Library petition

The library petition for equitable distribution of budgetary cuts throughout Fairfax County agencies is recognized in the Washington Post.

Save Fairfax County Public Libraries

The Friends of the Fairfax County Public Library invites Fairfax County taxpayers to sign the petition and to contact elected officials.

The Fairfax County Public Library has already suffered an 18% budget reduction in FY 2009. In FY 2009 the Library hours of operation were reduced, the collection materials budget is the lowest it has been in ten years, and our workforce has been cut by one third. The County Board of Supervisors is asking for another 15% budget cut in FY 2010. This will result in a significant reduction in service and the elimination of 107 employees. Show your support for public libraries by signing the petition and send a message to your District County Supervisor.

Save Our Libraries

Despite the season's first snowfall, Library advocates united on Saturday, December 5th to discuss communication strategies in an effort to prevent the proposed 15% budgetary reduction (in addition to 18% previously cut) for the Fairfax County Public Library system.

A Yahoo Group called Save Our Libraries has been created by a coalition of concerned citizens in an effort to seek support for the library system and advocate for equitable budget cuts for all Fairfax County agencies. Interested individuals are invited to join the group by adding a personal e-mail address!

Libraries without Librarians?

Fairfax County Public Library Director, Sam Clay is interviewed at the bustling City of Fairfax Regional Library (right) on WUSA9 TV.

Library Board presents budget with 15% reduction

For the status of the Fairfax County Public Library system's projected Fiscal Year 2011 budget cuts with a detailed explanation of Option 2 as recommended by the Board of Trustees, see the outline in the Washington Post.

Total circulation of materials up 7 percent in last fiscal year and nearly 84,000 residents applied for new library cards as reported in the Sun Gazette.

Please restore Library Hours!

Fairfax County Public Library System braces for significant budgetary cuts, as reported in The Washington Post and on WTOP.
The libraries and county parks make up only 2.2% of the $3.3 billion county budget, both agencies are bracing for a potential 15% cut, that is on top of the 15% cut experienced last year.

A group of Directors of the Fairfax Library Foundation provide information regarding the Community Dialogue Sessions and Supervisory contact information with a plea to 'Restore Library Hours' lost to previous cuts while the public demand for library programs and services continues to increase.

Things are tough all over

Libraries from 'sea to shining sea' are being utilized now more than ever during this time of budgetary strife. See the San Francisco Chronicle article that depicts many challenges not unlike those facing the library system throughout Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax.

And on NBC Washington