Fairfax County Public Library

Let the Cover Games Begin!
Enter the Teen Cover Art Contest from June 17-August 19, 2026

The Teen Cover Art Contest is your chance to recreate the cover of your favorite young adult dystopian or science fiction book – think "The Hunger Games." Once you are finished, submit your artwork to our website and you will have officially entered.

Six winners from grades 7-12 will be selected to receive a prize and be featured in an exhibition. Winners will be notified by September 1.

For more information, including a complete list of rules, visit: bit.ly/FCPL_TeenArtContest

Celebrate the start of our Summer Reading Adventure at a library near you!

In the coming days, several FCPL branches will be hosting special events to kick-off the beginning of summer with activities, crafts, games and, of course, reading! Stop by to enjoy the fun and while you are there, make sure you are signed up for our Summer Reading Adventure. You may also want to grab a book or two to start the summer off right!

Find an event near you at bit.ly/FCPL_SRAKickOff

Tomorrow is the last day to submit an entry to FCPL's annual Where We Belong Student Art Contest.

Open to students in kindergarten to 12th grade who live or study in Fairfax County. Participants are asked to create artwork in a medium of their choice based off one of the following prompts:
* This is my family’s journey.
* My cultural treasure box.
* Home means...
* Many cultures, one community.
Three winners will be selected per age group (kindergarten-2nd grade, 3rd-6th grade and 7th-12th grade). All submissions will be featured in an online gallery with the winning pieces being displayed in an exhibit at the Fairfax County Government Center.

Visit bit.ly/FCPL_WhereWeBelong to submit your artwork.

Dolley Madison Library will close at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 13 due to rising building temperatures. Please visit a nearby branch for any library needs.

Take a peek into the fun and exciting happenings at some of our branches in our series Scenes from Between the Shelves! This week's scenes feature:

- Staff from Richard Byrd Library promote FCPL's upcoming Summer Reading Adventure at a local elementary school.

- Kingstowne Regional Library staffers get into the jurassic spirit while decorating their branch for summer.

- George Mason Regional Library's Mr. Allen entertains an ever-growing group of visitors during his popular storytime.

- Representatives from NoVA Prism Center teach program attendees how to create their own zines at Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library.

- Volunteers take to Great Falls Library to help community members fix household objects in a program led by Repair Cafe.

- Young library visitors and their caregivers put their engineering skills to the test at Reston Regional Library's Builders Play program.

- Attendees of Chantilly Regional Library's recent upcycling program show off their floral book creations.

- Miss Andréa from George Mason Regional Library visits Braddock Elementary School to talk to students about our Summer Reading Adventure and offer them some reading recommendations.

Check back next Saturday to see our next installment of this series!

All FCPL branches and offices will be closed Friday, June 19 for in honor of Juneteenth. Regular branch hours will resume Saturday, June 20.

FCPL is always available online! Search our digital offerings via Libby, use your library card to access hundreds of databases or explore other ways to enjoy your local library from home by visiting our website.

Dolley Madison Library will close at 3 p.m. today, Friday, June 12 due to a partial power outage and rising building temperatures. Please visit a different branch for any library needs.

Want to know more about tomorrow's Fairfax Library Foundation Children's Summer Reading Festival?

Check out this video from WUSA 9 featuring our Early Literacy Coordinator Laura chatting will anchor Annie Yu about all the fun to be had!

Fairfax library festival encourages summer reading Fairfax County Public Library is previewing a weekend festival aimed at helping kids stay engaged with books during summer break.

Take a Look Behind the Shelves With “The Librarians”

Enjoy a screening of this award-winning film at a Fairfax County Public Library branch this summer. Described by critics as “gripping,” “a must-see" and “powerful,” “The Librarians” documents the plight of library workers across the United States as they face an increasing number of censorship efforts and calls for book bans. The film tells the stories of the people who find themselves at the center of this fight – the librarians who are determined to preserve their communities’ freedom to read and, in turn, our First Amendment rights.

Find a screening near you:
🎬 Chantilly Regional Library | Wednesday, June 24 |7-9 p.m.
🎬 Kingstowne Regional Library | Saturday, July 25 | 2:30-4:30 p.m.
🎬 City of Fairfax Regional Library | Saturday, August 29 | 2-4 p.m.

Learn more: bit.ly/FCPL_TheLibrarians

🦖🦕Get ready for a summer of prehistoric proportions! 🦖🦕

FCPL's annual Summer Reading Adventure is a week away. Be prepared for when the dinosaurs roam in by pre-registering using Beanstack!

From now through the beginning of the Adventure on Wednesday, June 17, sign up for the Adventure online and you will be entered into a drawing to receive one of 80 $25 gift cards to Scrawl Books, courtesy of the Fairfax Library Foundation.

Sign up now at bit.ly/FCPL-SRA

Prefer to track the old-fashion way? Paper logs will be available online and in branches starting June 17.