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New Digital Collection to Celebrate Arlington Women [News Release]

Arlington Public Library will launch a new digital collection of Arlington women and their achievements in March 2018.

The Center for Local History’s (CLH) Community Archives contains many collections pertaining to women’s history and consequently the history of Arlington County.

“Many of these women were not well known, however their contributions to education, civil rights, conservation and healthcare aided in the development of this community from a rural to suburban county, and Arlington would not be the same today without their achievements,” said Library Director Diane Kresh.

The CLH will follow their journey over the next two years by examining documents, photographs, scrapbooks and oral histories culled from the archival collections, all of which will be digitized and made available online as a celebration of the accomplishments of these women.

This new digital collection will be introduced during Women’s History Month in March 2018 with a second and final installment in March 2019.

A related author event will be held at Central Library on October 26, 2017. Author Liza Mundy will talk about her new book: “Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II”. In conjunction with this event the CLH will present an exhibit of material from the community archives including historic photos of Arlington Hall, the former girls’ school which became the headquarters of the U.S. Army’s Signal Intelligence Service.

The CLH continually seeks community donations and oral histories, particularly as they relate to Arlington’s past through the achievements of its women. Contact the CLH at 703-228-5966 or localhistory@arlingtonva.us.

This digital access project will be completed using FY2018 funding in the Department of Libraries budget dedicated to increasing public access to government records and archival materials.

The Center for Local History at Arlington Public Library is committed to collecting, preserving, and sharing the history of Arlington County. To learn more about the Center for Local History, visit http://library.arlingtonva.us/center-for-local-history.

 

Crystal City: Connection Pop-Up Library to Stay Open Through June 2018

From the County Press Release:

The Connection: Crystal City—Pop-up Branch Library will be open through June 2018,   thanks to an agreement reached between Arlington County and landlord JBG Smith.

“The Connection has proven to be an innovative and popular space for the Crystal City community,” Arlington County Manager Mark Schwartz said. “Thanks to JBG for partnering with us to keep the pop-up branch library open through June 2018. When the business community and the government work together, the community benefits.”

The County opened the pop-up library at 2100 Crystal Drive in September 2016, with an initial operating term due to end in December of this year. It offers books, audio visual materials, games and tech access, along with community meeting space, workshops, book groups and other gatherings, including art exhibits. The goal was to meet patrons where they live and work in a low-cost way. Since its debut, the library has enlivened Crystal City Shops at 2100, 2117 Crystal Plaza Arcade and garnered an overwhelmingly positive response from the community.

“The revitalization of Crystal City is a top priority for JBG Smith,” said Andrew VanHorn, Executive Vice President of Development at JBG Smith. “The Connection is a prime example of the place-making efforts we are employing throughout the area, in that we are finding creative ways to provide value and utilize space. It has been especially rewarding to be able to work closely with Arlington County to provide a service that Crystal City residents and neighbors both need and enjoy.”Interior view of Crystal City Pop-up Library

JBG will continue to provide the 1,222 sq. ft. of space that The Connection occupies  rent-free. Beginning in January 2018, JBG also will be responsible for The Connection’s share of common area maintenance expenses, real estate taxes and electricity associated with the space the pop-up library occupies in the 2100 Crystal Drive Center.

Learn more about The Connection.

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