May 2025

Oakton Community Library Hours
Monday & Tuesday - 10 am to 9 pm
Wednesday through Saturday 10 am to 6 pm

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The library will be closed on Monday May 26 for Memorial Day

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Welcome Patrick Henry Patrons!

Vienna's Patrick Henry Library will officially close on Thursday, May 9. There will be a period of approximately three to six weeks when both the old and temporary branches will be unavailable for service as books, furniture and shelves are transported and installed at The Patrick Henry Temporary Library in the Cedar Park Shopping Center, 262 Cedar Lane, Vienna. The temporary site is intended as a quick visit and convenient service location while the new Vienna-Carter Library is being built on the old Patrick Henry site and scheduled to open sometime in mid-2027.

Our Oakton Library is already welcoming Vienna patrons who are attending programs here, especially children's story times, since programming has been suspended at Patrick Henry. According to Branch Manager David Shaffer, it will be a "very busy summer here" when school lets out and Summer Reading Adventure begins! Many Vienna Patrick Henry patrons will browse and pick up holds here during the construction phase, while others may go to other branches such as Tysons-Pimmit or City of Fairfax Regional Libraries for services and programming.

We will have several additional circulation staff members temporarily reassigned from Patrick Henry to join with our awesome staff to serve both the Oakton and Vienna communities during the next few years. Please welcome them and our Vienna neighbors, and enjoy making new friends and acquaintances!

Click here for details on Patrick Henry's transition to Vienna-Carter Library.

Behind The Scenes

Storage Space Needed

Our various book sales are the lifeblood of the Friends' revenue which helps support Library materials, services and programs. Behind the scenes dedicated volunteers sort and box up the wonderful donations we receive. These filled boxes and other support materials need to be stored safely between sales. We have been very fortunate to have County warehouse space as well as a benevolent local office owner allowing us to use empty space in their building. Alas, the County space is periodically unavailable and the office space is being sold. We quickly need to find an alternative.

If you have, or know of, unoccupied ground floor commercial space which could be made available for use by the Friends (about 140 square feet or more, climate-controlled preferred) please contact us at friendsofoaktonlibrary@gmail.com.

As we are a 501(c)(3) non-profit, the donated square footage may qualify as a gift-in-kind for tax purposes for the period it is made available. If you can help, the Friends and the entire Oakton Library community would be very grateful

* Volunteers are always welcome!
If you are interested in learning more about our work and/or would like to join our efforts to serve the library and our community please contact us at info @FriendsOfOaktonLibrary.org

Membership Renewal

Show your love for Oakton Library by renewing your membership. Applications are available online or on our donation cart, just inside the library.

Payments and donations can be left at the Information Desk.
THANK YOU!

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Friends' Officers
President
Stan Ellis
First Vice President:
Gretchen Cervantes
Second Vice President:
Mary Colombi
Secretary: Fred Singerman
Treasurer: Fred Pitman

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10304 Lynnhaven Place
Oakton, VA 22124
703-242-4020

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