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2024 Top Checkouts

Fairfax County Public Library's Top Checkouts of 2024
December 31, 2024
2024 marked the 85th anniversary year for Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL). On February 1st, 1939, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted for a $250 allocation to fund a public library for...
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Thanks for Being a Friend! Friends of the Library Week 2024
National Friends of the Library Week 2024
October 18, 2024
Thanks for Being a Friend! FCPL Honors Friends of the Library Week National Friends of the Library Week is an opportunity for Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) to thank our many Friends groups for their contributions throughout the year....
Fairfax County Public Library Welcomes New Director Eric Carzon
Fairfax County Public Library Announces New Director
October 1, 2024
Eric Carzon has been appointed director of Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL), effective Monday, Nov. 4. Carzon brings over 27 years of experience in library management, having most recently served as regional manager for Montgomery County Pub...
New Name, Same Great Library!
Culmore Community Library - New Name, Same Great Library!
September 1, 2024
Woodrow Wilson Library is now Culmore Community Library. In their July 10, 2024 meeting, the Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) Board of Trustees voted unanimously to rename the Woodrow Wilson Library the Culmore Community Library. At several B...
Light Pollution Monitoring Kit Now Available in the Library of Things
Monitor the Skies with a Light Pollution Monitoring Kit During Dark Skies Week!
April 1, 2024
By Fairfax County Park Authority In celebration of Dark Skies Week, the Fairfax County Park Authority and Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) are proud to unveil a joint initiative aimed at combating light pollution: the Light Pollution Monitor...
Staff Excellence Awards Congratulations
FCPL Celebrates Outstanding Employees with Annual Staff Excellence Awards 
March 19, 2024
The Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) Board of Trustees took time during their monthly meeting Wednesday, March 13 to honor several library employees with staff excellence awards. From Feb. 1-21, library users nominated staff members for reco...
Willam and Lillian Carter in 1968.
Vienna-Carter Library: Board of Trustees Votes New Name for Rebuilt Library Facility
February 15, 2024
William McKinley Carter and Lillian Carter greeting others at a 1968 library function. ANNANDALE, Va. - In their February 14, 2024, meeting held at George Mason Regional Library, the Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) Board of Trustees voted u...

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