If you missed the Shirlington Branch Library’s From Page to Stage earlier this month with actor Aubrey Deeker, you can watch some of the highlights here:
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If you missed the Shirlington Branch Library’s From Page to Stage earlier this month with actor Aubrey Deeker, you can watch some of the highlights here:
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The Westover Branch Library hosts a 3-part program on Aging and Hearing Loss this month, on Fridays at 11:00 a.m. – Oct. 15, 22 and 29.
Marla Dougherty, who started losing her hearing in her 20’s, will help participants understand the mechanics of our ears, and to recognize hearing loss in ourselves and others. Sucessive sessions will touch on what assistive devices are available, and what local resources are available to learn to live with hearing loss.
If you missed the first session on Oct. 15, do not despair! You are still welcome to attend parts 2 and 3.
All sessions are free and open to the public.
Last weekend the Columbia Pike Branch Library welcomed home a well-traveled Spanish language Poetry Anthology.
The book, Libro de Oro de la Poesi en Lengua Castellana (Golden Book of Poetry in Spanish) was returned to the Columbia Pike circulation desk on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010 – fifteen years and eight months after it was originally due (the due date stamp is faint, but it reads FEB 16 1995).
The book was recently found in Honduras, and mailed to the U.S. by the brother of the patron who returned it to us. Thank you!
For the second year in a row, the Arlington Public Library has been nominated for an ABBIE Award, in the category of Best Place to Learn Something New. Thank you for nominating us!
The ABBIE (Arlington Best Business) Awards are earned by businesses that deliver exceptional quality of service to their customers, are industry leaders or offer a unique approach to delivery of its goods or services.
We were honored and delighted to win the award last year, and we hope that our users still think that we’re a great place to learn something new.
If you agree, cast your vote starting on October 18!
Did you know that Oct. 17 – 23 is Teen Read Week? An initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association, Teen Read Week started in 1998 as a way to highlight the value of encouraging teens to read.
Research shows that teens who read for fun have better test scores and are more likely to succeed in the workforce than their peers who don’t read for fun. And teens have so many options for entertainment these days that it’s especially important to remind them to spend time reading for pleasure: it’s free, fun, and can be done anywhere.
This year’s Teen Read Week theme is Books with Beat, and focuses on poetry, audiobooks, books about music, and more. To get great reading recommendations and to learn more about Library programs for teens, check out our Teen Blog.
Have you found a good book lately at the Columbia Pike Branch Library?
This young fellow is enjoying Dodger and Me by Jordan Sonnenblick. In the book, Willy Ryan is trying to fix his life. But Dodger – a furry, blue chimpanzee that only he can see – keeps messing things up for him.
What have you read lately?
Did you know that October is Fire Prevention Month?
Children ages 2-5, and their caregivers, are invited to come meet our local firefighters at a special Columbia Pike Branch Library Fire Prevention storytime, Saturday, Oct. 9th at 10:30 a.m.
For more information call 703-228-5710
The Arlington County Fire Department will also hold their annual Fire Prevention Week Open House on Oct. 9 from 10:00 a.m. – 4 :00 p.m., at all Arlington Fire Stations.
The Glencarlyn Branch Library Community Garden’s afternoon of “Herbs Superb” last Saturday, Sept. 18. was a great success!
We had beautiful weather, lots of people, tasty food and much fun. As always, the sachet station was a big hit and lots of smiling people left with herbs and recipes in hand.
All of our photos are tiny because they were taken with a cell phone – do you have any great pics?
Although there are still a few areas marked off with caution tape, full public access has now been restored to Central Library’s second floor collections.
Temporary repairs have been made to the ceiling area believed damaged by last winter’s heavy snowfall, and full repairs are to be completed in the next few months.
Thank you very much for your patience and understanding. More info on the ceiling repairs can be found on our original news post.
The numbers from our record-breaking summer reading program are in! An astounding 5,305 youth participated in Get Caught Reading 2010, including:
906 preschoolers
3, 518 elementary-aged kids
852 middle and high school students
The number of books these kids read? At least 24,782! In fact, they probably read even more, since many exceeded their reading goals. That’s amazing – a big tip of the hat to Arlington’s young readers!
And a huge thank you to the Friends of the Arlington Library. They provide 100% of the program and prize support for summer reading. We literally couldn’t do it without them.
Relive all the fun with this video recap…..
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