Our Mission.
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In Recent Years the Foundation Has:
- Supported the renovation with a $50,000 contribution towards completing the purchase of staff furniture and funding the Children's Room mural.
- Continued to grow our endowment. The endowment generates significant interest, which will be available to the library when needed.
- Purchased additional collection materials including books, audiobooks, eBooks, and DVDs
- Paid for the prizes given to teens and adults for summer reading
- Paid for additional children's and adult programs
- Helped start and maintain the new downloadable Freegal collection that allows patrons 5 free downloadable songs a week which they then own.
- Funded the current local history online database.
- Celebrated and recognized library staff during National Library Week (generally held in the second week of April)
- Mobilized library patrons to advocate for full funding of the 2020/21 library renovation and expansion project.
- Thrown a party in March 2020 to say goodbye to the Library before it closed for renovations. (See the article in the Falls Church News Press)
- Created the annual Chet De Long Award for Outstanding Service to the Library (more information below), to recognize a staff person or volunteer who has exemplified Mr. De Long's dedication and generosity.
Foundation volunteers promote Library Giving Day at the City of Falls Church Farmer's Market
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Attendees at the "Lovin' Our Library" party to decorated the bay window by the circulation desk, which was demolished during renovation to make way for the new stairwell and "bubble lights."
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Librarian Steve Ingeman created mini-golf holes out of books for the "Lovin' Our Library" party.
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