Oakton Library - October is Busy!
Fall Grab Bag Book Sales
No one wants to take risks when it comes to our health and well- being, but are you willing to take a risk and buy a little bag of gently used donated books without seeing their titles? Why not take a chance and surprise yourself, a friend or family member with some good reads?
Pop up “Grab Bag” sales will be held on Saturday mornings beginning at 10:00 am. These will be outside on the sidewalk unless weather conditions require us to be in the lobby. You can grab a bag of surprisingly good reads for just $5!
Each bag will contain 5 or more books with a little hint of their genre on a bag tag, for example: Mysteries for Teens, Adventurous Travel, Southern Comfort, Easy Chapter Books for Primary Grades, etc. You never know what little treasures may be waiting to be uncovered…
Look for signs outside the Library and along Hunter Mill Road announcing a “Pop-up Sale” and stop by to try your luck! Masks and social distancing are required.
Friends of Oakton Library - October Newsletter
The Fairfax County Library Foundation is presenting “Cinema in the Community: Clued into the Library” outdoors on October 10 at Chantilly Regional Library. This event is being held in place of the previously scheduled in-person “Clued into the Library” 2020 Jubilee and will be staged in the field adjacent to the library on Stringfellow Road. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets for a fun, socially distanced event. The gates open at 5:30 PM and the wonderful classic whodunnit movie Clue will be shown beginning at 7:00. Rain date is October 17.
Come early and partake of the tasty fare to be offered by a variety of food trucks. Check out – of course, six feet apart and donning a mask – our various community partners who will have displays at the event. Kendra Scott will be on site offering some of their lovely fashion jewelry and the FCPL Foundation Store will feature items as well. Entry fees by credit card or exact change at the gate are $7 per person; $20 per group of four or $40 per group of four complete with a blanket and popcorn. For more details, clidk here.
2020 Fairfax Library Bond Referendum
Shall Fairfax County, Virginia, contract a debt, borrow money, and issue bonds in addition to the public library facilities bonds previously authorized, in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $90,000,000 for the purpose of providing funds, with any other available funds, to finance the cost to provide public library facilities, including the construction, reconstruction, enlargement, and equipment of existing and additional library facilities and the acquisition of necessary land?
A “YES” vote on this question will provide funding for renovations, new construction, and much-needed upgrades to Fairfax County Public Library facilities that will benefit our county for years to come. It is worthwhile to note our neighbor to the east, the Patrick Henry Community Library in the Town of Vienna, is one of the four branches that would benefit from a majority “yes” answer to this question. The other three are Kingstowne, Sherwood and George Mason Regional libraries.
Funding for the Patrick Henry Library, built in 1971 and last updated in 1995, would provide building replacement and add structured parking. The renovation project would be a joint venture between FCPL and the Town of Vienna.
You can find everything you need to know about all the Fairfax Bond Referendums right here: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/bond/bonds
Contact
President: Jane Sharnoff
First Vice President: Jayne Young
Second Vice President: Mary Colombi
Secretary: Pam Alexander
Treasurer: Fred Pitman
Library location, address and phone
10304 Lynnhaven Place
Oakton, VA 22124
703-242-4020
FriendsOfOaktonLibrary@gmail.com
or
info@FriendsOfOaktonLibrary.org
