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Mary Abler is stepping into the role of Alameda Library Director. Mayor Ashcraft extends a warm welcome and notes that Abler is excited to "work with the dedicated library staff to develop responsive, community-driven programs for Alamedans of all ages." Photo by Maurice Ramirez. https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/mayor-ashcraft-so-many-reasons-to-celebrate-the-alameda-free-library/
#alameda #AlamedaFreeLibrary #MarilynEzzyAshcraft #MaryAbler #PublicTransit
In this week's Letters to the Editor, the Library Services Manager of the Alameda Free Library celebrates a successful summer reading program. Eva Volin shares that more adults than ever joined the summer reading bandwagon—perhaps encouraged by the Tucker's Ice Cream prizes! https://alamedapost.com/op-ed/letters-to-the-editor-for-august-21-2026/
This week in Alameda, take a nature sightseeing tour near Alameda’s harbor seal float, bring a plant to the free Summer Plant Swap, check out the 21st Annual Plein Air Paintout Exhibit and Sale, support Rhythmix's annual fundraiser, and shop the Pacific Pinball Museum’s Surplus Game Sale. https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/all-around-alameda-art-nature-and-more/
#alameda #AlamedaFreeLibrary #AlamedaWalks #AllAroundAlameda #FrankBetteCenterForTheArts #FrankBettePleinAirPaintout #gardening #PacificPinballMuseum
This week in Alameda, spend a sunset on the waterfront, take a shoreline tour, check out the Alameda Book Con, help oysters return to the Bay, and paddle the evening away. There's plenty of summertime fun to go around! https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/all-around-alameda-summertime-vibes/
#alameda #AlamedaFreeLibrary #AlamedaWalks #AllAroundAlameda #FamilyActivities #FreeEvents #ReapClimateCenter #TwoMarysMercantile #volunteer
On Saturday, July 11, the Alameda Free Library will launch the inaugural Alameda Book Con, a community literary festival to celebrate books, authors, and literacy. Karin K. Jensen reports that the festival features a wide variety of more than 50 Bay Area authors, creators, and illustrators. https://alamedapost.com/features/arts/alameda-free-library-launches-first-ever-book-con/
#alameda #AlamedaBookCon #AlamedaFreeLibrary #FriendsOfTheAlamedaFreeLibrary
Are you a local author or creator of book-related art? Apply to be part of the Alameda Book Con 2026 at the Alameda Free Library on July 11! Applications must be filed by Sunday, May 17, at 5 p.m. https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/alameda-book-con-2026-to-feature-local-authors-applications-now-open/
Use your imagination to design a one-of-a-kind bookmark inspired by the Alameda Free Library’s Summer Reading theme “Plant a Seed, Read." All submitted designs will be entered into the Bookmark Design Contest, and the winners’ bookmarks will be printed and distributed during the Summer Reading Program. https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/alameda-free-library-announces-2026-bookmark-design-contest/
Broaden your mind with fun learning opportunities this weekend! Join a discussion of short fiction stories, visit a hands-on retro gaming museum, try a Palestinian cross-stitch embroidery called tatreez, dance like your favorite Jane Austen characters, and grab your kids for pinball lessons. https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/all-around-alameda-scholarly-saturday/
#alameda #AlamedaElksLodge_1015 #AlamedaFreeLibrary #CaliforniaHistoricalRadioSociety #DanceClasses #FamilyFriendlyEvents #PacificPinballMuseum #VideoGames
Temperatures are back down into the normal range this weekend, so you can get out and about—without dripping sweat. Check out local performances, artwork, whisky, and a free, family-friendly bash. https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/all-around-alameda-local-arts-more/
#alameda #AlamedaFreeLibrary #AlamedaStrolls #AltarenaPlayhouse #FrankBetteCenterForTheArts #FrankBettePleinAirPaintout #music #painting #theater
This week in Alameda, join the Alameda Free Library for Women's History Month events, stop by two local art galleries for receptions, celebrate St. Patrick's Day at Faction Brewing, and participate in some cathartic creativity at the inaugural "Cussing Crafts." https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/all-around-alameda-learn-create-play/
#alameda #AlamedaFreeLibrary #AllAroundAlameda #art #FactionBrewing #FrankBetteCenterForTheArts #RhythmixCulturalWorks #WomensHistoryMonth
On Friday, February 27, the Alameda Free Library will welcome Hannah Mayree, Seraphina Perkins, and Azere Wilson of the Black Banjo Reclamation Project for an afternoon of Black music history and performance in honor of Black History Month. https://alamedapost.com/features/arts/celebrate-black-history-month-black-banjo-reclamation-project/
The Alameda Free Library invites Peep-le of all ages to bring their imagination to life by designing and constructing a Peep-tastic diorama featuring Peeps marshmallow characters. Need supplies to get started? Starting Friday, March 6, you can pick up a Peeps diorama kit from the Main Library. https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/alameda-free-librarys-annual-peeps-diorama-contest/
#alameda #AlamedaFreeLibrary #FriendsOfTheAlamedaFreeLibrary #peeps #PeepsDioramaContest
During the lull between Halloween and Thanksgiving, take a moment to check out some fun local events! Shop the Queer Canvas Night Market, tour the Meyers House and Garden, do some holiday crafts, paint a masterpiece, and check out Native American Heritage Month events at the Alameda Free Library. https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/all-around-alameda-arts-culture-history/
#alameda #AlamedaFreeLibrary #AllAroundAlameda #crafting #FamilyFriendlyEvents #FreeEvents #MeyersHouseAndGarden
On November 4, City Council held an in-depth workshop on library and parks infrastructure needs. Karin K. Jensen writes, "The workshop underscored the City’s looming $800 million infrastructure deficit, with staff noting aging recreation facilities operating beyond their intended lifespans." https://alamedapost.com/news/council-puts-spotlight-urgent-library-parks-infrastructure-needs/
The Alameda Free Library is set to receive a $10,000 gift from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Alameda’s historic Carnegie Library, located at the corner of Oak Street and Santa Clara Avenue, was one of the first three library buildings in California funded by Andrew Carnegie. https://alamedapost.com/news/alameda-free-library-receive-10000-gift-carnegie-corporation/
A Whole New (Yet Familiar) World
Classic kids’ book peeks into 1950s Alameda If you find yourself at a loss for something to read,…
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The Alameda Post is proud to announce that we are partnering with Viva la Book Review for a new monthly book review highlighting Alameda stories and authors. In this month's review, Julia Park Tracey examines the charming 'San Francisco Boy' by Lois Lenski. Check out all of the love for Alameda! https://alamedapost.com/features/arts/san-francisco-boy-whole-new-yet-familiar-world/
This week in Alameda, see Joan Baez perform with a circus at Alameda Point, make your own Halloween decor, enjoy some Shakespeare, take a history walk, and celebrate the library! https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/all-around-alameda-scintillating-selection/
#alameda #AlamedaFreeLibrary #AlamedaPoint #AllAroundAlameda #FamilyFriendlyEvents #FreeEvents #HealingGarden #RadiumRunway #TheFoodbankPlayers #theater #WalkingTour
The Alameda Free Library is calling on all community members to help celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month by designing a new library card. Submit your own design for a chance to be featured on a new, limited edition library card. https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/alameda-free-library-launches-card-design-contest/
The largest carnivorous plant show in the country is happening right here in Alameda on Saturday, June 14. Check out these other three free-to-attend local events, plus a rare Open Cockpit Day at the Oakland Aviation Museum in honor of Father's Day. https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/all-around-alameda-fathers-day-free-festivities/
#alameda #AlamedaFreeLibrary #gardening #OaklandAviationMuseum #pride #RhythmixCulturalWorks #TheFoodbankPlayers #theater
On May 6, City Council authorized a new agreement with Alameda Family Services to continue providing clinician and case management services for the CARE Team, winner of the 2024 Alameda County EMS Program of the Year Award. Karin K. Jensen explores the CARE Team and other notes from the meeting. https://alamedapost.com/news/council-approves-continuing-afs-services-award-winning-care-team/
#afd #alameda #AlamedaFamilyServices #AlamedaFireDepartment #AlamedaFreeLibrary #CareTeam #CityCouncil #GregBoller #homelessness #MarilynEzzyAshcraft
Bay Farm Island is becoming a pollinator haven, featuring two native plant gardens in public spaces—Bay Farm School and Bay Farm Island Library. Kristen Smeal and Mike Nettles share the flourishing spaces and how you can get involved with pollinator-friendly planting. https://alamedapost.com/features/nature/bringing-pollinators-back-to-bay-farm-island-a-community-effort/
#alameda #AlamedaFreeLibrary #BayFarmIsland #BayFarmSchool #FriendsOfTheAlamedaFreeLibrary #gardening
Spring is in full swing, and our community calendar is overflowing with fun! Check out these highlights from Saturday, April 19, including three completely free and family-friendly events, a history walking tour, and a unique production of "The Comedy of Errors." Enjoy! https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/all-around-alameda-saturday-shenanigans/
#alameda #AlamedaFreeLibrary #AllAroundAlameda #arpd #easter #FamilyFriendlyEvents #FreeEvents #RadiumRunway #theater #WalkingTour
Let's expand our horizons! This week in Alameda, learn how to participate in dragon boating, try your hand at calligraphy, get the scoop on implementing a trap-neuter-release operation in your neighborhood, and more. https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/all-around-alameda-lots-learn/
#alameda #AlamedaBrewing #AlamedaFreeLibrary #faas #FamilyFriendlyEvents #FreeEvents #FriendsOfTheAlamedaAnimalShelter #KpDragons
The sun is shining, the flowers are starting to bloom, and it’s a great time to invest in your hobbies—without leaving the island! This week's community calendar offers opportunities for breadmaking, cosplay, golf, gardening, and some Alameda history. https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/all-around-alameda-hobbies/
#alameda #AlamedaBackyardGrowers #AlamedaFreeLibrary #CoricaPark #FactionBrewing #FamilyFriendlyEvents #FreeEvents #UssHornet
Happy March, Alameda! Join the Alameda Free Library for lots of Women's History Month events, dress up for GrannyCon on Park Street, get ready for new History Walking Tours, and more. https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/all-around-alameda-grab-seat-take-walk/
#alameda #AlamedaFreeLibrary #FamilyFriendlyEvents #FreeEvents #history #RhythmixCulturalWorks #WalkingTour
A Polar Plunge, performances, pancakes, and… bats? Our online Community Events Calendar always has a little bit of everything, and this week is no exception! https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/all-around-alameda-smorgasbord-local-events/
#alameda #AlamedaFreeLibrary #FamilyFriendlyEvents #FreeEvents #fundraiser #performance #RhythmixCulturalWorks #TheFoodbankPlayers
This week in Alameda: Shop amazing sales on used books, catch two great shows, celebrate Black History Month with the Alameda Free Library, and see what animal research can teach us about love. https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/all-around-alameda-celebrating-art-science-history-love/
#alameda #AlamedaFreeLibrary #FactionBrewing #FamilyFriendlyEvents #RhythmixCulturalWorks
You don't have to make a huge commitment to get out and have fun in Alameda this weekend! Here are 5 short and entertaining adventures to get you out and about—then back to snuggling your pets on the couch. https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/all-around-alameda-small-weekend-adventure/
#alameda #AlamedaElksLodge_1015 #AlamedaFreeLibrary #events #FamilyFriendlyEvents #FrankBetteCenterForTheArts #FreeEvents #HenryMeyers #UssHornet
This week in Alameda, kids are invited to paint their own pottery, watch a sensory-friendly movie, see some amazing bubbles, and celebrate all things dinosaur at West End Library's "Dinovember."
https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/all-around-alameda-just-for-kids/
#alameda #AlamedaFreeLibrary #FamilyFriendlyEvents #FreeEvents #RhythmixCulturalWorks
This week in Alameda, get started on your holiday shopping lists at the Alameda Holiday Boutique and the Jewelry & More Sale benefitting FAAS! Plus, get moving with the Day of the Dead 5k, celebrate at the Diwali Festival of Lights, and get crafting with Make It: A Fiber Arts Craft Circle.
https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/all-around-alameda-here-come-holidays/
#alameda #AlamedaFreeLibrary #AlamedaPoint #faas #FamilyFriendlyEvents #FreeEvents #FriendsOfTheAlamedaAnimalShelter #RhythmixCulturalWorks #UssHornet
This week in All Around Alameda, catch opening weekend for "King Lear," see big trucks at Big Truck Bonanza, experience a sensory-friendly movie at the Main Library, tune into the AUSD Board Candidate forum, and head to Alameda Point for a literary festival.
https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/all-around-alameda-sweet-heat-relief/
#alameda #AlamedaFreeLibrary #AlamedaPoint #ausd #AusdBoard #FamilyFriendlyEvents #FreeEvents #HealingGarden #LeagueOfWomenVoters #RadiumRunway #TheFoodbankPlayers
This week in All Around Alameda: Get involved at local job fairs, learn something new, catch a film, take a stroll, and experience delicious eats and great music at not one, but TWO festivals!
https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/all-around-alameda-work-hard-play-hard/
#alameda #AlamedaBoysAndGirlsClub #AlamedaFreeLibrary #arpd #BoholCircleImmigrantPark #ChochenyoPark #CityOfAlameda #FamilyFriendlyEvents #FreeEvents #LeydeckerPark #RhythmixCulturalWorks #WestEndArtsDistrict
Driving rhythms, vibrant regalia, fabulous footwork, and flavorful cuisines will highlight the ’Round the World Festival, a free celebration of music, dance, art, food and culture from Latin and Indigenous traditions happening Saturday, September 21, at Chochenyo Park.
https://alamedapost.com/features/arts/round-the-world-festival-at-chochenyo-park/
#alameda #AlamedaFreeLibrary #arpd #ChochenyoPark #FamilyFriendlyEvents #FreeEvents #RhythmixCulturalWorks
In response to California's more frequent and severe heat waves, Governor Gavin Newsom has launched Heat Ready CA, an awareness and education campaign designed to keep Californians safer during extreme heat.
https://alamedapost.com/news/protect-yourself-from-extreme-heat/
#alameda #AlamedaFreeLibrary #AlamedaMunicipalPower #amp #california #ExcessiveHeat #GavinNewsom
Amongst Alameda's dazzling Queen Anne-style dwellings and craftsman homes, modest structures can be overlooked. Steve Gorman continues the tale of 2320 Lincoln Avenue, perhaps the oldest commercial/residential building in town, which holds history and intrigue beyond the deceptively simple exterior.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-2320-lincoln-ave-the-encinal-saloon-part-2/
#afd #alameda #AlamedaArchitecturalPreservationSociety #AlamedaFireDepartment #AlamedaFreeLibrary #AlamedaTreasures #architecture #CityCouncil
The Alameda Free Library is leveling up digital equity with their new Laptop Lending Program. Anyone who doesn't have a computer at home can now check out a laptop for up to three days.
https://alamedapost.com/news/alameda-free-library-introduces-laptop-lending-program/
Alameda Education Foundation's middle school volleyball season is off to a great start, and this year's Art Across the Island program marks 4,000 student work displays since the program's conception in 2016. Stop by Alameda Point Gym to catch a volleyball game, and look out for art across these Alameda locations.
#alameda #AlamedaEducationFoundation #AlamedaFreeLibrary #AlamedaPointGym #arpd #ArtAcrossTheIsland #MiddleSchool
Alameda Pride 2023 is only one week away! Get ready for festivities all weekend long surrounding the main event, Pride in the Park at Chochenyo Park on Saturday October 14. Adam Gillitt has the latest details on events and opportunities to volunteer to help keep the party going.
https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/alameda-pride-2023-love-one-another/
#5k #alameda #AlamedaFreeLibrary #AlamedaPride #AlamedaPride_2023 #AlamedaPrideFoundation #AlamedaPrideInThePark #AlmanacBrewing #ChochenyoPark #DragBrunch
Award-winning journalist and essayist Julia Park Tracey will discuss her latest book, "The Bereaved," this Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Main Library. Author Lauren Hough describes the book as “heartbreaking, heartwarming, and absolutely beautiful… a story that captures the devastation of loss and the power of enduring hope.”
#alameda #AlamedaFreeLibrary #AlamedaPoetLaureate #books #BooksInc #FriendsOfTheAlamedaFreeLibrary #JuliaParkTracey #poetry
Alameda’s guaranteed income pilot program, Rise Up Alameda, will begin accepting applications for eligible households at 9 a.m. on Friday, September 8. The new program will provide 150 randomly selected low-income households with $1,000 per month for 24 months.
https://alamedapost.com/news/guaranteed-income-pilot-program-applications-open-sept-8/
#alameda #AlamedaFreeLibrary #AlamedaPointCollaborative #AreaMedianIncome #GuaranteedBasicIncome #MastickSeniorCenter #OperationDignity #RiseUpAlameda
Congratulations to Jane Chisaki, who has retired from the Alameda Free Library after 39 years. She started as Children's Librarian in 1984 and became Director in 2006.
https://alamedapost.com/news/library-celebrates-chisakis-39-years/
#alameda #retirement #celebration #JaneChisaki #AlamedaFreeLibrary #FriendsOfTheAlamedaFreeLibrary
It's time to play with your food! The Alameda Free Library is once again hosting its annual Peeps Diorama Contest, and all ages are invited to participate. Submissions are due April 16, and voting for the Peep-le's Choice Award will take place April 19-25.
https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/build-a-peeps-terpiece-librarys-contest-returns/
#Peeps #Alameda #Contest #Diorama #EasterCandy #AlamedaFreeLibrary #PeepsDioramaContest #Peep-le'sChoiceAward