Astoria Library Friends Association (ALFA) invites past, present and prospective members to their annual membership meeting on March 31 at 5:30 in the Astoria Public Library, 450 10th Street in Astoria. A brief informational and business meeting will be followed by The Book of the Dead, a presentation by Mac Burns chronicling Astoria's more colorful coroner's reports. Refreshments will be provided. Paid up, renewing, and newly joining members will get early access to the new ALFA Bookshop following the meeting.