Friends of the Albuquerque Public Library

Friends of the Albuquerque Public Library Established in 1969, the Friends of the Public Library is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization

Main Library Bookshop, operated by the Friends of the Public Library, located on the Lower Level of the Main Library. The Bookshop features a large selection of current releases, multi-media, and more book-related merchandise at 80% - 90% off of cover prices.

Thanks to our community of readers, we raised $6,000 for The Public Library Albuquerque Bernalillo County during our sal...
06/17/2026

Thanks to our community of readers, we raised $6,000 for The Public Library Albuquerque Bernalillo County during our sales on Thursday and Saturday! Our Bookshop raised an additional $1,000+ between Thursday and Saturday.

Thank you all for visiting and for loving your library system!

From June 13 through July 14, authors across the United States and Canada are invited to donate copies of their books to...
06/16/2026

From June 13 through July 14, authors across the United States and Canada are invited to donate copies of their books to Reading Rainbow as part of their book drive celebrating literacy, storytelling, and community impact.

Today, Saturday, June 13th! Find us in the lower level of the Main Library (501 Copper NW) to stock up for your summer r...
06/13/2026

Today, Saturday, June 13th! Find us in the lower level of the Main Library (501 Copper NW) to stock up for your summer reading plans. The sale runs from 10 AM to 4 PM with $2 entry before noon, free for everyone after noon. (Members always enter free, btw!)

Pro tip: Ask a Friends volunteer for recommendations on what to read, watch, or listen to next!

06/10/2026

Travel Route 66 to your next favorite read at the Main Library (501 Copper Ave NW) this Saturday, June 13th from 10 AM to 4 PM!

We’re featuring 1,500+ cookbooks, both professionally published and community-based—all in excellent condition. We’ve also got features on LGBTQ+ books, books about dads, and books to help you celebrate the Route 66 Centennial!

In addition to all of these special features, we’ve also got our regular selection of tens of thousands of quality books, movies, CDs, records, puzzles, and more at bargain prices. Vintage and new, classic and niche, bargain and collectible, we’ve got it all!

Entry is $2 before noon and always free for our members. (It’s only $15 to become a member for a year!).

We’d love to see you there!

Thanks to a generous donor and some strong volunteers, we have an incredible selection of cookbooks currently in our Boo...
06/03/2026

Thanks to a generous donor and some strong volunteers, we have an incredible selection of cookbooks currently in our Bookshop and planned for our June 13th sale! We have 1,500+ cookbooks in excellent condition, some new, some vintage—all for just 10 to 20% of the original list prices.

Seasoned and aspiring chefs alike, we invite you to stop by and find some new professionally vetted and published recipes to try!

Our Bookshop in the lower level of the Main Library (501 Copper NW) is open Monday - Saturday from 10:30 AM to 2 PM, and our next book sale will be Saturday, June 13th from 10 AM to 4 PM at the Main Library as well. See you there!

Thanks to all who stopped by our ~mystery~ sale yesterday! Thanks to you, we raised $4,500 for our library system. Our B...
05/10/2026

Thanks to all who stopped by our ~mystery~ sale yesterday! Thanks to you, we raised $4,500 for our library system. Our Bookshop raised an additional $800!

We’ll see you next month on June 13th where our special feature will be all about Route 66.

05/07/2026

This Saturday, May 9th, solve the mystery of your next favorite read with the Friends of the Library 🕵️‍♂️

🫆 10 AM - 4 PM
🫆 Main Library - 501 Copper NW
🫆 $2 entry before noon; free after noon
🫆 Free parking with validation at the Very Special Arts Garage

We’ve prepared a new blind date with a book selection, art, puzzles, movies, music, and books of all genres—over 25,000 of them! Most items are priced at $3 or less with paperbacks and children’s books starting at just a quarter.

We love to give recommendations—ask any volunteer for a suggestion on your next read, listen, or watch!

05/03/2026

We asked a volunteer who reads upwards of 30 mystery novels a month to pick her favorites from our shelves! You can find these and much, much more at our Mystery Sale this Saturday, May 9th at the Main Library from 10 AM to 4 PM.

🫆Through the Evil Days by Julia Spencer Fleming
🫆The Bat by Jo Nesbo
🫆This is Why We Lied by Karin Slaughter
🫆Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Daniel Silva
🫆The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (of course!)
🫆A Gambling Man by David Baldacci

If you ever need a recommendation on your next book, we encourage you to ask any of our knowledgeable and well-read volunteers!

Address

501 Copper Avenue NW
Albuquerque, NM
87102

Opening Hours

Monday 10:30am - 2pm
Tuesday 10:30am - 2pm
Wednesday 10:30am - 2pm
Thursday 10:30am - 2pm
Friday 10:30am - 2pm
Saturday 10:30am - 2pm

Telephone

+15057685167

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