Press Releases
Arlington Public Library Updates Visual Identity
Sept. 4, 2018
Arlington Public Library is unveiling an updated logo and tagline. The updated logo retains the familiar book graphic, as reading and information remain central to the Library’s mission.
2018 Arlington Reads: Habitats for Inhumanity
Mar. 22, 2018
The 2018 Arlington Reads series features an investigative journalist, a Princeton sociologist turned urban ethnographer and a leading authority on housing policy — each telling stories of people’s hopes, dreams and losses in the imminent face of eviction, segregation and inhumane living conditions.
New Digital Exhibition: Women’s Work
Mar. 19, 2018
Arlington Public Library launches a new online exhibition of Arlington women and their achievements, which is culled from the Center for Local History's Community Archives containing many collections pertaining to women’s history and consequently the history of Arlington County.
Press Release Archive
2017
Central Library Receives Major Upgrades (10-21-2017)
New Digital Collection to Celebrate Arlington Women and their Achievements (10-20-2017)
Lawrence Block - Grand Master of Noir (9-19-2017)
Take a Stand for Books (9-6-2017)
VACo Honors Arlington’s Pioneering Energy Lending Library Program (8-2-2017)
Crystal City Pop-up Branch Library to Stay Open Into 2018 (7-27-2017)
New App Puts Library at Your Fingertips (4-18-2017)
Why Fiction Matters: Two Pulitzer-Prize Winning Authors on the Truth-Telling Power of Literature (3-28-2017)
Arlington Public Library features exhibition "No Home To Go To” (2-13-2017)
Arlington Public Library Launches Project DAPS (2-2-2017 )
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Library News
Zadie Smith: Empathetic Voyeur
On October 4, 2018, author Zadie Smith reflected on writing, the state of the novel,…
Library Director's Blog
Free To Be
Thursday, October 11, 2018, marks the 30th anniversary of National Coming Out Day, an annual observance to raise awareness of the LGBTQIA+ community, its interests and rights.
Annual Reports
Awards
2017
Urban Libraries Council – Top Innovator Award
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments – Climate and Energy Leadership Award
Virginia Association of Counties – Achievement Award
2015 – Silver-level Bicycle Friendly Business Award
2012 – Sustainable Libraries Award
2011
Outstanding Public Program Award
Outstanding Achievement in Local Government Innovation Award
