National Friends of the Library Week (October 19-25, 2025) is an opportunity for Fairfax County Public Library to thank our many Friends groups for their contributions throughout the year. These individual groups support, assist and promote library activities for the local community. Every Friends group makes valuable contributions to the entire library, as well as their own branch. Most Friends groups hold book sales, and the proceeds are donated back to the library to help the library acquire books and equipment as well as sponsor programs and exhibits beyond the library's operating budget.
We express our sincere appreciation to all of our Friends of the Library volunteers! Over the course of FY2025, our Friends groups donated more than $369,660 and provided 37,297 hours of support to our system.
Our Friends Groups Include:
- Access Services Advisory Group
- Friends of Burke Centre Library
- Friends of Centreville Regional Library
- Friends of Chantilly Regional Library
- Friends of City of Fairfax Regional Library
- Friends of Culmore Library
- Friends of Dolley Madison Library
- Friends of George Mason Regional Library
- Friends of Great Falls Library
- Friends of Herndon Fortnightly Library
- Friends of Kings Park Library
- Friends of Kingstowne Library
- Friends of Lorton Library
- Friends of Martha Washington Library
- Friends of Oakton Library
- Friends of Patrick Henry Library
- Friends of Pohick Regional Library
- Friends of Reston Regional Library
- Friends of Richard Byrd Library
- Friends of Sherwood Regional Library
- Friends of Thomas Jefferson Library
- Friends of Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library
- Friends of the Virginia Room
2025 Friends' Choice Awards
The Fairfax County Public Library Board of Trustees and community members gathered on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at Chantilly Regional Library to celebrate the library’s Friends groups and recognize members nominated by their peers for their outstanding service. The full downloadable photo gallery can be found here.
This year’s honorees are:
• Karrin Lukacs, Friends of Burke Centre Library
• Caitlyn Largent, Friends of Centreville Regional Library
• Morgan Mayernik, Friends of Centreville Regional Library
• Tiffany Tran, Friends of Centreville Regional Library
• Susan Vogel, Friends of Centreville Regional Library
• Liz Critchley and Brian Critchley, Friends of Chantilly Regional Library
• Helena Ferret, Friends of Chantilly Regional Library
• Barbara Levermann, Friends of Chantilly Regional Library
• Peggy Greenwood and Jack Greenwood, Friends of Culmore Library
• Jennifer Lyons, Friends of Kingstowne Library
• Jessica Jeffcoat Sanchez, Friends of Kingstowne Library
• Susan Gantz, Friends of Oakton Library
• Arnold Goldstein, Friends of Pohick Regional Library
• Cindy Richards, Friends of Pohick Regional Library
• Laura Stokowski, Friends of Pohick Regional Library
• Phyllis Talbert, Friends of Pohick Regional Library
• Nancy Vandel, Friends of Pohick Regional Library
• Moira Doherty, Friends of Reston Regional Library
• Lynda Ose, Friends of Reston Regional Library
• Tom Radlick, Friends of Reston Regional Library
• Arja Sahramaa, Friends of Reston Regional Library
• Marge Shapira, Friends of Reston Regional Library
• Ariel Welt, Friends of Reston Regional Library
• Elizabeth Nelson, Friends of Richard Byrd Library
• Barbara Kondash, Friends of Thomas Jefferson Library
• Penny Anderson, Friends of Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library
• Alex Klein, Friends of Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library
• Cindy Shayne Magielnicki, Friends of Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library
• Bobbie Leamer, Friends of Virginia Room
Join your library's Friends group today!
Community members wishing to become part of a Friends groups can find out more information on the library’s Friends website. This page includes a list of the different Friends groups throughout Fairfax County as well as details on membership and how to join. You can become actively involved or simply have the satisfaction of supporting a worthwhile cause. Consider donating your used books to the library for sale during Friends' book sales!