Planning to get your first library card? What perfect timing! Come in and choose from one of our brand new limited edition library card designs! Woohoo!

Watch Beatriz at Dinner on Sept 27 at 6pm at the Main Library. Beatriz, an empathetic Mexican immigrant, finds herself having an uncomfortable evening at a client's small dinner party, where she becomes entangled in a war of words with a man who prioritizes money over people.

Celebrate Latine/Hispanic Heritage month with a sensory-friendly movie matinee Sunday October 8th @ 2PM in the Stafford Room at the Main Library. Wondering what you can expect from a sensory-friendly movie event? Check out the event calendar for more details!

All three Alameda Free Library locations will be closed on Monday, October 9th. We will reopen as usual on Tuesday.

A FRIENDLY REMINDER for Teens and Adults: you have until October 31st to turn in your BINGO card to enter our prize drawing. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us!

Surprise! It’s a magic show full of Halloween fun that's appropriate for all ages! Bring your ghosts and goblins, superheroes and fairies as tricks reign over treats in this silly, fun, laughter-filled show. Tuesday, October 24th at 7:00 p.m. at the Main Library

Join us for a screening of Umma at the Main Library on Wednesday, October 26th at 6pm. Amanda and her daughter live a quiet life on an American farm, but when the ashes of her estranged mother arrive from Korea, Amanda becomes haunted by the fear of turning into her own mother.

All three Alameda Free Libraries will be closed today, Thursday, October 19, between 11:30am and 1:30pm so library staff may attend the City's Employee Appreciation Picnic. We apologize for the inconvenience.

The Alameda Free Libraries will be closed on November 11th in honor of Veterans Day. We will reopen as usual on Sunday.

All three Alameda Free Library locations will be closed today. We will reopen as usual on Sunday.

The Alameda Free Libraries will close at 4:00 PM on Wednesday, November 22nd, for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will reopen as usual on Saturday, November 25th.

Smoke Signals is a comedy-drama about Victor, a young man trying to forgive his father. The movie gives us a glimpse into the contemporary indigenous experience and is created by an almost exclusively indigenous cast. Wednesday, Nov. 29th at 6:00PM in the Stafford Room.

The Alameda Free Libraries will close at 4:00 p.m. today and stay closed through Friday. We will reopen as usual on Saturday.

The Alameda Free Libraries will close at 4:00 PM on Sunday, December 24th, for the Christmas holiday. We will reopen as usual on Tuesday, December 26th. If you celebrate, we wish you a very happy holiday.

All three Alameda Free Library locations will close at 4:00 p.m. and stay closed through Monday. We will reopen as usual on Tuesday.

All three Alameda Free Library locations will close at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 31 and reopen on Tuesday, January 2nd.

All three Alameda Free Library locations will close today at 4:00 p.m. and will reopen on Tuesday, January 2nd.

Don't miss this great opportunity to attend one of Ms. Stephanie's magical art camps! The event takes place at the Bay Farm Island Library on Saturday, March 15th at 1:00pm. Open to grades 1-3. Call the Bay Farm Island Library at (510) 747-7787 to register.