Tag: libraries
Public engagement process underway on future of libraries
The George Mason Regional Library is busy on a Saturday morning. Several people at a community forum on the Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) system March 19 recommended revising the policy on discarding old books, which is leading to a diminished collection as many still-useful books are being thrown out. Under the library’s discard policy, … Continued
Library advocates disappointed in county’s failure to hire new library director
The Woodrow Wilson Library in Bailey’s Crossroads has been beautifully renovated this year, but according to Fairfax Library Advocates, has 40,000 fewer books than it had in 2004. The Fairfax County Library Board of Trustees was supposed to have found a successor to outgoing Library Director Sam Clay by now but has so far failed … Continued
Used book sale at George Mason Library starts this week
Here’s your chance to browse among thousands of used books – including some rare and unusual books, children’s stories, popular fiction, graphic novels, and books in other languages, along with CDs, DVDs, sheet music, and audio books. All are on sale at the George Mason Regional Library, 7001 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, beginning this Thursday … Continued
Little Free Libraries bring neighbors together over love of reading
The Little Free Library on Ivydale Drive in Sleepy Hollow Woods. If some Annandale residents need a good book to relax with at the pool, all they need to do is walk over to a neighbor’s house and see what’s in the “Little Free Library” on the front lawn. Little Free Libraries are cute little … Continued
George Mason Regional Library celebrates 60th anniversary
The George Mason Regional Library celebrated its 60th anniversary Saturday with a full day of children’s entertainment. The day began with a lion dance performed by members of Girl Scout Troop 2016. Other events on the agenda include African storyteller and musician Kofi Dennis, demonstrations by a local Harley Davidson club and the Fairfax Fire … Continued
Woodrow Wilson Library reopens
The renovated Woodrow Wilson Library reopened March 21. Opening day festivities for the library, on 6101 Knollwood Drive in the Culmore area, included a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mason Supervisor Penny Gross, Rep. Gerry Connolly, and other county officials and children’s entertainment. The new14,420-square foot building has eight more computer stations than the old … Continued
Wilson Library reopens March 21
The newly renovated Woodrow Wilson Library will reopen March 21 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. followed by a series of children’s entertainment and craft activities. Opening-day festivities include a lion and dragon dance at 11:30 a.m. featuring Au and Thieu doan Trung Vuong Girl Scout Troop 2016 and a puppet show at 3 … Continued
Proposed Fairfax County budget would impose huge cut in library staff
George Mason Regional Library in Annandale (above) would be affected under a budget proposal to cut library staff. The following statement from a Fairfax County resident was originally published in the Fairfax Library Advocates blog. Even though Fairfax County Public Libraries consume barely seven-tenths of 1 percent of the county budget, they are being asked … Continued
Bulova defends decision calling for audit of library friends
Following complaints by various library supporters about the Board of Supervisors’ Dec. 2 decision to impose an audit on friends of the library groups, Chair Sharon Bulova issued a lengthy statement explaining her reasons for the audit. Terry Maynard of the Reston Citizens Association’s Reston 2020 Coordinating Committee, Kathy Kaplan, a library volunteer and advocate, … Continued
Library advocates accuse county of waging war on libraries
At one of several meetings with legislators held by Fairfax Library Advocates, Sen. Dave Marsden (left) speaks with John Ball, president of the Friends of the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, at the Swiss Bakery. Fairfax County library volunteers are fighting efforts by county officials to decimate the public library system. Despite the Board of Supervisors’ actions … Continued
FCPS lauds Falls Church High School library
A discussion with authors fills the Falls Church High School library. [FCHS photo] Students at Falls Church High School, one of the smallest high schools in Fairfax County Public Schools, were some the top users of their school library during the 2013-14 school year, according to an FCPS press release. The school averaged 4.8 books … Continued
Public input crucial in design of survey on future of libraries
Participants at the June 3 meeting will have a chance to see whether there are still a lot of empty shelves at the Oakton Library. Everyone who cares about the future of Fairfax County libraries in encouraged to attend a public meeting June 3, 7 p.m., at the Oakton Library (10304 Lynnhaven Place, Oakton). The … Continued
Concerns about empty library shelves
George Mason Library in Annandale has lots of empty shelf space. Library advocates are concerned about the increasingly empty shelves at Fairfax County libraries—and what an aggressive discard policy could mean for the future of the system. That’s why a June 3 meeting of the Library Board of Trustees’ Communication and Evaluation Committee —7 p.m. … Continued
Hazmat incident at George Mason Library
Firefighters enter George Mason Library. [Photo by Greg Guise/WUSA] George Mason Regional Library in Annandale was evacuated this morning when people noticed a strange odor in the building and eight people complained of shortness of breath. Fairfax County firefighters discovered a refrigerant leak in the library and declared a “hazmat incident,” WUSA Channel 9 reports. … Continued
Library advocates urge supervisors to restore funding
Library advocates took part in an Invest in Fairfax rally before a budget hearing at the Fairfax County Government Center. Hundreds of Fairfax County residents are testifying at budget hearings before the Board of Supervisors this week. Many of them are urging the board to provide adequate funding for the public library system, public schools, … Continued