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Jon Milstein: Life Into Art

Courthouse Library, May 6 - August 2025

Jon Milstein

I'm increasingly aware of the pace of change in our world and I'm interested in using watercolor to capture the look and feel of today. The Teslas, strip malls, and smart phones that populate our day to day lives will one day seem quaint. I think I'm trying to document this place and time in a way that acknowledges that things are moving so quickly but I want to hold on and do it in traditional medium.

Artistically, I've always needed (and found) one outlet or another and enjoyed drawing while growing up in Northern Virginia in the 80s and 90s. For several years I mostly scratched my creative itch doing improv comedy, but I've made the executive decision to pivot back to the visual arts. What I think improv and watercolor have in common is that both work best when you let go and stop trying to control the scene-I can only try to react.

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Heather McMordie: Providence Community Herbarium

Shirlington Library, May 7 - August 12, 2025

Heather McMordie:

This exhibition includes a selection of prints from the The Providence Community Herbarium, a collaborative project conducted by Heather McMordie and twelve Providence, Rhode Island residents. While a traditional herbarium is a collection of dried, labeled, and organized plant specimens collected for scientific and academic use, this collection uses printmaking to create a creative, relational, and accessible record of the plants that fill our lives.

These prints were completed in March 2024, just a few months before McMordie relocated to Arlington, Virginia, and over the past six months, McMordie has frequently looked for—and found—evidence of these plant species in her new home. This exhibition invites residents of Arlington to explore the stories of plant species from a state 350 miles away that can also be found in their own parks and backyards. From native plants like Skunk Cabbage, to non-native plants such as Queen Anne’s Lace, these prints map out the stories of plants we encounter in the city around us, and the spaces and purposes they occupy in our lives.

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Sharing the Love: Edmond and Alice Fleet

This year’s theme for Arlington Reads is love—feeling it, sharing it, and reading about it. We thought it was a good opportunity to share some of our favorite Arlington power couples who worked together to share their love for the whole community. This is part two of an ongoing series of blog posts, each featuring a different couple.

Alice and Edmond Fleet with hearts in the background.

Alice and Edmond Fleet. From RG 11: The Papers of Edmond C. Fleet, Collector, 1812-1984.

The lives of Edmond and Alice Fleet can be summed up as a series of fearless firsts. Despite the barriers they faced under Jim Crow segregation, they forged successful careers while generously donating their time and leadership to the church, social organizations and local politics. During their 46 years of marriage, Alice and Edmond uplifted one another and served as an inspiration to their community.

Alice Fleet playing croquet.

Alice Fleet playing croquet. From RG 11.

Alice West Fleet (1909-2000) was born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, on a former plantation estate called Prestwould Farm. Her father, William West, was a farm caretaker and respected stone mason. Her mother, Rose Skipwith, was a housewife whose parents had been enslaved.

Alice knew at an early age that her dream was to be a teacher. After graduating from Thyne Institute, a prestigious, historically Black Presbyterian boarding school, Alice became a public school teacher while earning a degree in elementary education from Virginia State College.

In 1937, Alice married Edmond Claudius Fleet (1902-1983), a widower with three children, and moved to Arlington with her new family. Edmond worked as a civilian pastry chef for the United States Navy at the National Naval Medical Center. Throughout his career, he won many awards recognizing his culinary skills.

Edmond Fleet in chef attire holding silverware in both hands.

Edmond Fleet in chef attire, holding silver set won as first prize in a bake contest at Sheraton Park. From RG 11.

A Beloved Educator

After teaching for two years in Fairfax County, Alice was hired at Hoffman-Boston, which opened in 1915 as Arlington’s first junior high school for Black students. She continued to earn her master's degree in reading from the University of Pennsylvania during the summers between teaching and, later, pursued a PhD at George Washington University.

When Alice was appointed to fill a vacancy as reading specialist, she became the first Black reading teacher in Arlington County.

Alice Fleet at a Delta Sigma Theta gathering.

Alice Fleet at a gathering of Delta Sigma Theta, an organization of college-educated women committed to public service with a focus on the Black community. From RG 11.

On February 2, 1959, Arlington’s Stratford Junior High became the first school in Virginia to desegregate. Soon, other schools followed suit, and Alice was reassigned to Woodmont Elementary on North Fillmore Street. Alice became the first Black teacher in the county to teach at a previously all-white school.

Alice served as an Arlington County educator for over three decades, holding additional posts at Drew Elementary in Green Valley and Reed Elementary in Westover. She retired from teaching in 1971.

After Alice retired, she drew upon her expertise as an educator to spearhead the Educational Guild at Mount Zion Baptist Church, which provided scholarships to high school and college students. After Edmond’s death in 1983, she also established a scholarship fund in his name for disadvantaged college students.

In 2019, Arlington County opened Alice West Fleet Elementary School, named in her honor as a beloved teacher and educational pioneer.

Meeting Community Needs

Edmond and Alice were pivotal in founding the first YMCA in Arlington to serve Black community members. Seeing a desperate need for Black children to have an opportunity to socialize and participate in sports, a group of neighbors came together in 1946 to provide recreational programming specifically for people of color.

Two women holding a shovel with others behind them smiling.

Groundbreaking ceremony for the Veteran’s Memorial YMCA swimming pool. Photo from RG 11. Learn more about the Veterans Memorial YMCA here. 

By 1953, they had gathered enough funds to build the Veteran’s Memorial YMCA, a permanent home in Green Valley for their activities. It included a community room where dances and movie screenings were held. Located near Drew School, it naturally had a strong bond with neighborhood children, since the county’s Parks and Recreation system was still segregated.

In the late 1950s, this YMCA branch started a campaign to build a swimming pool to serve Black residents who were barred from using the county’s public swimming pools.

Edmond was a tireless fundraiser for the Veteran’s Memorial YMCA, serving on its management committee for 27 years. Alice served on the Board of Directors through the 1990s.

Civic Engagement

After retiring from their careers, the Fleets became involved in local politics. In 1977, they hosted Lady Bird Johnson at their home for a Chuck Robb campaign event. Chuck Robb—who was the husband of Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, daughter of President Lyndon B. and Lady Bird Johnson—ran as a Democrat for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and won the election in 1977.

Alice Fleet was later appointed by Chuck Robb to serve two terms on the Virginia State Commission on the Status of Women. Alice also served as President-at-Large of the Arlington County Democratic Committee.

a man and three women dressed professionally at a fundraiser.

Lady Bird Johnson, second from left. Pictured with Edmond Fleet on the left, an unnamed woman to the right, and Alice Fleet on the far right at a fundraiser for Chuck Robb during his campaign for lieutenant governor. From RG 11.

“Let nothing and no one stop you.”

Alice was known among her students for a powerful motto that she taught them: “Let nothing and no one stop you.” In their commitment to equal rights and dedication to family and community, Alice and Edmond Fleet lived this motto every day of their lives.

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Director’s Message: To Daffodils!*

Spring is springing and signs are everywhere. The cherry blossom trees outside my office windows bloomed pink, turned brown and now are on their way to green.

The Central Library tennis courts are packed each afternoon with student players, the gardens have been mulched (like old books, a smell I love), and daffodils, from Lady Bird Johnson Park off the George Washington Parkway to my backyard, are standing tall, trumpeting renewal and rebirth.

A cluster of white daffodils with bright yellow and orange centers in full bloom outside Central Library. The flowers are framed by fresh green leaves, with the library building and budding spring trees visible in the background.
A cluster of daffodils in front of Central Library.

April is one of the Library’s busiest months. The Friends of the Arlington Public Library's Spring Book Sale starts today through April 6.

We celebrate National Arab American Heritage Month with books sharing the rich heritage and culture of many of our Arlington coworkers, neighbors and friends. A favorite author of mine is Moroccan American novelist Laila Lalami whose latest book “Dream Hotel” I am in the middle of reading. I interviewed Lalami a few years ago about her mystery/thriller “The Other Americans,” a National Book Award finalist.

Arlington Reads with Laila Lalami presented April 22, 2021.

April is National Poetry Month, and we are taking a moment to salute outgoing poet laureate Courtney LeBlanc who has been a faithful and inspiring friend of the library during her tenure. Courtney’s latest book, “Her Dark Everything’ comes out this month.

Earth Day turns 55 on April 22 and we will host a series of programs including “Fix Nearly Anything,” making mini terrariums and garden talks. And The Truck will be on the road again joining Langston Boulevard Alliance's Earth Day Every Day celebration.

Arlington Public Library’s turquoise and white library truck parked at National Night Out in Green Valley. A group of library staff and community members chat and smile at a table covered with library materials and giveaway items. The tablecloth displays the Arlington Public Library logo and the slogan "Everyone Has a Story."
The Truck at National Night Out in Green Valley on August 1, 2023.

National Library Week is April 6-12 and we cap off the week with the Human Library. Check out a human book and learn what it’s like to walk in someone else’s shoes. This is our third time hosting this event and our book collection offers varied and compelling “reads.”

A Human Library patron speaks with a "book" at Central Library on April 13, 2024.

The FY26 Budget for Arlington County is adopted this month. Thank you to the many patrons of the Library who contacted the County Board during the budget process.

We are humbled by the many kind comments we received and by the love you give us each day by checking out books, attending one or more of the 5000+ programs we offer annually, booking rooms for scout meetings, tax assistance, and book clubs, transferring family photographs to digital media in the Shop, volunteering and helping us make Arlington the community we are proud to call home.

A smiling librarian offers assistance at Central Library's upstairs information desk.
A librarian offers assistance at Central Library's upstairs information desk.

There is a lot happening in our community and in our world and much of it is stressful. With wellness programs, resume writing and budgeting workshops and many others, we have devoted space, time and resources to assist federal employees who either have lost, or are concerned about losing, their jobs. For however long we are needed, we will be there to support federal workers and their families.

A Federal Employee & Contractor Town Hall at Central Library on March 6, 2025.

You can count on us to present facts and multiple perspectives, preserve your stories, be an active third place where everyone is welcome and can be in community with one another. And stand tall.

Like the daffodils.

Signatue of Library Director Diane Kresh.

Diane Kresh
Director, Arlington Public Library

*In celebration of National Poetry Month, enjoy my inspiration for this message: Robert Herrick’s poem “To Daffodils.” 

Glencarlyn Library’s 101st Birthday

Opened in the fall of 1923, Glencarlyn Library celebrated its 101st birthday with a rededication and all-ages celebration on September 21, 2024.

Arlington County Board Chair Libby Garvey, Arlington Public Library Deputy Director Anne Gable, Glencarlyn Civic Association President Brandon Hemel and Glencarlyn Library Centennial Celebration Chair Julie Lee all celebrated the library's storied century as a hub for nearby communities.

Patrons shared heartfelt stories—sometimes spanning generations—of what this library, community and milestone mean to them.

Willa

"I've never seen so many books before in my life!"

Mary Florance Benn

"I think that the love of the library is so important to an individual, and particularly to young people and to children, that I would hope that all of them could have that close experience that I did."

Julie Lee

"Glencarlyn Library is so very important to me because it has been a part of my family for generations."

Colleen Lunsford and Órla Lunsford

"Thank you to the librarians who keep those books on the shelves and give us suggestions about what to read."

"Thank you, library, for all the books you let me borrow!"

Adriana & Maxine Backus

"Everywhere you look in the community, you realize that Glencarlyn is what it is because, at some point, somebody cared a lot."

Barbara McMichael

"Back then, in the middle of the library, they had these big boxes that stuck out, and they were full of cards. And they held something that we learned was called the Dewey Decimal System."

Lynn Green Robinson

"We moved into this neighborhood in 1958, and this library was a little white house. It was my favorite place on the face of the earth."

Marie Wilson

"As a child, our family came to the library once a week at least. And sometimes, if we were really bored, we asked to come more than once a week because we would have read all the books that we took home the weekend before."

J Vic Funderburk

Infamous FBI agent-turned-Russian asset Robert Hanssen "would come in and pick up a post and sit at one of the tables, holding the newspaper in such a way that it appeared that he was reading it... It became increasingly obvious that he was not reading it!"

Susan Walsh

"Our experience of this library really shaped who we became. We love books, and we want to share that."

The Friendly Cab Company

In 1947, Ralph Collins started a cab company to help his neighbors get around under Jim Crow segregation. It was one of the longest-running businesses in Green Valley.

Ralph Collins walking with his wife, Cornelia in the 1940s.

Ralph Collins with his wife Cornelia, ca. 1940s. From WETA’s Boundary Stones.

There were plenty of ways to get around Arlington in the 1940s. By then, streetcars had given way to bus routes and taxi cabs. As automobile ownership increased, so did commuter culture and the rise of numerous highways such as Shirley Highway (I-395 today).

But it was not so easy for Black Arlingtonians to get where they needed to go. Under Jim Crow, they were discriminated against on public transit and barred from using white taxi services. Segregation ruled every aspect of public life, from restaurants to barber shops and recreation centers.

Even access to medical care was separate and unequal. Arlington Hospital (now Virginia Medical Center) had segregated wards, and services to Black patients were limited. The maternity ward would not offer care to Black mothers, who were expected to travel to hospitals in Washington, D.C., or Alexandria to give birth.

For Black Arlingtonians, traveling that far in a medical emergency was difficult, especially since many could not afford cars of their own.

In 1947, Ralph Delaware Collins (1896–1951) of Green Valley founded Friendly Cab Company to help address this urgent need. It began as a shuttle service, transporting neighbors to and from medical appointments. Over time, Friendly Cab expanded into a full-service taxicab company and a cherished community institution.

Friendly Cab driver Granderson O. Bollock.

Friendly Cab driver Granderson O. Bollock. From RG 338: The Personal Papers of Birdie and Mable Alston, 1905-2019.

The company’s first taxis were Chryslers and many of the drivers were off-duty Black firemen. One early driver for Friendly Cab was Granderson O. Bullock (1910-2003). He worked as a milkman before becoming a part-time driver. He also worked for The Peyton Funeral Home and later, the U.S. postal service.

Friendly Cab gained a reputation for going above and beyond in their service to the community. In a Northern Virginia Sun article from 1965, Alice Kennard, who suffered from multiple sclerosis, praised the drivers of Friendly Cab Company for always getting her to her treatments, even if that meant "the driver picked her up and carried her to the cab.”

A newspaper clip from the Northern Virginia Sun about the Friendly Cab Company.

“Life in a Wheelchair Temporary, She Says,” by Virginia Warren. Northern Virginia Sun, vol. 28, no. 207, June 4, 1965.

After Ralph Collins' death in 1951, his brother Doug took over the company. William Collins, Sr. inherited the business and ran it until the mid-1990s, when he passed it along to William Collins, Jr., who managed it with help from Charles Collins and, later, Darryl Collins.

A newspaper clip of Ralph D. Collins' obituary in 1951.

Ralph D. Collins’ obituary, 1951. Source.

In an interview, Darryl remembered the day he decided to take over the family business. At his father’s funeral, longtime community leader Dr. Alfred Taylor stood up to speak on the man’s life and legacy. He then looked directly at Darryl and his siblings and said, “Do not let this business go away.”

Darryl knew then and there that the Friendly Cab Company was too important to let go. He continued to run the business with his sister, Vicky. Over the years, they turned down multiple offers to purchase the company, resolving instead to help Friendly Cab meet the community’s changing needs.

Facing increasing competition from rideshare services like Uber and Lyft, the Friendly Cab Company recently ceased operations. According to the Arlington County Register of Historic Places, it was one of the longest-running businesses in Nauck history.

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Director’s Message: Know Your Rights

Know Your Rights: A guide to resources

Library Director Diane Kresh and Takis Karantonis welcome a new citizen at the U.S. Naturalization Ceremony at Central Library, Aug. 24, 2023.

While writing this message, I am reminded of children's television icon Fred Rogers famously saying, "Look for the helpers." A comforting thought to offer young people in times of crisis and uncertainty. Mr. Rogers taught us there are always people who step up to help—whether they are first responders, volunteers or everyday people offering kindness and comfort and with that, a hope things will get better.

Libraries have a proud history of providing free resources and education to immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees. Arlington Public Library is committed to informing the community about individual rights and providing trustworthy and relevant resources when they are needed most.

50 people, representing over 30 countries, participated in the U.S. Naturalization Ceremony. 

Immigrants, regardless of their immigration status, have rights as cited in the U.S. Constitution.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has information about one's rights as an immigrant. United We Dream provides information about what to do if one has an encounter with an immigration official.

Resources to learn more about rights, the official path to citizenship and free legal and social services can be found on our website.

In addition, the library has eCollections for immigrants, refugees and new citizens.

Please share these resources within your networks and stay tuned for updates. Arlington Public Library is here to help.

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Diane Kresh
Director, Arlington Public Library

Announcing the Wedding Contest Winners

And the winners are…

Love, libraries, and lifelong commitment—Katie Lettie & Vincent Bauer’s story is one for the books! After more than a decade together (sometimes on opposite coasts, sometimes an ocean apart), these two built a life full of love, literature and culinary adventures! But when it came to choosing a wedding venue, nothing felt quite right… until now.

Arlington is where they finally put down roots together, where they found their community, and now, where they’ll say “I do.” And who better to announce their big news than Bridgerton author and Arlington Reads guest Julia Quinn?

Thank you to all the couples who entered. You made our committee’s job VERY challenging!

Learn more about this year's Arlington Reads theme, "Share the Love," and stay tuned to hear more from Katie & Vincent. Mark your calendar for their big day July 12, 2025.

Sharing the Love: Elizabeth and Edmund Campbell

This year’s theme for Arlington Reads is love – sharing it, celebrating it, and reading about it. We thought it was a good opportunity to highlight some of our favorite Arlington power couples who worked together to ‘spread the love’ in their communities. This is part one of an ongoing series of blog posts, each featuring a different couple.

Edmund and Elizabeth Campbell.

Edmund and Elizabeth Campbell. Photos from RG 19: Personal Papers of Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell, 1942-1991.

During their 60 years of marriage, Elizabeth and Edmund Campbell dedicated themselves to improving Arlington’s public school system. Leveraging their respective skills in education and law, they motivated one another to support their community through political engagement, volunteering and activism.

Edmund Campbell (1899–1995) met Elizabeth Pfohl (1902–2004) in 1936 while Elizabeth was serving as dean of Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia. After they married, Elizabeth moved to Cherrydale, where Edmund lived while practicing law in Washington. She adopted Edmund’s two children from a previous marriage and in 1941 they had twins of their own.

At that time, Arlington’s population was booming, in part because of the influx of wartime government workers. Between 1870 (when the first public school was established in Arlington) and 1950, the school-age population had nearly quadrupled. The school system was unequipped to teach so many children. Resources were spread thin and teachers were overwhelmed by large class sizes and long hours.

a license plate that reads, better schools make better communities.

License plate with the phrase, "Better Schools Make Better Communities" From RG 19.

The Campbells, wanting a better education for their children, decided to step up and demand a change. They became charter members of the Citizen Committee for School Improvement ("CCSI").

In 1947, they helped introduce legislation that gave Arlington the right to elect its own School Board, which they hoped would better serve the community. Until then, the School Board had been appointed by a School Trustee Electoral Board which in turn was appointed by the circuit court of Arlington County.

a newsletter from Citizen Committee for School Improvement (CCSI).

CCSI Newsletter, n.d. From RG 19.

Following this victory, CCSI focused on gathering nominees for the elected School Board. Despite her professional background in education and involvement in the Arlington PTA, Elizabeth Campbell declined to run—until her husband encouraged her to do so.

EDMUND: How did you get involved formally in the Better Schools Movement?

ELIZABETH: Well, I was asked to be a candidate to run for the elected school board, and I think I was asked after the two of us had received a group of Arlington citizens who said, "Which one of you will be a candidate for the School Board?" And you said, "I will not, but Elizabeth, I think you should because you have been active in school affairs."

EDMUND: And I had just finished my term on the County Board.

ELIZABETH: So, then you were asked to be the Chairman of the School Board Nominating Convention. The Convention was held on a hot August night, and I...

EDMUND: Where was it held?

ELIZABETH: It was held in the Ashton Heights Club House south of Pershing Drive on Fillmore Street. I remember that we got ready to go over there. We got in the car, and as we drove, you said, "Now, Elizabeth, you have worked very hard to get an elected School Board. There's no reason why with all of these good people as candidates you shouldn't get yourself nominated.” And I said, "No, I'm not going to."

But I got over there in that crowded room, and I was asked to make my little one-minute or two-minute talk. I looked around at all of the people who had worked so hard to pass this legislation to give us the right to have an elected School Board. I was thrilled with a patriotic fervor that I had never felt before or since. I don't know what I said, but the result of what I said was that I was the one woman nominated to serve with four men as candidates for the Arlington Elected School Board.

A notecard with a guide on school board candidates to vote for in 1947 election.

Notecard with a guide on which school board candidates to vote for in the 1947 election. From RG 19.

After a grueling campaign, they succeeded in getting all five nominees elected. Elizabeth served on the School Board from 1948 through 1955, and again from 1960 to 1963. They often held meetings in the Campbells’ home, where Edmund continued to support Elizabeth and the work they were doing to raise funds for school improvements.

A pamphlet urging Arlington residents to vote yes for a bond in the 1950s.

Pamphlet urging Arlington Residents to vote "Yes" to a bond issue of $4,750,000 to build more schools for Arlington's increased population and school enrollment. From RG 19.

The Campbells also helped desegregate Arlington’s schools, vehemently opposing Virginia’s policy of “Massive Resistance,” which occurred in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Brown v. Board of Education. In 1954 and 1955, the couple fought to ensure that Arlington's public schools stay open by organizing the Save Our Schools Committee in defiance of Senator Harry F. Byrd and his allies.

a flyer from the save our schools committee for voting against the constitutional convention.

Flyer from the Save Our Schools Committee arguing for a vote against the constitutional convention. From RG 18: Personal Papers of Barbara Marx.

In 1955, Edmund won a case that overturned a Virginia law prohibiting racially integrated seating in public places. In 1958, following the closure of schools in Norfolk, Charlottesville and Front Royal, he successfully argued as the lead attorney in James v. Almond, finally ending Virginia's “Massive Resistance" laws that had forced the closing of all public schools which Federal courts had ordered to integrate. Following that decision, the first Black students entered Stratford Junior High School on February 2, 1959.

Through civic engagement, community organizing and simple kindness, the Campbells worked together to make Arlington a better place for the rest of their lives.

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Sally Slifkin: Colorful places

Cherrydale Library, January - April 2025

Artist Statement:

I have been painting for most of my life. I draw inspiration for my acrylic landscapes from photographs that I have taken both locally in Arlington and on my travels both in and out of the country. Recently one of my paintings was purchased by the Arlington County Board to be gifted to Aachen, Germany, Arlington's sister city. I am a member of the Arlington Artists Alliance and show my paintings in shows and venues all around Arlington. I paint in acrylic on canvas or board and have artwork in many homes and businesses.

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