ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA — Recipients of Fairfax Library Foundation’s 2025-2026 scholarships were recognized during a reception on Tuesday, June 16, at the newly-completed Franconia Governmental Center in Kingstowne. This year’s awardees included 21 undergraduate students, 11 graduate students, and 12 staff development scholarship recipients. During the reception, Foundation Scholarship Committee Chair, Dr. Gail V. Ritchie recognized the recipients in attendance and presented each with a...

FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA — The Fairfax Library Foundation proudly hosted its annual fourth annual Children’s Summer Reading Festival on Saturday, June 13, at the Fairfax County Government Center, welcoming more than 4,400 attendees for a day of free family fun. Festivalgoers enjoyed a wide variety of activities, including games and crafts, mascots, bounce houses, train rides, free snacks, face painting, live entertainment, balloon sculptors, a photo booth, and TWO different petting zoos. The event...

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...