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Take a peek into the fun and exciting happenings at some of our branches in our series Scenes from Between the Shelves! This week's scenes feature:

-Two members of the Friends of Richard Byrd Library promote their booksale with a selection of book/stuffed animal pairings.

- Young visitors to George Mason Regional Library get a head start on our dinosaur Summer Reading Adventure theme with a craft program.

- Martha Washington Library celebrates their volunteers with a luncheon hosted at the branch.

- (Photos 4-6): Kings Park Library visitors had a "block party" to keep the little ones busy during a day off from school.

- Participants in Chantilly Regional Library's Bad Art Night show off the artfully "awful" masks in a group photo.

- George Mason Regional Library's Miss Eileen tells the students from Columbia Elementary School about Lena the Chicken in a recent booktalking visit.

Check back next Saturday to see our next installment of this series!

Take a peek into the fun and exciting happenings at some of our branches in our series Scenes from Between the Shelves! This week's scenes feature:

-Two members of the Friends of Richard Byrd Library promote their booksale with a selection of book/stuffed animal pairings.

- Young visitors to George Mason Regional Library get a head start on our dinosaur Summer Reading Adventure theme with a craft program.

- Martha Washington Library celebrates their volunteers with a luncheon hosted at the branch.

- (Photos 4-6): Kings Park Library visitors had a "block party" to keep the little ones busy during a day off from school.

- Participants in Chantilly Regional Library's Bad Art Night show off the artfully "awful" masks in a group photo.

- George Mason Regional Library's Miss Eileen tells the students from Columbia Elementary School about Lena the Chicken in a recent booktalking visit.

Check back next Saturday to see our next installment of this series!

Take a peek into the fun and exciting happenings at some of our branches in our series Scenes from Between the Shelves! This week's scenes feature:

-Two members of the Friends of Richard Byrd Library promote their booksale with a selection of book/stuffed animal pairings.

- Young visitors to George Mason Regional Library get a head start on our dinosaur Summer Reading Adventure theme with a craft program.

- Martha Washington Library celebrates their volunteers with a luncheon hosted at the branch.

- (Photos 4-6): Kings Park Library visitors had a "block party" to keep the little ones busy during a day off from school.

- Participants in Chantilly Regional Library's Bad Art Night show off the artfully "awful" masks in a group photo.

- George Mason Regional Library's Miss Eileen tells the students from Columbia Elementary School about Lena the Chicken in a recent booktalking visit.

Check back next Saturday to see our next installment of this series!

Take a peek into the fun and exciting happenings at some of our branches in our series Scenes from Between the Shelves! This week's scenes feature:

-Two members of the Friends of Richard Byrd Library promote their booksale with a selection of book/stuffed animal pairings.

- Young visitors to George Mason Regional Library get a head start on our dinosaur Summer Reading Adventure theme with a craft program.

- Martha Washington Library celebrates their volunteers with a luncheon hosted at the branch.

- (Photos 4-6): Kings Park Library visitors had a "block party" to keep the little ones busy during a day off from school.

- Participants in Chantilly Regional Library's Bad Art Night show off the artfully "awful" masks in a group photo.

- George Mason Regional Library's Miss Eileen tells the students from Columbia Elementary School about Lena the Chicken in a recent booktalking visit.

Check back next Saturday to see our next installment of this series!

Take a peek into the fun and exciting happenings at some of our branches in our series Scenes from Between the Shelves! This week's scenes feature:

-Two members of the Friends of Richard Byrd Library promote their booksale with a selection of book/stuffed animal pairings.

- Young visitors to George Mason Regional Library get a head start on our dinosaur Summer Reading Adventure theme with a craft program.

- Martha Washington Library celebrates their volunteers with a luncheon hosted at the branch.

- (Photos 4-6): Kings Park Library visitors had a "block party" to keep the little ones busy during a day off from school.

- Participants in Chantilly Regional Library's Bad Art Night show off the artfully "awful" masks in a group photo.

- George Mason Regional Library's Miss Eileen tells the students from Columbia Elementary School about Lena the Chicken in a recent booktalking visit.

Check back next Saturday to see our next installment of this series!

Take a peek into the fun and exciting happenings at some of our branches in our series Scenes from Between the Shelves! This week's scenes feature:

-Two members of the Friends of Richard Byrd Library promote their booksale with a selection of book/stuffed animal pairings.

- Young visitors to George Mason Regional Library get a head start on our dinosaur Summer Reading Adventure theme with a craft program.

- Martha Washington Library celebrates their volunteers with a luncheon hosted at the branch.

- (Photos 4-6): Kings Park Library visitors had a "block party" to keep the little ones busy during a day off from school.

- Participants in Chantilly Regional Library's Bad Art Night show off the artfully "awful" masks in a group photo.

- George Mason Regional Library's Miss Eileen tells the students from Columbia Elementary School about Lena the Chicken in a recent booktalking visit.

Check back next Saturday to see our next installment of this series!

Take a peek into the fun and exciting happenings at some of our branches in our series Scenes from Between the Shelves! This week's scenes feature:

-Two members of the Friends of Richard Byrd Library promote their booksale with a selection of book/stuffed animal pairings.

- Young visitors to George Mason Regional Library get a head start on our dinosaur Summer Reading Adventure theme with a craft program.

- Martha Washington Library celebrates their volunteers with a luncheon hosted at the branch.

- (Photos 4-6): Kings Park Library visitors had a "block party" to keep the little ones busy during a day off from school.

- Participants in Chantilly Regional Library's Bad Art Night show off the artfully "awful" masks in a group photo.

- George Mason Regional Library's Miss Eileen tells the students from Columbia Elementary School about Lena the Chicken in a recent booktalking visit.

Check back next Saturday to see our next installment of this series!

Take a peek into the fun and exciting happenings at some of our branches in our series Scenes from Between the Shelves! This week's scenes feature:

-Two members of the Friends of Richard Byrd Library promote their booksale with a selection of book/stuffed animal pairings.

- Young visitors to George Mason Regional Library get a head start on our dinosaur Summer Reading Adventure theme with a craft program.

- Martha Washington Library celebrates their volunteers with a luncheon hosted at the branch.

- (Photos 4-6): Kings Park Library visitors had a "block party" to keep the little ones busy during a day off from school.

- Participants in Chantilly Regional Library's Bad Art Night show off the artfully "awful" masks in a group photo.

- George Mason Regional Library's Miss Eileen tells the students from Columbia Elementary School about Lena the Chicken in a recent booktalking visit.

Check back next Saturday to see our next installment of this series!

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🎉How about a little bit of good news to finish offWednesday?🎉

After a long outage, the elevator at Sherwood Regional Library is FINALLY back in service. Not only is the second floor that is home to our tech lab and the Friends' book sale fully accessible again, but we can also accept more (and larger) book donations at this location!

Help support Sherwood Regional Library and all of our branches by thinking of FCPL when clearing off your book shelves. Donate your books to a library branch near you today.

"Heroes never die. They live on forever in the hearts and minds of those who would follow in their footsteps." - Emily Potter, Poet

On this day, we honor those who have fallen in the service of freedom.

From our families to yours, FCPL wishes you all a safe Memorial Day!

REMINDER: All FCPL branches and offices will be closed Monday, May 25 for in honor of Memorial Day. Regular branch hours will resume Tuesday, May 26.

FCPL is always available online! Search our digital offerings via Libby, use your library card to access hundreds of databases or explore other ways to enjoy your local library from home by visiting our website.

Take a peek into the fun and exciting happenings at some of our branches in our series Scenes from Between the Shelves! This week's scenes feature:

- Staff and volunteers at Tysons-Pimmt Regional Library gather to celebrate the volunteers' hard work with an appreciation lunch.

- Young library visitors watch closely as butterflies, hatched at Centreville Regional Library, are set free to live the rest of their lives among the flowers.

-@masonsup_andres shares his appreciation for our library volunteers at Thomas Jefferson Library's luncheon.

- Children and their caregivers explore their senses in Sherwood Regional Library's Spring Sensory Play program.

- Amateur artists at George Mason Regional Library let their creativity soar while painting pictures of butterflies.

- A young library visitor and his caregiver watch over an O-Gauge model train exhibition at Chantilly Regional Library.

-Scientists-in-the-making go out of this world while creating galaxy slime at Lorton Library.

- FCPL Early Literacy Coordinator Laura teaches children about construction during a storytime at Fairfax County's Building Safety Resource Fair.

- Visitors to City of Fairfax Regional Library browse a selection of plants during the branch's swap meet up.

-Artists of all ages help local shelter pets get adopted by painting pictures of them in this program at Richard Byrd Library.

Check back next Saturday to see our next installment of this series! See less

Take a peek into the fun and exciting happenings at some of our branches in our series Scenes from Between the Shelves! This week's scenes feature:

- Staff and volunteers at Tysons-Pimmt Regional Library gather to celebrate the volunteers' hard work with an appreciation lunch.

- Young library visitors watch closely as butterflies, hatched at Centreville Regional Library, are set free to live the rest of their lives among the flowers.

-@masonsup_andres shares his appreciation for our library volunteers at Thomas Jefferson Library's luncheon.

- Children and their caregivers explore their senses in Sherwood Regional Library's Spring Sensory Play program.

- Amateur artists at George Mason Regional Library let their creativity soar while painting pictures of butterflies.

- A young library visitor and his caregiver watch over an O-Gauge model train exhibition at Chantilly Regional Library.

-Scientists-in-the-making go out of this world while creating galaxy slime at Lorton Library.

- FCPL Early Literacy Coordinator Laura teaches children about construction during a storytime at Fairfax County's Building Safety Resource Fair.

- Visitors to City of Fairfax Regional Library browse a selection of plants during the branch's swap meet up.

-Artists of all ages help local shelter pets get adopted by painting pictures of them in this program at Richard Byrd Library.

Check back next Saturday to see our next installment of this series! See less

Take a peek into the fun and exciting happenings at some of our branches in our series Scenes from Between the Shelves! This week's scenes feature:

- Staff and volunteers at Tysons-Pimmt Regional Library gather to celebrate the volunteers' hard work with an appreciation lunch.

- Young library visitors watch closely as butterflies, hatched at Centreville Regional Library, are set free to live the rest of their lives among the flowers.

-@masonsup_andres shares his appreciation for our library volunteers at Thomas Jefferson Library's luncheon.

- Children and their caregivers explore their senses in Sherwood Regional Library's Spring Sensory Play program.

- Amateur artists at George Mason Regional Library let their creativity soar while painting pictures of butterflies.

- A young library visitor and his caregiver watch over an O-Gauge model train exhibition at Chantilly Regional Library.

-Scientists-in-the-making go out of this world while creating galaxy slime at Lorton Library.

- FCPL Early Literacy Coordinator Laura teaches children about construction during a storytime at Fairfax County's Building Safety Resource Fair.

- Visitors to City of Fairfax Regional Library browse a selection of plants during the branch's swap meet up.

-Artists of all ages help local shelter pets get adopted by painting pictures of them in this program at Richard Byrd Library.

Check back next Saturday to see our next installment of this series! See less

Take a peek into the fun and exciting happenings at some of our branches in our series Scenes from Between the Shelves! This week's scenes feature:

- Staff and volunteers at Tysons-Pimmt Regional Library gather to celebrate the volunteers' hard work with an appreciation lunch.

- Young library visitors watch closely as butterflies, hatched at Centreville Regional Library, are set free to live the rest of their lives among the flowers.

-@masonsup_andres shares his appreciation for our library volunteers at Thomas Jefferson Library's luncheon.

- Children and their caregivers explore their senses in Sherwood Regional Library's Spring Sensory Play program.

- Amateur artists at George Mason Regional Library let their creativity soar while painting pictures of butterflies.

- A young library visitor and his caregiver watch over an O-Gauge model train exhibition at Chantilly Regional Library.

-Scientists-in-the-making go out of this world while creating galaxy slime at Lorton Library.

- FCPL Early Literacy Coordinator Laura teaches children about construction during a storytime at Fairfax County's Building Safety Resource Fair.

- Visitors to City of Fairfax Regional Library browse a selection of plants during the branch's swap meet up.

-Artists of all ages help local shelter pets get adopted by painting pictures of them in this program at Richard Byrd Library.

Check back next Saturday to see our next installment of this series! See less

Take a peek into the fun and exciting happenings at some of our branches in our series Scenes from Between the Shelves! This week's scenes feature:

- Staff and volunteers at Tysons-Pimmt Regional Library gather to celebrate the volunteers' hard work with an appreciation lunch.

- Young library visitors watch closely as butterflies, hatched at Centreville Regional Library, are set free to live the rest of their lives among the flowers.

-@masonsup_andres shares his appreciation for our library volunteers at Thomas Jefferson Library's luncheon.

- Children and their caregivers explore their senses in Sherwood Regional Library's Spring Sensory Play program.

- Amateur artists at George Mason Regional Library let their creativity soar while painting pictures of butterflies.

- A young library visitor and his caregiver watch over an O-Gauge model train exhibition at Chantilly Regional Library.

-Scientists-in-the-making go out of this world while creating galaxy slime at Lorton Library.

- FCPL Early Literacy Coordinator Laura teaches children about construction during a storytime at Fairfax County's Building Safety Resource Fair.

- Visitors to City of Fairfax Regional Library browse a selection of plants during the branch's swap meet up.

-Artists of all ages help local shelter pets get adopted by painting pictures of them in this program at Richard Byrd Library.

Check back next Saturday to see our next installment of this series! See less

Take a peek into the fun and exciting happenings at some of our branches in our series Scenes from Between the Shelves! This week's scenes feature:

- Staff and volunteers at Tysons-Pimmt Regional Library gather to celebrate the volunteers' hard work with an appreciation lunch.

- Young library visitors watch closely as butterflies, hatched at Centreville Regional Library, are set free to live the rest of their lives among the flowers.

-@masonsup_andres shares his appreciation for our library volunteers at Thomas Jefferson Library's luncheon.

- Children and their caregivers explore their senses in Sherwood Regional Library's Spring Sensory Play program.

- Amateur artists at George Mason Regional Library let their creativity soar while painting pictures of butterflies.

- A young library visitor and his caregiver watch over an O-Gauge model train exhibition at Chantilly Regional Library.

-Scientists-in-the-making go out of this world while creating galaxy slime at Lorton Library.

- FCPL Early Literacy Coordinator Laura teaches children about construction during a storytime at Fairfax County's Building Safety Resource Fair.

- Visitors to City of Fairfax Regional Library browse a selection of plants during the branch's swap meet up.

-Artists of all ages help local shelter pets get adopted by painting pictures of them in this program at Richard Byrd Library.

Check back next Saturday to see our next installment of this series! See less

Take a peek into the fun and exciting happenings at some of our branches in our series Scenes from Between the Shelves! This week's scenes feature:

- Staff and volunteers at Tysons-Pimmt Regional Library gather to celebrate the volunteers' hard work with an appreciation lunch.

- Young library visitors watch closely as butterflies, hatched at Centreville Regional Library, are set free to live the rest of their lives among the flowers.

-@masonsup_andres shares his appreciation for our library volunteers at Thomas Jefferson Library's luncheon.

- Children and their caregivers explore their senses in Sherwood Regional Library's Spring Sensory Play program.

- Amateur artists at George Mason Regional Library let their creativity soar while painting pictures of butterflies.

- A young library visitor and his caregiver watch over an O-Gauge model train exhibition at Chantilly Regional Library.

-Scientists-in-the-making go out of this world while creating galaxy slime at Lorton Library.

- FCPL Early Literacy Coordinator Laura teaches children about construction during a storytime at Fairfax County's Building Safety Resource Fair.

- Visitors to City of Fairfax Regional Library browse a selection of plants during the branch's swap meet up.

-Artists of all ages help local shelter pets get adopted by painting pictures of them in this program at Richard Byrd Library.

Check back next Saturday to see our next installment of this series! See less

Take a peek into the fun and exciting happenings at some of our branches in our series Scenes from Between the Shelves! This week's scenes feature:

- Staff and volunteers at Tysons-Pimmt Regional Library gather to celebrate the volunteers' hard work with an appreciation lunch.

- Young library visitors watch closely as butterflies, hatched at Centreville Regional Library, are set free to live the rest of their lives among the flowers.

-@masonsup_andres shares his appreciation for our library volunteers at Thomas Jefferson Library's luncheon.

- Children and their caregivers explore their senses in Sherwood Regional Library's Spring Sensory Play program.

- Amateur artists at George Mason Regional Library let their creativity soar while painting pictures of butterflies.

- A young library visitor and his caregiver watch over an O-Gauge model train exhibition at Chantilly Regional Library.

-Scientists-in-the-making go out of this world while creating galaxy slime at Lorton Library.

- FCPL Early Literacy Coordinator Laura teaches children about construction during a storytime at Fairfax County's Building Safety Resource Fair.

- Visitors to City of Fairfax Regional Library browse a selection of plants during the branch's swap meet up.

-Artists of all ages help local shelter pets get adopted by painting pictures of them in this program at Richard Byrd Library.

Check back next Saturday to see our next installment of this series! See less

Take a peek into the fun and exciting happenings at some of our branches in our series Scenes from Between the Shelves! This week's scenes feature:

- Staff and volunteers at Tysons-Pimmt Regional Library gather to celebrate the volunteers' hard work with an appreciation lunch.

- Young library visitors watch closely as butterflies, hatched at Centreville Regional Library, are set free to live the rest of their lives among the flowers.

-@masonsup_andres shares his appreciation for our library volunteers at Thomas Jefferson Library's luncheon.

- Children and their caregivers explore their senses in Sherwood Regional Library's Spring Sensory Play program.

- Amateur artists at George Mason Regional Library let their creativity soar while painting pictures of butterflies.

- A young library visitor and his caregiver watch over an O-Gauge model train exhibition at Chantilly Regional Library.

-Scientists-in-the-making go out of this world while creating galaxy slime at Lorton Library.

- FCPL Early Literacy Coordinator Laura teaches children about construction during a storytime at Fairfax County's Building Safety Resource Fair.

- Visitors to City of Fairfax Regional Library browse a selection of plants during the branch's swap meet up.

-Artists of all ages help local shelter pets get adopted by painting pictures of them in this program at Richard Byrd Library.

Check back next Saturday to see our next installment of this series! See less

Take a peek into the fun and exciting happenings at some of our branches in our series Scenes from Between the Shelves! This week's scenes feature:

- Staff and volunteers at Tysons-Pimmt Regional Library gather to celebrate the volunteers' hard work with an appreciation lunch.

- Young library visitors watch closely as butterflies, hatched at Centreville Regional Library, are set free to live the rest of their lives among the flowers.

-@masonsup_andres shares his appreciation for our library volunteers at Thomas Jefferson Library's luncheon.

- Children and their caregivers explore their senses in Sherwood Regional Library's Spring Sensory Play program.

- Amateur artists at George Mason Regional Library let their creativity soar while painting pictures of butterflies.

- A young library visitor and his caregiver watch over an O-Gauge model train exhibition at Chantilly Regional Library.

-Scientists-in-the-making go out of this world while creating galaxy slime at Lorton Library.

- FCPL Early Literacy Coordinator Laura teaches children about construction during a storytime at Fairfax County's Building Safety Resource Fair.

- Visitors to City of Fairfax Regional Library browse a selection of plants during the branch's swap meet up.

-Artists of all ages help local shelter pets get adopted by painting pictures of them in this program at Richard Byrd Library.

Check back next Saturday to see our next installment of this series! See less

Memorial Day is more than just a holiday from work and school.

Ahead of Monday, explore the meaning behind this important day and gain a deeper understanding about what it stands for with a book from this reading list curated for all ages by our collection team.

Check it out at the link in our bio.

It's Global Accessibility Awareness Day!

Did you know that Fairfax County Public Library has an entire branch dedicated to increasing the accessibility of library services in our county?

Located in the Fairfax County Government Center, the mission of FCPL’s Access Services branch is to remove barriers in using the library for individuals with disabilities. To do so, the branch offers a wide variety of different services, programs and resources for people who cannot read standard print materials, as well as those who cannot physically visit a branch due to disability, health, illness or frailty.

Additionally ALL of our branches offer resources for visitors with low vision or other print disabilities in the form of two programs available on our public computers:

- JAWS - A screen reader program that reads aloud text and guides navigation for easier computer access.

AND

- ZoomText - A magnifier and reader program that can enlarge, enhance and read aloud everything on a computer screen.

Learn more about these and all of our accessibility services by visiting the link in our bio.

Know a teen looking for opportunities to earn volunteer hours this summer? Have them help out at thelocal library!

Many FCPL branches are accepting teen volunteers to help with various tasks this summer including program assistance, putting together craft kits, making buttons to give out to library visitors and more.

To learn more, swing by one of the many volunteer orientations happening in the coming weeks. Find out which branches are hosting theirs when by visiting the link in our bio.

Sherwood Regional Library will close today, Wednesday, May 20, at 3 p.m. due to rising building temperatures. Please visit a nearby branch for any library needs. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Walk a mile in the footsteps of immigrants from the comfort of your own home. With reads for kids, teens and adults, explore the immigrant journey through the words of immigrants themselves with this booklist curated by our collection team.

Check it out at the link in our bio.

Sherwood Regional Library and Reston Regional Library will close today, Tuesday, May 19, at 4 p.m. due to rising building temperatures. Please visit a nearby branch for any library needs. We apologize for any inconvenience.