National Library Week is April 23 through 29 this year. We are often asked how Fairfax residents can best support their library system. If you’d like to celebrate National Library Week this year, here are some ways to support Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL): 

The Fairfax Library Foundation's Amazon Wish List is a quick way to make a difference! Purchasing a book from the Wish List helps fill FCPL's shelves with the books the library staff know we need most. With this contribution option, you can even be the first to read the book through the foundation’s First Loan Program and provide opportunities for other library cardholders to read it as well. All books purchased will be marked with a general bookplate to commemorate your generosity. 

For a limited time (through May 2023), FCPL is accepting like-new condition copies of the following in-demand and hard-to-find titles. Please take them to the front desk (where you would check out books) if you have a copy to donate. 

Books for adults: 

• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 

• Spare by Prince Harry 

• Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 

• Atomic Habits by James Clear 

• Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor 

Books for kids: 

• Dog Man by Dav Pilkey (any in the series) 

• The Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels by Ann M. Martin 

• Who Is?/Who Was?/What Is/ What Was? by various authors. This is a series of biographies such as Who was Mr. Rogers?, Who is Oprah Winfrey? and nonfiction books on specific topics and events: What was Pearl Harbor? What is the Panama Canal? 

• Who Would Win series by Jerry Pallotta. Contains facts about two “potential combatants” comparing aspects such as size, brain structure and abilities to reason who would win a fight. Think Godzilla vs Mothra, but for real animals: alligator vs. python; falcon vs. hawk