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Monday, March 26, 2012
March 24, 2012 Booksale Resultsthanks to our many volunteers and donors, the Friends grossed $2,228.75 at our Saturday sale!
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
January 28 Booksale ResultsTHANKS
TO ALL VOLUNTEERS at our Jan 28 sale! FAL grossed $2,263.31 from this one-day sale.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Nov 19-20, 2011 Sale Resultsthis sale grossed $7026! LOTS of books were sold.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Sept 24 Sale results - and Nov 19&20 SaleFAL's Sept 24 one day sale netted $2412 during 6 frenzied hours. THANKS to all volunteers, patrons, and library staff
who helped make the sale happen.
Next sale is Nov 19&20, with a wide variety of merchandise and price points
including holiday items.
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Friday, September 2, 2011
September Booksales!We are overflowing with donations, so have two booksales in September:
Sunday Sept 11 at the Stroll,
near Key Route, dollar paperbacks.
Saturday Sept 24 at the Library 1247 Marin, $.50 sale
in the Edith Stone Room, with 5/$1 outside. This sale is during "Albany Local Week" so you get points for
shopping 10 - 4 - AND more points for volunteering. Click on this link to sign up to work (come 15 minutes early if
you have not volunteered before, for an orientation.) http://123.writeboard.com/5g7nrk2xvh9zf3a4 The password is signup. Hope you see you there!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
FAL's sale dates for 2012 are confirmed - Mar 24; May 19/20;
Sept 9 & 22; Nov 17-18. See our website page on Booksales for details.
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Monday, May 16, 2011
Our May 14-15 sale grossed the most in the last several years - $7229. We greatly appreciate all our volunteers, patrons,
donors, and patient spouses of sale organizers.
NEXT SALE IS SATURDAY SEPT 24 - SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER!
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Sunday, March 20, 2011
May 14 & 15 BIG BooksaleMark your calendars now, the Friends 2 day BIG sale is May 14 & 15. This sale has $1 books in the "Hall"
(big room) of the Albany Community Center; $.50 items in the Edith Stone Room (near the north parking lot); 5 for $1 library
discards and magazines outside by the north parking lot. BAG SALE at the end of the sale on Sunday May 15. If
space permits we will include more costly "Collectible" items in the Big Room. BAG SALE (FAL provides
the bag and sells it for $5) Sunday only 3 - 4, Collectibles NOT included in the Bag Sale, and FAL will close rooms a
few minutes before 3pm to prepare for the Bag Sale.
Friday, March 11, 2011
March 5, 2011 Sale Results: $2580! Thank you volunteers!Fortunately rain held off - next sale is the BIG one May 14 & 15
Monday, November 22, 2010
$7849 gross sales Nov 20&21 Booksale! MANY thanks to the volunteers, library staff, patrons, donors, and key organizers
Joan Larson and Marsha Skinner.
This is the largest amount the Friends have taken in for several years, back
to the times when we held only two booksales a year (now we usually have five) and before we sold choicest items online.
Despite rain! Despite selling an estimated 1500 volumes in the beloved BAG SALE - grocery bags into which the
happy buyers could cram about 30 books - by paying $3 bag.
In addition to the frenzy Saturday and Sunday,
setting up took volunteers all day Friday and parts of Saturday and Sunday mornings before opening. Monday the remainders
were stacked in the Edith Stone Room awaiting a long list of charities and teachers who make appointments so volunteers can
help them select items for free. Remainders of the remainders will be set out for "FREE" for the public, possibly
as soon as Tuesday.
2:50 pm est
Sunday, November 7, 2010
We are hard at work to prepare for a two day sale Saturday Nov 20 and Sunday Nov 21. The Community Center's large room
will overflow with $.50 books, AND the Edith Stone Room will be full of "Collectible, Rare, and Vintage" items.
Weather permitting, there will be magazines and library discards outside in the north entrance, most at 5/$1.
Patrons have been known to do all their holiday shopping at our November CRV sale!
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Exciting Plans for Friends!STROLL BOOKSALE: Friends are selling dollar paperbacks, kids and adult, at the Solano Stroll on Sunday September 12.
There will be a library game and prizes for kids, please join us, we're usually near Key Route on the south side.
SEPT 25 ONE DAY SALE: A variety of sales items, most 50 cents, 10am - 4pm in the Edith Stone Room at Albany's Community
Center
OCT 6 ALLISON HOOVER BARTLETT is the speaker at our annual membership meeting, 7:30 in the Edith Stone
Room. She is the author of THE MAN WHO LOVED BOOKS TOO MUCH. The event is open to the public, free, and with
refreshments,
2:54 pm edt
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Revised FAL PlansFriends meetings and next sales
At its June FAL meeting the Board decided to cancel
the tentative July booksale and July Board meeting. Our next Board meeting is Wednesday August 4 at 7 pm in the Edith
Stone Room. The next sale will be at the Solano Stroll when we will sell dollar paperbacks.
1:15 pm edt
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Friends June 2 meeting
The FAL Board meets June 2 to discuss issues including a debriefing of our May sale, a possible audit of our ongoing
sales, and the County's proposed budget for the library in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010. All are welcome -
but only Board members may vote - 7 - 8:30pm in the Edith Stone Room.
6:20 pm edt
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Big May 15/16 Booksale BIG results!The Friends grossed $6758.06 for our big annual two day sale, thanks to the many many volunteers who showed up to cashier,
cleanup, set up, and keep books tidy. Special thanks to Joan Larson and Marsha Skinner who rarely left the site for
three days...
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Please hold your Mountains of Books until May 17!FAL is blessed with generous donors who donate books by the mountain! Thank you.
Now, please hold onto any more donations until after the May 15 & 16 sale! We can hardly edge through our
storage room - it is full to bursting. Also please check through your donations to be sure they have not been damaged
by water or mold or insects, as those donations can cause health problems.
Come to the BIG sale May 15&16,
volunteer if you can, and help us clear our storage area.
5:45 pm edt
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