Blaze Pizza Fundraiser

Dine at Blaze Pizza at Stuyvesant Plaza on November 12th and support the Albany NY Library at the same time! Show the cashier the attached flyer below and 20% of the proceeds will benefit the Albany Public Library Foundation! 4:30pm – 8:30pm on November 12 only.  See...

Thank you to our Silent Auction sponsors!

Thank you to all of the businesses and individuals who have donated to our Literary Legends 2019 Gala Silent Auction! We have received so many exciting gifts to auction off this year: basketball and restaurant tickets, signed books, a night at the Hilton Garden Inn,...

Estate Planning – Get to Know the Basics

Want to learn more? Register here At APL Pine Hills Branch on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 beginning at 6pm. For many of us, estate planning can be difficult process to think about, however being prepared now can make a huge difference to both you and your family in...

The Lyn Lifshin Bibliography Project

The APL Foundation is currently working on an annotated bibliography of Lyn Lifshin’s works that will be presented at the Literary Legends gala on October 19th, 2019. For those who are familiar with her work, an annotated bibliography might sound like a...

Sign up to read Lyn Lifshin poems on June 14!

Literary Legend Lyn Lifshin has written more than 125 books and edited 4 anthologies of women writers. For this special reading, local poets will select their favorite Lyn Lifshin poems to read aloud. Contact APL Foundation at 518-427-4367 if you are interested in...

Congratulations to our 2019 Literary Legends!

The Albany Public Library Foundation is pleased to announce Peter Golden, Lyn Lifshin, and Dan Wilcox as our Literary Legends honorees for 2019. The Library Foundation will celebrate their important contributions to literature and the city of Albany at the 6th annual...