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| Seven Tips for a Successful School Year |
Tip #1 - Get support and guidance from library staff.
Tip #2 - Take advantage of free tutoring sessions.While the library does not provide tutoring services, we can connect you with them — including virtual and in-branch sessions!
Tip #3 - Access 24/7 homework help online.The library's Homework Resources guide is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to help you find free resources to explore new ideas and get help with homework topics.
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| FCPL Honors Friends Group Members with 2023 Friends Choice Awards |
The Fairfax County Public Library Board of Trustees and community members gathered on Wednesday, Oct. 11 to celebrate the library’s Friends groups and recognize members nominated by their peers for their service. This year’s Friends Choice Awards were held at Chantilly Regional Library and featured a program honoring 22 awardees. Board of Trustees Chair Brian Engler led the program, praising the Friends groups for their contributions to the library over the last year and honoring each recipient for their contributions. Reading a summary of their nominations, he welcomed each honoree, presenting them with a certificate, gift card and pin as a token of the library’s appreciation. This year’s list of honorees include: Gaylene Arnista, Friends of Burke Centre Library Mary Hubbard, Friends of Burke Centre Library Dennie Knox, Friends of Centreville Regional Library Dora Martinez, Friends of Centreville Regional Library Rose Berteotti, Friends of Chantilly Regional Library Kathy Olcus, Friends of Chantilly Regional Library Lois Price, Friends of Chantilly Regional Library Dawn Keene, Friends of City of Fairfax Regional Library Grover Dunn, Friends of George Mason Regional Library Karen Dunn, Friends of George Mason Regional Library Cathy Schagh, Friends of George Mason Regional Library Judith Chamot, Friends of Kings Park Library Faith Chang, Friends of Kingstowne Library Kate Crawford, Friends of Oakton Library Jonathan Gressel, Friends of Pohick Regional Library Carol Henning, Friends of Pohick Regional Library Dan Neckel, Friends of Pohick Regional Library Joanne Neckel, Friends of Pohick Regional Library Barbara Zenker, Friends of Richard Byrd Library Pam Hall, Friends of Thomas Jefferson Library Kelley Gillespie, Friends of Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library Mary Vavrina, Friends of Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library Community members wishing to become part of a Friends groups can find out more information on the library’s website. This page includes a list of the different Friends groups throughout Fairfax County as well as details on membership and how to join. Click here to view our gallery of photos from this year's Friends Choice Award. |
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| Fairfax County Public Library Honors Friends Groups Members |
BURKE, VA – The Fairfax County Public Library Board of Trustees and community members gathered on Wednesday, Oct. 12 to celebrate the library’s Friends groups and recognize members nominated by their peers for their service. This year’s Friends’ Choice Awards took place at Kings Park Library and featured a program honoring 25 individuals and one community group for their support of the library and its mission. During the event, Board of Trustees Chair Brian Engler praised the Friends groups for their contributions to the library over the last year. “Together, the groups donated more than $430,000 from July 2021 to June 2022,” he said. These funds have been and continue to be used to support library programming, enhance the digital materials collection and provide opportunities for staff and volunteers such as scholarships and registration for professional organizations. Engler also spent time honoring each recipient for their contributions. Reading a summary of their nominations, he welcomed each honoree, presenting them with a certificate, gift card and pin as a token of the library’s appreciation. This year’s list of honorees include:
Community members wishing to become part of a Friends groups can find out more information on the library’s website. This page includes a list of the different Friends groups throughout Fairfax County as well as details on membership and how to join. |
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| FCPL Board of Trustees Approves Move to Fine-Free Library Service Model |
"The FCPL Board of Trustees has approved eliminating fines on most library materials and joins surrounding jurisdictions in removing this significant barrier to equitable access to information and library services," said FCPL Board of Trustees Chair Fran Millhouser. Library staff members are working to ensure the system is set to forgive fines already incurred and stop imposing most fines beginning around Jan. 1, 2022. Overdue fines remain in effect for some special collections and interlibrary loan materials. “Equity is driving our shift to a fine-free model of library services; we don’t want accrual of overdue fines to deter anyone who wants to use the library,” said FCPL Director Jessica Hudson. FCPL analysis showed that overdue fines disproportionately affected young people and those in low-income areas. Pre-pandemic, “blocked” cards (accounts not allowed to check out materials due to having more than $15 in fines) were about 17% of the total cardholder population. “Blocked” youth cards (accounts for users under the age of 18) were 23% of the youth cardholder population. “Blocked” card numbers are higher in areas served by Reston Regional Library (Hunter Mill District), City of Fairfax Regional Library, George Mason Regional Library (Mason District), Kingstowne Library (Mt. Vernon/Lee District) and Sherwood Regional Library (Mt. Vernon District). There appears to be a link between low-income communities and higher numbers of blocked library accounts. Library systems around the nation, including in all neighboring counties, have gone fine-free and experienced surges in returned materials. These systems have also found that their cardholders continue to return materials on time, even without the threat of fines, Hudson said. FCPL’s special collections that will continue to incur overdue fines include but are not limited to: interlibrary loan materials, Chromebooks and mobile hotspots. |
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You are not alone at the library — or wherever you are with internet access or a mobile device! Library staff are trained to help students find legitimate information sources in branch and online, including historical newspapers, speeches, reference databases, trusted websites and more.
Tip #4 - Find books, magazines and newspapers.
Tip #7 - Access free Wi-Fi and computers.