Adocentyn Library
The HPLHS extends congratulations and gratitude to member Don Frew and his colleagues at the Adocentyn Library on their official opening! We are very honored to have some items featured in their display case, and look forward to other wonders that appear there from time to time!
Adocentyn Research Library: 1025 Solano Avenue, Albany CA 94706
To quote from the library's press release: "The Adocentyn Research Library is an on-site use only, multi-cultural, and inter-religious library serving the East Bay and the world. Founded in 2011, we are a California Nonprofit Public Benefit 501(c)(3) corporation.
The purpose of the Adocentyn Research Library is to collect, archive, preserve, and make available information related to Paganism—understood as all Indigenous, tribal, polytheistic, Nature-based, and Earth-centered religions, spiritualities, beliefs, practices, and cultures around the world and throughout human history. This includes a broad range of information on Pagan diversity, history, beliefs, adherents, organizations, and many related areas of study for use by researchers, scholars, and the general public.
Our catalog of the over 17,600 books on our shelves is available to the general public on OUR WEBSITE. We also feature many Pagan periodicals and special collections – such as historic artifacts and Tarot & Oracular decks. The Whealton collection on Egyptology is prodigious. We welcome donations of books, periodicals, ephemera, art, artifacts, and funds!
Our starting weekly hours are:
· Thursday nights, 4-8pm
· Sundays, noon-6pm
· …and by appointment
· (Volunteer cataloguing days – second Sunday, third Thursday, fourth Friday)
While we hope that interested parties will support us by becoming ongoing members (as described on our website), we are waiving use fees for our first few months. So, please stop by and encounter the wonder of Pagan scholarship that is the Adocentyn Research Library!"