Join the Friends of Arlington Public Library and former Jeopardy! contestants for a night of fun and challenging trivia as we celebrate the 19th Amendment and women’s history. The top trivia teams will win prizes and all participants will learn a thing or two while enjoying friendly competition.

This special trivia event will be held on Friday October 18 from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. on the 2nd floor of the Central Library (1015 N. Quincy St. Arlington, VA 22201.) Doors will open at 6 p.m.

Tickets are $30 for an individual, $160 for a table of 6, and sponsored tables are available for $350. Sponsors will receive premium seating, recognition during the event, and one free drink per person. Individuals who do not have a team will be assigned to a team prior to the event.

Beer and wine will be available for purchase from the Ballston Business Improvement District. Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres are included with ticket price.

All proceeds from this event benefit the Friends of the Arlington Public Library in their mission to support Arlington Public Libraries and strengthen literacy in the community.

Join us after work to hang out with your friends and listen to passages from challenged and banned books, read by some of your favorite librarians. This year, Synetic Theater’s amazing performers will help us recreate scenes from banned books using movement and physicality.

Bring your blanket and a picnic dinner!

The Picnic will be held in Quincy Park, on the lawn between the Central Library Auditorium and the soccer field. In the event of rain, we will move to the Auditorium.

Please note: This event is for adults and mature teens only.

RSVP for an event reminder.

The Library has limited resources. In the upcoming budget year, Arlington Public Library is facing a 17 percent decrease in the collections budget and must make tough decisions.

We do need your feedback about what other collections we will provide and maintain. The results of this survey will be considered as part of future decision making.

Take the Library Collections Survey

The survey will remain open until June 8, 2018.

Looking for a challenge? Always wanted to read Russian literature, but never had time? Like talking about books with other people?

You are invited to join us in reading the very big book, “War and Peace” with us this summer!

We’ll read approximately 100 pages each week, talk about it online, cheer each other on when the Russian aristocrats drive us bonkers, and celebrate our survival of 1400 pages of Tolstoy at the end of the summer.

Reading of “War and Peace” begins on June 2.

Learn more, and register to join in, on the Library website.

The Shed, our garden tool lending library, is open to Arlington residents and property owners age 18 and over, with a Library card.

Open Hours: 

• Wednesday: 5 – 7 p.m.
• Friday: 3 – 5 p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Learn more on the Library website.

Need help finding your next great book?

Use this form to send us your reading preferences, and our team of expert book-recommending librarians will create a reading list of 3-5 books just for you!

After submitting your reading preference information, you will receive an email in about a week with a list of 3-5 books – picked just for you by our Reading Recommendations Team.

If you need immediate reading suggestions, stop by your local branch to speak to a librarian, browse our Book Lists page, or explore the NoveList database.