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Glencarlyn Branch Library

300 South Kensington Street
Arlington, Virginia 22204

Sunday CLOSED
Monday 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Tuesday CLOSED
Wednesday 1 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Thursday 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Main Library: 703-228-5990
Glencarlyn Branch: 703-228-6548

Glencarlyn News more »
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  Get Gardening and Put Down Roots
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  Self-Checkout Gets Easier
  You asked for it and now it’s here–an easier, more
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  Great News for Branches, Yours and Hours
  Hello friends, The Arlington County Board has approved a Fiscal
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  Earth Day Never Ends
  Happy Earth Day Weekend 2012. We try to make every
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  Celebrate Library Workers Today!
  If you’re a fan of our libraries, you probably know
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  Mini Reviews from Summer Readers
  Two of the Glencarlyn Branch Library’s summer reading participants shared
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  Expanded Branch Library Hours Begin July 5
  Arlington Public Library branch hours (except for Plaza) will expand

Services and Programs
- Kids Events
About Glencarlyn
- Images
  Glencarlyn history in photos.
- Community Garden
  Maintained by the NoVA Master Gardeners and neighborhood residents.
History
Glencarlyn is the oldest public library in Arlington, and was originally founded to house the book collection of Civil War General and former Missouri Congressman, Samuel Burdett.
1880s - Burdett starts the Glencarlyn neighborhood, creating the first residential community in what is now Arlington County
1914 - Burdett dies, bequeathing his personal library, real estate, and money for the building and maintenance of a library in Glencarlyn.
1922 - The Burdett Library opens, Arlington’s first public library
1963 - The current building is built to replace the original building. Some volumes of the original Burdett collection are placed on display in the new building.
Arlington Public Library History Timeline