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On Saturday, July 9, Arlington residents from the Cherrydale neighborhood gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Cherrydale Branch Library's current location, on Military Road.
Joining them were Judson Gardner, the architect who helped design the Cherrydale Branch Library building (along with his family), Rep. Jim Moran, Del. Bob Brink, Library Director Diane Kresh, executive director of Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment Eleanor Hodges, and Boy Scouts from National Capitol Area Region Troop 149 - including Life Scout C.J. Fennel, who led the gathering in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Gardner spoke about the challenges in designing about challenges of designing "the unique building with its third-floor back entrance on a 30-foot slope in a residential neighborhood packed with prized trees."
Then Rep. Moran spoke about the importance of the community in supporting libraries, and of libraries in a healthy democracy:
Arlington historian Kathryn Holt Springston spoke about the founding and history of the Library in Cherrydale, and ACE's Eleanor Hodges presented Cherrydale Branch Manager Carolyn Barton with a letter of commendation, for the energy saving measures that have been put in place at Cherrydale.
Watch more video from the celebration, and view a slideshow of photos - photographed by Janet Wamsley, Michael Gessel and Greg Embree:
- Cherrydale Celebrates 50 Years On Military Road
Be there Saturday, July 9 as the Cherrydale community celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Cherrydale Branch Library building on Military Road. There will be a short ceremony at 11:00 a.m., followed by a celebration including cake donated by Heidelberg...
- Photos By Greg Embree On Display At Cherrydale
This winter the Cherrydale Branch Library exhibits "Across China and Tibet," a collection of recent photographs taken by Greg Embree. Embree is a long time resident of the Cherrydale neighborhood, and a volunteer at the Cherrydale Library....
- Cherrydale's Chinese Chestnut Declared 'notable'
The Cherrydale Branch Library is delighted to report that our Chinese Chestnut tree has been approved by Arlington?s Beautification Committee as a Notable Tree winner. Notable Tree status is awarded annually to trees on the basis of their size and/or...
- Cherrydale Library: Your Fuel For Thought
From the "We-Get-Calls" Department at the Cherrydale Branch Library: Next time you look at your credit or debit card statement and see CHERRYDALE LIB along with a big charge, it wasn't for a stack of overdue DVDs charged out at the Cherrydale branch....
- Meet Cherrydale's New Branch Manager
We are pleased to welcome our new Branch Manager, Cathy Robinson, to Cherrydale Branch Library this week. Cathy has been with Arlington County Library for nearly 20 years, and has previously been Branch Manager at Westover, Shirlington and (most recently)...
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Celebrating Cherrydale: Photos and Video
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| Historian Kathryn Holt Springfield tells a standing-room only crowd about the founding of the Cherrydale Library |
On Saturday, July 9, Arlington residents from the Cherrydale neighborhood gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Cherrydale Branch Library's current location, on Military Road.
Joining them were Judson Gardner, the architect who helped design the Cherrydale Branch Library building (along with his family), Rep. Jim Moran, Del. Bob Brink, Library Director Diane Kresh, executive director of Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment Eleanor Hodges, and Boy Scouts from National Capitol Area Region Troop 149 - including Life Scout C.J. Fennel, who led the gathering in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Gardner spoke about the challenges in designing about challenges of designing "the unique building with its third-floor back entrance on a 30-foot slope in a residential neighborhood packed with prized trees."
Then Rep. Moran spoke about the importance of the community in supporting libraries, and of libraries in a healthy democracy:
Arlington historian Kathryn Holt Springston spoke about the founding and history of the Library in Cherrydale, and ACE's Eleanor Hodges presented Cherrydale Branch Manager Carolyn Barton with a letter of commendation, for the energy saving measures that have been put in place at Cherrydale.
Watch more video from the celebration, and view a slideshow of photos - photographed by Janet Wamsley, Michael Gessel and Greg Embree:
- Cherrydale Celebrates 50 Years On Military Road
Be there Saturday, July 9 as the Cherrydale community celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Cherrydale Branch Library building on Military Road. There will be a short ceremony at 11:00 a.m., followed by a celebration including cake donated by Heidelberg...
- Photos By Greg Embree On Display At Cherrydale
This winter the Cherrydale Branch Library exhibits "Across China and Tibet," a collection of recent photographs taken by Greg Embree. Embree is a long time resident of the Cherrydale neighborhood, and a volunteer at the Cherrydale Library....
- Cherrydale's Chinese Chestnut Declared 'notable'
The Cherrydale Branch Library is delighted to report that our Chinese Chestnut tree has been approved by Arlington?s Beautification Committee as a Notable Tree winner. Notable Tree status is awarded annually to trees on the basis of their size and/or...
- Cherrydale Library: Your Fuel For Thought
From the "We-Get-Calls" Department at the Cherrydale Branch Library: Next time you look at your credit or debit card statement and see CHERRYDALE LIB along with a big charge, it wasn't for a stack of overdue DVDs charged out at the Cherrydale branch....
- Meet Cherrydale's New Branch Manager
We are pleased to welcome our new Branch Manager, Cathy Robinson, to Cherrydale Branch Library this week. Cathy has been with Arlington County Library for nearly 20 years, and has previously been Branch Manager at Westover, Shirlington and (most recently)...