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Wednesday through Saturday 10 am to 6 pm

The Library will be closed on the following:
Monday February 16 for George Washington’s Day / Presidents’ Day

2026 Friends Of Oakton Library Board of Directors Elected

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Mary Colombi (Branch Liaison), Barbara Hippe (Book Sales & Sorting Chair), Diane Pozefsky (Membership Co-Chair), Gretchen Cervantes (Vice President), Fred Singerman (President), Fred Pitman (Treasurer), Stan Ellis (Secretary), Jane Sharnoff (Newsletter Chair), Pat McIsaac (Membership Co-Chair)

President's Message

Write Your Supervisor to Support FCPL Collections

Why are our community library shelves less than full, with many titles worn, dated and in need of replacement? Why do we often wait so long for print, digital or audio books to become available when we put them on hold?

The Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) system has a chronically underfunded “Collections Budget.” This is the budget that pays for print, digital, and audio books in addition to research materials and so much more. In 2002, the FCPL collections budget was $6.5 million, about $6.36 per resident. In 2025, it was a little over $3 million, or only about $3 per resident. We now have less than half the Collections Budget we had 23 years ago! Library systems comparable to ours in size and demographics spend over twice as much per resident, between $7 and $10 per resident on average.

As a result, we sometimes wait months instead of days or weeks for a new title. Looking at a recent bestseller, FCPL has 65 digital copies of The Correspondent, while our neighboring Montgomery County has 265 copies. Doing research on Artificial Intelligence? FCPL has 22 titles from 2025 on AI, mostly digital, with long waitlists. Montgomery County has 208 titles from 2025. There is no excuse for Fairfax County to be so lacking in support for one of its most valued services.

The Friends of Oakton Library group gives tremendous support to our community branch, funding programming and services for patrons of all ages. In addition, last year we donated $41,000 to FCPL for collections. The support of Friends groups like ours is important - and Friends of Oakton Library has been punching well above its weight in support of FCPL collections - but donations such as ours cannot make up for the anemic County funding.

We must reverse the long-standing degradation of FCPL collections. Please write your County Supervisor and let them know that you want a fully funded library with a fully funded collections budget. Copy the other supervisors on your letter so the entire Board gets the message. This is a great way to show your support of Oakton Library and the entire FCPL!

-- Fred Singerman,

Friends of Oakton Library Board President

Behind The Scenes
Storage Space Needed

We have recently vacated the storage space provided to us by Flint Hill One, LLC, since mid 2022. We will always be grateful to their team for helping us out. If you are aware of vacant ground floor, occasionally accessible space (about 100 square feet) which could be used to store boxes and other book sale supplies, please contact us at friendsofoaktonlibrary@gmail.com.

As we are a 501(c)(3) non-profit, the donated square footage may qualify as a gift-in-kind for tax purposes for the period it is made available. THANK YOU!

* Volunteers are always welcome!
If you are interested in learning more about our work and/or would like to join our efforts to serve the library and our community please contact us at info @FriendsOfOaktonLibrary.org

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Friends' Officers
President
Stan Ellis
First Vice President:
Gretchen Cervantes
Second Vice President:
Mary Colombi
Secretary: Fred Singerman
Treasurer: Fred Pitman

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10304 Lynnhaven Place
Oakton, VA 22124
703-242-4020

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