Fairfax County Public Library

Fairfax County Public Library
LocationFairfax County, Virginia, U.S.
Established1939; 85 years ago (1939)
Branches23[1]
Collection
Sizenearly three million items[2]
Access and use
Population served1,142,234
Other information
DirectorJessica A. Hudson
Websitewww.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/
George Mason Regional Library in Annandale
Burke Centre Library in Burke
Centreville Regional Library in Centreville
Chantilly Regional Library in Chantilly
Culmore Community Library
Dolley Madison Library in McLean
Richard Byrd branch Library in Springfield

The Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) is a public library system in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It includes eight regional libraries, 14 community libraries and the Access Services Library Branch, which removes barriers to library services for people with disabilities. FCPL is headquartered in Suite 324 of the Fairfax County Government Center in Fairfax County.[3][1]

Hennen's American Public Library Ratings (HAPLR) has ranked the system among the top 10 libraries in the United States (for its size of 500,000+ residents) five times in the past 10 years.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Branches | Library". Fairfax County Public Library. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Introduction - Strategic Planning - Research Center Guides at Fairfax County Government". Fairfax County Government. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "2023 Budget, Fairfax County Public Library" (PDF). Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Libraries by Frequency in Top Ten". Hennen's American Public Library Ratings. April 2010. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2010.