Arlington Central Library (Arlington, Va)Web site: http://www.arlingtonva.us/Departments/Libraries/about/LibrariesAboutCentral.aspx Events: http://www.arlingtonva.us/depart… (updated February 14) Amenities: wifi Description: Materials -- 310,000, including books in Chinese, Spanish, Vietnamese, and other foreign languages.
Building Size -- 91,000 square feet; renovated 1992
Special Collections
Business Services -- Up-to-date sources of business and financial information (print and electronic).
College/Career -- Information for job hunters, career changers, and those bound for college and other postsecondary education.
The Popular Library -- Popular and classic multimedia titles, including: Audiobooks in CD/cassette & eAudiobook formats; video in DVD/VHS formats, music CDs; world languages, ESL & Literacy. Also, the NLS Talking Books Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
Virginia Room -- Current and historical information about Arlington County, the Northern Virginia region, and the State of Virginia, with an emphasis on oral histories and community archives focusing on Arlington County. Added by: dunyazade. Contacted: Not contacted. Venue ID: 3198 FavoritesMembers: artpilgrim, private member, nicovin, mnbryant, Fog-struck, ktran82, fannyprice, mdexter, drbubbles, RobertMosher, private member, dunyazade Comment wall |  Upcoming events
No events found. Go ahead and add an event. Past eventsAbigail Grotke (March 8 at 2:00pm) Arlington Writes: Miss Abigail's Time Warp Advice on Dating and Matters of the Heart Take a step back in time as Miss Abigail shares words of wisdom from her collection of about 1,000 classic advice books in a quest to solve modern-day dilemmas. Abigail Grotke, a Library of Congress digital projects ... (more)Interested: agrotke Added by agrotke. Friends of the Arlington Library Spring Book Sale (April 10 at 5:30pm) Members night only. Join at the door for $15. 5:30-9pm.
"Thousands of books, collector's items, signed copies, audio books & more." (Book World, The Washington Post)
The sale is located on the G1 level in the parking garage (entrance to parking garage is from Quincy Street).
(April 11 at 09:00am) 10am-6pm. "Thousands of books, collector's items, signed copies, audio books & more." (Book World, The Washington Post)
The sale is located on the G1 level in the parking garage (entrance to parking garage is from Quincy Street). Event location: Friends of the Arlington Library Spring Book Sale
Friends of the Arlington Library Used Book Sale (April 12 at 10:00am) 10am-6pm. "Thousands of books, collector's items, signed copies, audio books & more." (Book World, The Washington Post)
The sale is located on the G1 level in the parking garage (entrance to parking garage is from Quincy Street).
Friends of the Arlington Library Spring Book Sale (April 13 at 12:00pm) 12n-6pm. Half price - all day. "Thousands of books, collector's items, signed copies, audio books & more." (Book World, The Washington Post)
Discussion & Book Signing (April 22 at 7:00pm) The authors discuss and sign their book.
Discussion and Book Signing (June 1 at 2:00pm) Join Jeff Yeager dubbed "the ultimate cheapskate" by NBC's Today Show host Matt Lauer, as he offers humorous insights into enjoying life more while spending a lot less. Copies of his book, a great gift idea for graduates, will be available for sale and signing courtesy of the author. For more information, ... (more)Author Event--"Firefight: Inside the Battle to Save the Pentagon on 9/11" (June 30 at 7:00pm) Firefighter and author Pat Creed looks back at the Arlington County Fire Department's heroic response to the attack and destruction that engulfed the west side of the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. Copies of "Firefight: Inside the Battle to Save the Pentagon on 9/11" will be available for sale and signing. ... (more)Discussion and Book Signing (October 30 at 7:00pm) The Washington Post writer discusses and signs her new biography of Michelle Obama. 703-228-5990.
Discussion and Book Signing (February 15 at 3:00pm) The author discusses and signs his book. 703-228-5990.
Discussion and Book Signing (March 2 at 7:00pm) Journalist Gwen Ifill, a senior correspondent with "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," discusses and signs her new book, The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama. 703-228-5990.
Reading and Book Discussion (March 23 at 7:00pm) The author reads from and discusses her 2008 novel which chronicles a slave family's struggle for freedom in pre-Civil War Washington, D.C. at the Arlington Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St., Arlington, Va., 703-228-5990.
Author Event: Cartoonist Richard Thompson (June 29 at 7:00pm) Hear from the man behind the syndicated daily comic strip "Cul de Sac," and who's unique style and humor have graced the various parts of the Washington Post ("Richard's Poor Almanac"), National Geographic, the Atlantic and the New Yorker--Arlington's own Richard Thompson. No, not the musician by the ... (more)Event location: Arlington Central Library Auditorium
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