FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA — Fairfax Library Foundation chair Miriam Smolen addressed the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Thursday, April 16, during public budget hearings for the FY2027 Advertised Budget , urging them to address the long-term underinvestment in Fairfax County Public Library’s materials budget. Read her full testimony below. Since 1994, the Fairfax Library Foundation has existed solely with the mission to enhance the programs and services of the Fairfax County Public Library, the...

McLEAN, VIRGINIA — Fifty or so fortunate fiction fans were treated to a once-in-a-lifetime experience when Fairfax Library Foundation hosted a V.I.P. meet-and-greet with bestselling author S. A. Cosby on February 21, at the McLean Community Center . The intimate, ticket-only fundraiser preceded Fairfax County Public Library ’s author talk and booksigning with Cosby at The Alden Theatre that afternoon. Cosby, a The New York Times bestselling author from southeastern Virginia, has gained...

FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA — Winners of the Fairfax County Public Library Card Contest were unveiled today. The contest, sponsored by Fairfax Library Foundation , awarded $500 prizes to four local artists whose submissions will now be featured on special edition library cards in honor of FCPL’s new logo . The winners were chosen from over 150 entries and were also honored at the December 10 FCPL Board of Trustees meeting. The new library cards will be available to the public at all 23 branches by...