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The Fairfax Library Foundation Blog

May 301 min read

We’re doing it again! 2024 Children’s Summer Reading Festival

Fairfax Library Foundation will reprise its highly acclaimed Children’s Summer Reading Festival beginning in June with two free events...

Nov 29, 20231 min read

Annual GivingTuesday Fundraiser Puts Nearly 200 “Most-Needed” Books on FCPL Shelves

Thanks to the generosity of friends and followers of the Fairfax Library Foundation, 196 books deemed “most-needed” by Fairfax County...

Oct 16, 20231 min read

FLF Presents: Nick Hornby

FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA — An audience of movie buffs and literature junkies packed the Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center in Fairfax, Virginia,...

May 11, 20231 min read

A New Event to Keep Kids Reading This Summer

Fairfax Library Foundation is excited to announce the launch of an exciting new event which will kick off Fairfax County Public Library’s...

Dec 2, 20221 min read

“Deck the Shelves” Lands 137 Most-Needed Books on Fairfax County Public Library Shelves

Thanks to the generosity of followers and friends of the Fairfax Library Foundation, 137 books deemed “most-needed” by Fairfax County...

Dec 2, 20211 min read

Foundation’s Giving Tuesday Fundraiser Makes FCPL’s Collection 114 Books Richer

Since its beginnings in 2012 as a coordinated pushback to the runaway commercialism of “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday,” Giving Tuesday...

Oct 8, 20201 min read

FLF Brings Tommy Orange to Fall for the Book

The Fairfax Library Foundation was proud to sponsor “There, There: A Conversation with Tommy Orange” this past Wednesday evening. The...

Jan 1, 20203 min read

Q: What is the First Book You Plan to Read in 2020?

What is the First Book You Plan to Read in 2020? Might we offer some suggestions?

Dec 3, 20182 min read

Debate Time: eBooks vs. Printed Books

Hello, my name is Rachel E. Kim, and I am an intern writing on behalf of the Fairfax Library Foundation. Welcome to “Debate Time: eBooks...