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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 comb...
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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...
Reston Friends Donation Presentation
Friends of Reston Regional Library Donate $100,000 to FCPL Children’s Collection
February 5, 2024
RESTON, Va. – Fairfax County Supervisor Walter L. Alcorn, Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) leadership and dozens of library supporters joined together on Sunday, February 4 as the FCPL Board of Trustees accepted a $100,000 gift from the Frien...
Fairfax County Public Library 85th Anniversary
Fairfax County Public Library Turns 85!
February 1, 2024
For Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL), February 1 will always be a day worth celebrating. After all, it was on that day, 85 years ago, that the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted to first fund what would eventually become the largest libr...
Nepali World Languages Bag and Books
Nepali World Languages Bags
January 22, 2024
Through a generous partnership with PKP Tender Hearts Foundation, six Nepali World Languages Bags and a few titles in English reflecting Nepalese culture have been added to the Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) collection. These bags are startin...
FCPL Hits 3 Million Digital Checkouts in 2023
FCPL Hits 3 Million Digital Checkouts in 2023
November 30, 2023
On Wednesday, Nov. 29, Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) reached a major milestone, 3 million digital loans for 2023. This is the first time the library system has exceeded the threshold since introducing OverDrive, FCPL’s online digital catal...

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