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The old Westover Branch Library building will end it's very successful 46-years of serving the public this Saturday, Sept. 26 at 5 p.m.
Check out these pages from building's dedication ceremony program (click to enlarge), which took place on Sunday, June 16, 1963, at 2 p.m.
The dedication was presented by the Friends of the Arlington County Public Library, and local organizations involved in the ceremony included Arlington Boy Scout Troop 112, the Potomac View Garden Club, the Tara-Leeway Heights Civic Association, the Washington and Lee Civic Association, the Waycroft Women's Club, the Westover Civic Association, the Westover Merchants Association and the Westover Women's Club.
When the then new Westover Branch opened in 1963, the staff consisted of a Branch Librarian, two Children's Librarians, a Young Adult Librarian and 4 other Library staff members.
For more transition details please read our earlier blog entries, and bookmark this site or subscribe to the RSS feed to get regular updates.
- The Westover Time Capsule Wants You!
Local historic preservationist Luke Idziak, with the sponsorship of the Arlington County Cultural Affairs Division, is creating a Westover time capsule, and he wants your memories of the old Westover Branch Library, thoughts on the new Reed-Westover building,...
- New Westover Dedicated October 30, 2009
We had a wonderful dedication for the new Reed School-Westover Branch Library building on Friday. The rain held off and we were joined by many community members, as well as the entire Arlington County Board, Virginia Senator Jim Webb, State Senator Mary...
- In Between Days: Returns And Holds At Westover
Feel free to return all Library materials to the Old Westover Branch Library until Saturday, Sept. 26 at 5 p.m. But how do you return Library materials after the Old Westover Branch Library closes and before the New Westover opens? On Saturday,...
- The Arlington Years: Old Westover Will Close Sept. 26 In Preparation For New Westover
The Arlington Years Thoughts from County Native and Arlington Public Library Director, Diane Kresh Greetings Readers, We wanted to let users of the old Westover Branch Library know that public operations at the 1800 N. Lexington St. facility will end...
- New Westover Building To Open In Late October
The new Westover Branch Library building is currently set to open in late October, with an open house for our new facility scheduled on Saturday, Oct. 31. You can read more about the ribbon cutting plans on the Library Director's Blog. The current...
Library
OLD Westover: June 16, 1963 - Sept. 26, 2009
The old Westover Branch Library building will end it's very successful 46-years of serving the public this Saturday, Sept. 26 at 5 p.m.
Check out these pages from building's dedication ceremony program (click to enlarge), which took place on Sunday, June 16, 1963, at 2 p.m.The dedication was presented by the Friends of the Arlington County Public Library, and local organizations involved in the ceremony included Arlington Boy Scout Troop 112, the Potomac View Garden Club, the Tara-Leeway Heights Civic Association, the Washington and Lee Civic Association, the Waycroft Women's Club, the Westover Civic Association, the Westover Merchants Association and the Westover Women's Club.When the then new Westover Branch opened in 1963, the staff consisted of a Branch Librarian, two Children's Librarians, a Young Adult Librarian and 4 other Library staff members.
For more transition details please read our earlier blog entries, and bookmark this site or subscribe to the RSS feed to get regular updates.
- The Westover Time Capsule Wants You!
Local historic preservationist Luke Idziak, with the sponsorship of the Arlington County Cultural Affairs Division, is creating a Westover time capsule, and he wants your memories of the old Westover Branch Library, thoughts on the new Reed-Westover building,...
- New Westover Dedicated October 30, 2009
We had a wonderful dedication for the new Reed School-Westover Branch Library building on Friday. The rain held off and we were joined by many community members, as well as the entire Arlington County Board, Virginia Senator Jim Webb, State Senator Mary...
- In Between Days: Returns And Holds At Westover
Feel free to return all Library materials to the Old Westover Branch Library until Saturday, Sept. 26 at 5 p.m. But how do you return Library materials after the Old Westover Branch Library closes and before the New Westover opens? On Saturday,...
- The Arlington Years: Old Westover Will Close Sept. 26 In Preparation For New Westover
The Arlington Years Thoughts from County Native and Arlington Public Library Director, Diane Kresh Greetings Readers, We wanted to let users of the old Westover Branch Library know that public operations at the 1800 N. Lexington St. facility will end...
- New Westover Building To Open In Late October
The new Westover Branch Library building is currently set to open in late October, with an open house for our new facility scheduled on Saturday, Oct. 31. You can read more about the ribbon cutting plans on the Library Director's Blog. The current...