The Albany Library’s First Thursday Poetry series continues on Thursday, June 4, with a reading by distinguished Bay Area poet Al Young.
Young, who was California’s Poet laureate from 2005-2008, recently released a poetry and jazz CD in collaboration with bassist Dan Robbins, entitled The Sea, The Sky, And You, And I. For his Albany [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Al Young Poetry Reading
Posted in Library Programs, Reading on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Book Sale This Weekend
Posted in Booksale on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Friends of the Albany Library are gearing for their big annual sale, where they’ll be offering adults’ and children’s books, magazines, vintage books, and audio/video at bargain prices. Come stock up on great reads Saturday, 10am-4pm or Sunday, 10am-4pm. For rock-bottom prices, come to the bag sale starting at 3pm on Sunday. Proceeds from [...]
Get Caught Reading
Posted in Books, On the Web, Reading on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
May is Get Caught Reading Month and the 10th anniversary of the familiar literary campaign. Check out the organization’s Web site to order free celebrity posters or find out about the innovative ways people are promoting book reading all over the world.





