Banned Books Week (September 18-24, 2022) promotes free and open access to ideas and information.

At the young age of 12, Ron Deskins played a crucial role in integrating Virginia public schools.

Green Valley, Dunbar Housing Community and Work at the White House

Intelligence analyst for the United States Army during World War II.

Created by Arlington’s Black residents, to serve their community during segregation.

A lifetime at the center of Arlington’s airport history.

“The Price of a Ticket at the Cost of Your Conscience”

Marionne Walls-Fort discusses Dr. King’s visit to Lomax AME Zion Church.

An iconic institution, capturing and broadcasting the news for more than a half-century.

The Library Director’s 2021 Goodreads Reading List.

Politics, Parks and the Law

Shirlington’s cinema through the years.

Pop, jazz, instrumental, New Orleans, country, bluegrass, R&B, old school pop, The Chipmunks, and more on Diane’s annual playlist.

A Central Landmark of Local Government.

Arlington-based Native American artist and educator.

Images from the Records Related to the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks on the Pentagon collection.

Interview with Neil Bassin

Interview with Dr. Sholom “Doc” Friedman and Karen Widmayer

News Release: Discover Arlington’s history and browse newspaper content online from 1935 to 1978.

Joan Cooper (1940-2014) was an African-American Arlington social and civic activist, community leader, and passionate anti-drug campaigner.

Learn more about our County iconography.

The Arlington Council on Human Relations was to improve the economic, civic, and racial conditions in Arlington County.

May is National Biking Month, and to celebrate, let’s take a look at Arlington’s decades-long history of bicycle enthusiasm!

Civil rights activist, educator, and founder of the Joan Trumpauer Mulholland Foundation.

Interview with Rayfield Barber

Did you know that Arlington was once home to one of the country’s most popular sodas?

Interview with Gregory Bolton

William Augustus Rowe (1834-1907) was a pivotal figure in the early development of the Green Valley community.

Arlington native Roberta Flack is known worldwide for her voice, songwriting, and musical ability.

Nguyen Ngoc Bich (1937-2016) was a pivotal Arlingtonian in commercial and community affairs alike.

Margaret Troxell (1909-2002) was a pioneering local journalist who helped found the Northern Virginia Sun.

Some of Arlington’s first black legislators include George Lewis Seaton, John B. Syphax, and Alfred William Harris.

Interviews with Lance Newman and Michael Jones

George Melvin Richardson (1913-2015) was an African-American educator, school principal, WW II U.S. Army officer, and civic leader.

Leonard “Doc” Muse (1923-2017), was an African-American pharmacist and social activist, and the owner of Green Valley Pharmacy.

Arlington was home to a racetrack that drew thrill-seekers and daredevils.

“My reading tastes shifted along with everything else in both my work and home life.”

Hall’s Hill Volunteer Fire Department

Interviews with Ann Rudd and Andy Lee

“Tireless proponent for fair and affordable housing in Arlington County.”

Take a look at how voting in Arlington has changed over the years.

“He provided free medical services to the most disadvantaged in Arlington…”

A tireless advocate for progress in Arlington County.

How has Arlington changed over the past 100 years?

Interview with Ruth Levin

Interview with Delores C. Downing

Tennessee became the 36th state to secure ratify the amendment.

Celebrate the people and events that led up to this historic moment.

A unique example of public art in Rosslyn.

Journalist, activist, and suffragist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the 1890s.

Arlington’s history of dedicated community members have been combatting racism and prejudice in Arlington and beyond for decades.

The 2020 census is currently underway – but what did the census look like in the past?

From the Library Director.

Interview with Arlington activist Dr. Lilli Vincenz.

We Have Work To Do. – Diane’s thoughts on Pride Month, 2020.

A message from the Library Director.

If you live in Arlington County, you have the Post Office to thank for the name of your street.

Nannie Helen Burroughs was a leading educator, feminist and suffragist in the Washington, D.C., area throughout the early 20th century.

Send Your Materials, Help Tell Arlington’s Story of the Pandemic.

National Library Week: April 19-25, 2020

A key figure in the development of modern public health.

One of the most dramatic buildings to grace the County’s landscape.

She blazed a path for female authors and thinkers to follow.

Tunes from the Library Director.

An enduring symbol of humanitarianism for her work during the American Civil War

The Consumer Brewery building was located above the site of the old Aqueduct Bridge.

Interview with Roye Lowry

Dorothy Hamm (1919-2004) worked tirelessly to bring equality to Arlington County.

Donation Received from one of Arlington’s Oldest Black Churches

Sending love through the mail, for a penny.

March 5 through April 2 at Central Library.