Literature

Updated 6/1/2023, 9:04 AM


24 Hour Answering Service:  (541) 265-4365


The Literature Depot is open Monday and Friday 11:30 am to 1:30 pm, and Wednesday from 4:30 to 6:30 PM. Phone: 541-343-1104. Location: EUGENE FRIENDS CHURCH, 3495 W. 18TH AVE,  EUGENE, OR, side entry door. To arrange another time, please email Lorraine.  Literature Depot will close on all legal holidays unless otherwise posted.

Stop by and say hello! Peruse or purchase our excellent Conference Approved Literature (CAL) and check out CD’s of many national and local 12 Step Speakers. You can borrow up to 4 CDs per visit for up to a month.  We also have a lending library for books and pamphlets.

Location:  Eugene Friends Church isn’t open to the public at this time, but you can enter the building by ringing the doorbell by the door nearest the Handicapped Parking area.  Look for the “sandwich board”  with our info, ring the bell and the Depot Staff will let you in. There is plenty of parking with easy access to our site.

The Literature Depot is staffed by volunteers who are able to answer questions about Al-Anon.

CASH, CHECK OR CREDIT CARD ACCEPTED.

PHONE: 541-343-1104


Speaker CDs Available for Check-out at the Literature Depot

T. Mar Productions has generously donated over 150 high quality, original Speaker CD’s to the Al-Anon Literature Depot which are now available for check-out.  See list of available speakers, then visit the Depot to check out items.  One month check out per CD.  Four CD limit per visit.


Al-Anon Literature Available at the World Service Office

Since its founding in 1951, Al-Anon Family Groups has published more than 100 books and pamphlets that share a single purpose: to help family and friends recover from the effects of someone else’s drinking. Al-Anon literature is most fully understood when used in conjunction with other tools of the program. The books and pamphlets can strengthen your recovery, but they cannot substitute for the help and healing that takes place at Al-Anon meetings in the context of a complete recovery program.

Literature (Books, Pamplets, etc.) is available for purchase on Al-Anon’s online store. Click here to view detailed information about each item of Al‑Anon’s Conference Approved Literature.


Al-Anon’s Monthly Magazine

The Forum Magazine is published monthly by Al-Anon’s World Service Office. The Forum is known as “a meeting in your pocket”. The Forum contains many personal stories of inspiration.


The Basics – The basic Al-Anon principles and tools of recovery

How Al-Anon Works – Al-Anon’s basic book discusses our mutual-help program of recovery, including personal stories.

Paths to Recovery – Thorough study guide for our Legacies. In-depth chapters on each Step, Tradition, and Concept of Service provide insight.


Daily Readers – Books for daily reflection, prayer, and meditation

Hope for Today – Daily sharing from Al-Anon’s adult children members are for anyone who wants to grow in acceptance, compassion, and understanding.

Courage to Change – More daily inspiration from a fresh, diverse perspective. Insightful reflections reveal surprisingly simple things that can transform lives.

One Day at a Time in Al-Anon – An Al-Anon classic! Inspirational readings relate Al-Anon philosophy to everyday situations, helping to make each day better than the one before.


Workbooks – Guided studies of our Legacies

Reaching for Personal Freedom Workbook – A workbook for using Al-Anon’s Twelve Steps, Traditions, and Concepts of Service in one’s personal life, it provides insightful examples from members and thought-provoking questions.

Paths to Recovery Workbook – This companion piece to Paths to Recovery contains the thought-provoking questions on each Step, Tradition, and Concept of Service found in the book, with space to write answers.

Blueprint for Progress Workbook – Workbook for conducting an in-depth Fourth Step inventory, including sections on fear, anger, control, intimacy, sex, finances, and spirituality.


Continued Growth – Books for digging deeper into the Al-Anon program

Discovering Choices – Recovery in relationships affected by alcoholism is explored in-depth as members share how they have improved a wide variety of relationships by using the program’s tools.

From Survival to Recovery  – Al-Anon adult children tell their stories. Explores the long-term effects of being raised with alcoholism, and why Al-Anon can help.

Opening Our Hearts, Transforming Our Losses – Grief and loss affect almost every aspect of living- or having lived-with alcoholism. Members share how they have learned to acknowledge and accept these losses.


Other Publications

Al-Anon Faces Alcoholism 2020 magazine is our annual public outreach magazine designed to introduce families of alcoholics to Al-Anon and to the importance of family recovery from a relative or friend’s drinking. Essential information about Al-Anon, members’ stories, and articles by professionals are included. Professionals also can use the Al-Anon Faces Alcoholism magazine as an aid for their patient/client referrals to Al-Anon.

NEW WSO Al-Anon Service Manual 2022-2025 – digital copy


Alateen – The basic books for Alateens

Alateen – Hope for Children of Alcoholics – Basic introductory book for teens affected by someone else’s drinking. Easy-to-understand explanation of alcoholism and the Alateen program.

Courage to Be Me – Alateen’s most comprehensive book, filled with shared recovery from Alateen members. Includes workshops for group discussions.


Alateen Daily Readers – Book for daily reflection, prayer, and meditation

Alateen – A Day at a Time – Daily help for teens. Positive sharings from Alateen members around the world.

Living Today in Alateen – Alateen’s second daily reader shows how members practice the program right now, today.


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