Friends of the Palo Alto Library
@fopal.bsky.social
Friends of the Palo Alto Library (FOPAL) is a member-supported non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the Palo Alto Public Library and its users through monthly book sales, volunteerism, and advocacy. fopal.org
What's not to love? Books and cats!
I've drawn 40+ cats reading books for authors and readers both.
$75 for a drawing of any cat (your cat, friend's cat, imaginary cat) reading any book (literary fiction, beach read, comics, academic treatise). You get the digital illustration file.
Makes a great Holiday gift. (Just sayin'.)
DM me
$75 for a drawing of any cat (your cat, friend's cat, imaginary cat) reading any book (literary fiction, beach read, comics, academic treatise). You get the digital illustration file.
Makes a great Holiday gift. (Just sayin'.)
DM me
November 22, 2025 at 9:34 AM
What's not to love? Books and cats!
Donate your Books, Comics, Music, DVDs, Games, Puzzles, Software & More to support Palo Alto City Libraries!
Drop off up to 12 boxes/bags during our regular drop-off hours M-F 3-5pm, Sat 1-5pm at Cubberley Community Center, Main Room, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.
#paloalto #libsky
Drop off up to 12 boxes/bags during our regular drop-off hours M-F 3-5pm, Sat 1-5pm at Cubberley Community Center, Main Room, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.
#paloalto #libsky
November 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
See you this weekend, Nov. 8-9 for Books, Music, & More, all supporting Palo Alto City Library!
Drawings by FOPAL volunteer, Kathryn Hurley
#PaloAlto
Drawings by FOPAL volunteer, Kathryn Hurley
#PaloAlto
November 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
See you this weekend, Nov. 8-9 for Books, Music, & More, all supporting Palo Alto City Library!
Drawings by FOPAL volunteer, Kathryn Hurley
#PaloAlto
Drawings by FOPAL volunteer, Kathryn Hurley
#PaloAlto
Join us this weekend, November 8-9 for the FOPAL Book Sale! Saturday, enjoy a Music Popup and the Cubberley Artist Studio Program Open Studios, plus the Oaxacan Kitchen Mobile food truck! #PaloAlto
Background art by Cubberley Artist Chandrika Marla @chandrikamarla
Background art by Cubberley Artist Chandrika Marla @chandrikamarla
November 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Join us this weekend, November 8-9 for the FOPAL Book Sale! Saturday, enjoy a Music Popup and the Cubberley Artist Studio Program Open Studios, plus the Oaxacan Kitchen Mobile food truck! #PaloAlto
Background art by Cubberley Artist Chandrika Marla @chandrikamarla
Background art by Cubberley Artist Chandrika Marla @chandrikamarla
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If you're mad about Daylight Saving Time, you could blame Benjamin Franklin, who first suggested the practice in 1784.
His cheeky theory was that if people rose with the summer sun, they wouldn’t have to buy so many candles.
Let your lower paraffin bills comfort you today.
His cheeky theory was that if people rose with the summer sun, they wouldn’t have to buy so many candles.
Let your lower paraffin bills comfort you today.
November 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
If you're mad about Daylight Saving Time, you could blame Benjamin Franklin, who first suggested the practice in 1784.
His cheeky theory was that if people rose with the summer sun, they wouldn’t have to buy so many candles.
Let your lower paraffin bills comfort you today.
His cheeky theory was that if people rose with the summer sun, they wouldn’t have to buy so many candles.
Let your lower paraffin bills comfort you today.
"When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers, ‘tis near Halloween."
Another wonderful and whimsical drawing by FOPAL volunteer
@dailymarizaki www.instagram.com/p/DQZltztCQ2Z/
Another wonderful and whimsical drawing by FOPAL volunteer
@dailymarizaki www.instagram.com/p/DQZltztCQ2Z/
October 30, 2025 at 7:03 AM
"When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers, ‘tis near Halloween."
Another wonderful and whimsical drawing by FOPAL volunteer
@dailymarizaki www.instagram.com/p/DQZltztCQ2Z/
Another wonderful and whimsical drawing by FOPAL volunteer
@dailymarizaki www.instagram.com/p/DQZltztCQ2Z/
Amazing spooky vintage book illustration, found at a FOPAL book sale! 🦉 🐈⬛ 🪦
As Halloween approaches, here’s some amazing illustration by Mac Harshberger for The Singing Crow and Other Poems, by Nathalia Crane. New York, Albert & Charles Boni, 1926. www.flickr.com/gp/inkvision...
October 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Amazing spooky vintage book illustration, found at a FOPAL book sale! 🦉 🐈⬛ 🪦
Drop off up to 12 boxes or bags of books, music & more, and support Palo Alto Libraries with your donation! M-F 3-5pm, SAT 1-5pm. FOPAL.org/donate
October 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Drop off up to 12 boxes or bags of books, music & more, and support Palo Alto Libraries with your donation! M-F 3-5pm, SAT 1-5pm. FOPAL.org/donate
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PEN America responds to action taken today by the Department of Education dismissing complaints about book bans and referring to them as a “hoax”:
"All students deserve to see themselves and the world around them reflected in the books shelved within their public schools.“ pen.org/press-releas...
"All students deserve to see themselves and the world around them reflected in the books shelved within their public schools.“ pen.org/press-releas...
PEN America Criticizes "Alarming" and "Dismissive" Language on Book Bans by U.S. Education Department - PEN America
Kasey Meehan, director, Freedom to Read, at PEN America, said: "For over three years we have countered rhetoric that book bans occurring in public schools are a “hoax.” They are absolutely not. This k...
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January 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
PEN America responds to action taken today by the Department of Education dismissing complaints about book bans and referring to them as a “hoax”:
"All students deserve to see themselves and the world around them reflected in the books shelved within their public schools.“ pen.org/press-releas...
"All students deserve to see themselves and the world around them reflected in the books shelved within their public schools.“ pen.org/press-releas...
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🧵 In 2025, book censorship in the United States is rampant and common. Never before in the life of any living American have so many books been systematically removed from school libraries across the country.
Read our new report "The Normalization of Book Banning" at: pen.org/report/the-n...
Read our new report "The Normalization of Book Banning" at: pen.org/report/the-n...
October 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🧵 In 2025, book censorship in the United States is rampant and common. Never before in the life of any living American have so many books been systematically removed from school libraries across the country.
Read our new report "The Normalization of Book Banning" at: pen.org/report/the-n...
Read our new report "The Normalization of Book Banning" at: pen.org/report/the-n...
Save the date! October 11-12 for Books, Music, Movies, Puzzles, Games & More! All to support Palo Alto City Libraries!
October 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Save the date! October 11-12 for Books, Music, Movies, Puzzles, Games & More! All to support Palo Alto City Libraries!
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September 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
It’s that time again! Two days of books, music, movies and more! All supporting Palo Alto Libraries - see you this weekend, Sept. 13-14!
September 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
It’s that time again! Two days of books, music, movies and more! All supporting Palo Alto Libraries - see you this weekend, Sept. 13-14!
This month we have an incredible donation of Time Magazines going back decades.
Find your favorite memory in the Main Room and Bargain Room Sept. 13-14. Go back in TIME!
#read
Find your favorite memory in the Main Room and Bargain Room Sept. 13-14. Go back in TIME!
#read
September 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This month we have an incredible donation of Time Magazines going back decades.
Find your favorite memory in the Main Room and Bargain Room Sept. 13-14. Go back in TIME!
#read
Find your favorite memory in the Main Room and Bargain Room Sept. 13-14. Go back in TIME!
#read
Our sorting room is bare! Support the #PaloAlto Library with your donation of books and media! Details and directions at fopal.org/donate
Open for drop-off donations of up to 6 boxes/bags M-F 3-5pm and now 1-5pm Saturday! Contact us for larger donations/pickup.
#libsky #books
Open for drop-off donations of up to 6 boxes/bags M-F 3-5pm and now 1-5pm Saturday! Contact us for larger donations/pickup.
#libsky #books
September 4, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Our sorting room is bare! Support the #PaloAlto Library with your donation of books and media! Details and directions at fopal.org/donate
Open for drop-off donations of up to 6 boxes/bags M-F 3-5pm and now 1-5pm Saturday! Contact us for larger donations/pickup.
#libsky #books
Open for drop-off donations of up to 6 boxes/bags M-F 3-5pm and now 1-5pm Saturday! Contact us for larger donations/pickup.
#libsky #books
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Just a friendly reminder that your desire to have a bookshelf with a rolling ladder is valid. Don’t allow anyone to disrespect you by telling you otherwise.
August 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Just a friendly reminder that your desire to have a bookshelf with a rolling ladder is valid. Don’t allow anyone to disrespect you by telling you otherwise.
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“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” ~Ray Bradbury
Keep reading, friends. 📚
Keep reading, friends. 📚
August 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” ~Ray Bradbury
Keep reading, friends. 📚
Keep reading, friends. 📚
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If you’re someone who still reads for pleasure, you are a marvel. If you’re able to unplug from all the chaos of our entertainment culture and disappear into the warmth and solace of a book, that is a rare gift and I’m very glad to know you.
August 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
If you’re someone who still reads for pleasure, you are a marvel. If you’re able to unplug from all the chaos of our entertainment culture and disappear into the warmth and solace of a book, that is a rare gift and I’m very glad to know you.
Support Palo Alto City Library with your donation of books, music & more. Drop off up to 6 bags/boxes Mon-Sat, 3-5pm. For details and directions, larger donations, or to see what we accept, visit fopal.org/donate
#libsky #books #comicbooks #paloalto
#libsky #books #comicbooks #paloalto
August 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Support Palo Alto City Library with your donation of books, music & more. Drop off up to 6 bags/boxes Mon-Sat, 3-5pm. For details and directions, larger donations, or to see what we accept, visit fopal.org/donate
#libsky #books #comicbooks #paloalto
#libsky #books #comicbooks #paloalto
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Today in Mark As Read, @mollytempleton.com's ode to the vanishing mass market paperback:
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We All Miss Mass Market Paperbacks - Reactor
It's partly nostalgia, but there really is something special about those books...
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August 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Today in Mark As Read, @mollytempleton.com's ode to the vanishing mass market paperback:
reactormag.com/we-all-miss-...
reactormag.com/we-all-miss-...