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Hello again,
As you may have heard, the County Board on Saturday adopted a $955.9 million budget for Fiscal Year 2011. For Arlington Public Library, the results mean some changes in Library hours and materials when the fiscal year begins July 1. The Board did not implement all the cuts that were proposed but the following is approved. Again, what appears immediately below takes effect with the new fiscal year July 1:
Please return to this blog and the Library website from time to time for more details as we move closer to July 1.
I would be remiss if I did not thank the Arlington community for all the great support expressed for the Library during the budget process (and the rest of the year as well). We have a strong Library system because of you.
- Expanded Branch Library Hours Begin July 5
Arlington Public Library branch hours (except for Plaza) will expand with the new fiscal year, effective July 5: Wednesday Mornings: Columbia Pike, Shirlington and Westover branches will open at 10 a.m. (rather than the current 1 p.m.) and remain open...
- Coming Soon: More Hours And Materials!
UPDATE 5/23: New hours will begin July 5, not July 1. This July marks the 75th anniversary of the Arlington Public Library, created by residents like you who believed in the value of a strong library system for all the County. It is both a fitting...
- Some Library Hours Changing As Of July 1
With the start of the County's Fiscal Year 2011 on July 1, 2010, some of Arlington Public Library's hours will change. Please note the following schedule changes that take effect July 1: Central Library: Will open at 10 a.m., Monday through SaturdayBranch...
- Proposed Fy 2011 Budget
The Arlington YearsThoughts From County Native and Arlington Public Library Director, Diane Kresh Dear fellow users and supporters of the Arlington Public Library, On Saturday, Feb. 20, the acting County Manager presented to the County Board the proposed...
- The Arlington Years: Aurora Hills To Keep Hours; Cherrydale, Glencarlyn Reduced By One Day
The Arlington Years Thoughts from County Native and Arlington Public Library Director, Diane Kresh More details on the approved FY 2010 Library budget to follow including the impact on materials. Here is the news release issued following the April 28...
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FY 2011 Budget Approved--What It Means for the Library
The Arlington Years
Thoughts From County Native and Arlington Public Library Director, Diane KreshHello again,As you may have heard, the County Board on Saturday adopted a $955.9 million budget for Fiscal Year 2011. For Arlington Public Library, the results mean some changes in Library hours and materials when the fiscal year begins July 1. The Board did not implement all the cuts that were proposed but the following is approved. Again, what appears immediately below takes effect with the new fiscal year July 1:
- Central Library will begin opening at 10 a.m. Monday through Saturday
- With the exception of Plaza (which is not open weekends), branch libraries will be closed for one day of service during the work week (Cherrydale and Glencarlyn will keep their current total weekly hours as those were already reduced for the current fiscal year)
- We plan for Aurora Hills, Cherrydale and Glencarlyn to be closed on Tuesdays
- We plan for Shirlington, Westover and Columbia Pike to be closed on Thursdays
- Central, Columbia Pike and Shirlington will maintain their current Sunday hours
- The Library materials budget has been reduced by $28,000 including state funding
Please return to this blog and the Library website from time to time for more details as we move closer to July 1.
I would be remiss if I did not thank the Arlington community for all the great support expressed for the Library during the budget process (and the rest of the year as well). We have a strong Library system because of you.
- Expanded Branch Library Hours Begin July 5
Arlington Public Library branch hours (except for Plaza) will expand with the new fiscal year, effective July 5: Wednesday Mornings: Columbia Pike, Shirlington and Westover branches will open at 10 a.m. (rather than the current 1 p.m.) and remain open...
- Coming Soon: More Hours And Materials!
UPDATE 5/23: New hours will begin July 5, not July 1. This July marks the 75th anniversary of the Arlington Public Library, created by residents like you who believed in the value of a strong library system for all the County. It is both a fitting...
- Some Library Hours Changing As Of July 1
With the start of the County's Fiscal Year 2011 on July 1, 2010, some of Arlington Public Library's hours will change. Please note the following schedule changes that take effect July 1: Central Library: Will open at 10 a.m., Monday through SaturdayBranch...
- Proposed Fy 2011 Budget
The Arlington YearsThoughts From County Native and Arlington Public Library Director, Diane Kresh Dear fellow users and supporters of the Arlington Public Library, On Saturday, Feb. 20, the acting County Manager presented to the County Board the proposed...
- The Arlington Years: Aurora Hills To Keep Hours; Cherrydale, Glencarlyn Reduced By One Day
The Arlington Years Thoughts from County Native and Arlington Public Library Director, Diane Kresh More details on the approved FY 2010 Library budget to follow including the impact on materials. Here is the news release issued following the April 28...