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Albany voters selected two trustees, Jah-Raii Gause and Matthew Finn, for the Albany Public Library (APL) board in the May 18 election. The results were certified by the City School District of Albany Board of Trustees the evening of May 20. The vote place order and totals were: 1. Jah-Raii Gause ...

Update -- The board reaffirmed the mask mandate on July 13. The trustees will discuss the mask mandate again at the board's Aug. 10 meeting. Visitors and staff at Albany Public Library will continue to wear masks in the branches in an effort to keep APL safe and welcoming for everyone. The library...

The library's Board of Trustees is holding an emergency meeting on Tuesday, May 18, at 8 pm to discuss the mask mandate. The meeting will be held virtually. The meeting can be viewed live on YouTube. The agenda can be found on BoardDocs. The public can submit comments to be read at the meeting to ...

5/21/21 Update: The two winners are Jah-Raii Gause (declared candidate) and Matthew Finn (write-in candidate). Both of their terms take effect July 1. Read the election and candidate information sheet  Watch a video where the candidate answers questions about her background and the library For t...

Reminder: Masks covering the mouth and nose are to be worn by everyone (age 2 and older) in the library. Anyone who won't wear a mask will be asked to leave. Albany Public Library is greatly expanding access to services by adding evening and Saturday hours at select branches starting April 12. A to...

The Albany Public Library Board of Trustees has approved a 2021-2022 budget with no tax levy increase. The new budget starts July 1 and runs through June 30, 2022. The 2021-2022 library operations budget is $7,153,022 — the same amount as the current spending plan. Because the budget does not rai...