesday Book Talks moved to Zoom. We have just posted last month’s book talks there: Author Talk with Rone Shavers and Book Review by Mark Lowery. Check them out and...

The 8th Literary Legends Gala Recap!

After two years, we were able to come together in-person and host our 8th Literary Legends gala at the Pine Hills library on Oct. 16, honoring authors Eugene Mirabelli and Lydia Davis. We also recognized the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County who received...
Meet Author Eugene Mirabelli at Bach Branch Today

Meet Author Eugene Mirabelli at Bach Branch Today

Can’t make it Literary Legends on October 16th? Join one of our 2021 Literary Legends, Eugene Mirabelli, for a belated book launch for his 2020 publication, “Renato”. During a long and productive literary career Eugene Mirabelli wrote three...

BRANCHING OUT!

Branching Out is a new mural and performance program supported by the American Library Association, the Friends and Foundation of Albany Public Library, and a Stephen J McKee Foundation grant administered by the Center for Law and Justice, with the intention of...