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Fairfax, VA – Fairfax Library Foundation hopes you will join us for the 2017 Library Jubilee: The Library Goes Hollywood on October 21 at Pohick Regional Library from 5:30-8:00pm. The Library Jubilee is our largest fundraising event each year, with 100% of proceeds invested into Fairfax County Public Library. It is a chance for us to…
Here are some gorgeous quotes from some of our favorite authors, as motivation to pick up a great book, do something creative, or just get out there and live life! What are your favorite author quotes?? Blog by Daniela.
Wondering what book your Middle School student should read next? Fairfax County Public Schools put together a middle school reading list for students. Here are some of our favorites. Al Capone Does My Shirts Al Capone Does My Shirts is a coming of age story about a boy named Moose whose family moves to Alcatraz when…
Meet our New Intern My name is Daniela, and I am the Foundation’s intern for the month of July. I was assigned here by the Fairfax County Youth Leadership Program, which I applied to last fall. FCYLP matches students accepted into their program with an internship within the county government based on each student’s interests….
Fairfax Library Foundation Receives $15K from Claude Moore Charitable Foundation to Support Early Literacy in Fairfax County, with New Outreach to Children from Homeless or Displaced Families Fairfax, VA – Fairfax Library Foundation is honored to receive a grant award of $15,000 from the Claude Moore Charitable Foundation to support our Ready to Read…
Fairfax Library Foundation is thrilled to welcome seven new members to its Board of Directors for the start of its 2018 fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2017. Fairfax Library Foundation is a nonprofit organization that works to enhance Fairfax County Public Library. While the Foundation works closely with library administration and the Library Board of Trustees,…
In order to promote reading throughout the summer, Fairfax County Public Library incentivizes reading with its Summer Reading Adventure program, which the Foundation is proud to help sponsor. From June 23 to September 2, babies through 12th graders can participate in the program, and the reward is a coupon book with a variety of prizes…
Fairfax Library Foundation is proud to sponsor New York Times Bestselling author Mohsin Hamid at the 2017 Fall for the Book Festival Fairfax Library Foundation is honored to sponsor a premier author in the upcoming Fall for the Book Festival, New York Times bestselling author Mohsin Hamid. The Fall for the Book Festival is an annual…
As a high school senior I felt bombarded with a lot of life decisions, the greatest of them all, of course, being college – where to go, what to study, and how to pay for it. In the midst of the stress of making these decisions, a great deal of relief came from receiving scholarships….
Fairfax Library Foundation is proud to announce the Awardees for the 2017 Academic Scholarships. The Foundation’s Academic Scholarship Program was established to enhance the capability of the Fairfax County Public Library staff and volunteers to deliver high quality public service. Once a year, the Foundation awards several scholarships up to $5,000 for Graduate studies and…
Your gifts to Fairfax Library Foundation make a substantial impact to those who live, work, and study in Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax. Through the gifts of generous donors, Fairfax Library Foundation helps fund library programs and services for people of all ages, making the library a … Read More