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Proposal to Relocate Columbia Pike Branch Withdrawn
** 6/18/10: The proposal regarding Columbia Pike Branch Library was withdrawn Friday, June 18, in a press release from the County Manager’s office.** Updates and information about the proposed relocation of the Columbia Pike Branch Library Library News Posts: Town Hall Invitation from Library Director…
A New Columbia Pike Branch? Share Your Thoughts June 16
** 6/18/10: The proposal regarding Columbia Pike Branch Library was withdrawn Friday, June 18, in a press release from the County Manager’s office.** ** 6/13 Update: Town Hall Meeting Venue Changed: To accommodate as many people as possible, the June 16, 7:00 p.m. meeting on…
A Packed House for Novella Carpenter
** Updated 5/2/10 – here’s the video! ** We want to thank all the enthusiastic people who joined us last night at Central Library to hear Farm City author Novella Carpenter read from her book and talk about urban farming. If you missed it, we’ll…
Prof. Deneen discusses “The Memory of Old Jack”
Arlington Reads 2010: Know What You Eat Here’s a little bit of last night’s Arlington Reads Community Book Discussion of Wendell Berry’s “The Memory of Old Jack,” moderated by Georgetown Professor Patrick Deneen: See more photos of the book discussion on flickr.
Director to Attend FY2011 Work Session Wednesday
The Arlington Years Thoughts From County Native and Arlington Public Library Director, Diane Kresh **Updated 4/7/2010 – Due to a funeral on Saturday morning the County Board has to move the April 10 work session to Wednesday April 14, from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.** The…
Finial Finds a New Home in Westover
Artist: Louis Comfort Tiffany Installed: 2010 Created: 1930s, restored 2004 Materials: Granite. Permanently installed outside the Westover Branch Library. What’s a finial? In architecture, it’s an ornament (carved in stone or wood, or cast in plaster) that is placed at the top of an arch. Ours was originally…
A "Notable Tree" in Cherrydale?
Does our Chestnut Tree have award-winning girth? Greg Zell, an Arlington County Natural Resource Specialist, reports that the large chestnut tree in front of the Cherrydale Branch Library tree was recently measured and scored in order to determine its status as a Notable Tree. The scoring…
Arlington Reads Author Interview: Jeffrey Toobin on “The Nine”
Arlington Reads 2009 Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court On April 30, Library Director Diane Kresh and Arlington high school students interviewed Toobin, author of our 2009 Arlington Reads book, “The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court,” at Washington-Lee High…
Doctor Who Trivia Night
Jan. 30: Calling all clever boys and girls for a night of wibbly wobbly, timey wimey team trivia!
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