AAL Blog

Looking for a way to talk to your family and friends about race?  Or need to learn and process your own thoughts?  Here are our book and movie picks for all ages. Adults Recs From award-winning poet Saeed Jones, How We Fight for Our Lives is a stunning coming-of-age memoir written at the crossroads of sex, race,…

Check out our list of some outstanding biographies and memoirs. After more than a decade, when sisters Nikki, Sami, and Tori Knotek hear the word mom, it claws like an eagle’s talons, triggering memories that have been their secret since childhood. Until now. The incredible true story of the women who fought America’s Undark danger. The…

Beginning June 15, 2020, AAL is starting curbside pickup.  We want to keep patrons and staff safe, so please follow the steps below.  Pickup will be arranged by appointment only, following social distancing guidelines.  We are looking forward to serving  you! Pickup Hours Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 12-5 Saturday 10:30-2  Starting July 6th, you are…

Father’s Day is Sunday, June 21st! Four-year-old Susie gives her dad her idea of the perfect Father’s Day: A fast food restaurant for lunch, feeding birds at the park, a ride on the carousel, the swings . . . they even top their day off with balloons! It’s the night before Father’s Day, and Mom and…