Cherrydale Branch Library

Mon:	10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Tue:	Noon - 8:00 pm
Wed:	10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thu:	10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Fri:	10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sat:	10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sun:	Closed

Holiday Closings

Cherrydale Library Phone:	(703) 228-6330
Library Information:	(703) 228-5990

Location:

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Free Wi-Fi throughout our coffee-friendly library.

This page was last updated on September 3, 2024.

This site is maintained by Citizens for Cherrydale Library, a North Arlington non-partisan grassroots group seeking since 1998 to promote and preserve our most important neighborhood institution. Contact us at suza1@comcast.net with any questions or comments. Click here for the list of CCL's officers.

To search the catalog and for further information on the county library system's procedures, policies, and programs, go to the official Arlington County Department of Libraries web site.

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Citizens Celebrate 101 Years of Cherrydale Library

On Saturday, February 10, 2024, Arlington citizens thronged the Cherrydale Library balcony to celebrate the century-long existence in Cherrydale of a public library. There they enjoyed snacks from four local restaurants--Siam Shinzo, Pines of Florence, Lebanese Taverna Market, and Old Dominion Pizza--plus remarks and reminiscences by Smithsonian historian and lifelong Cherrydaler Kathryn Holt Springston. Diane Kresh, director of the Department of Libraries in the county government, also spoke to the crowd, as did county board members Susan Cunningham and Maureen Coffey. County board Vice Chairman Takas Karantonis later joined the festivities. All expressed their warm support for our branch library.

Other entertainment included an exhibit of photos of Cherrydale Library down through the years; a video loop of a dancer demonstratng the Charleston; 1920s jazz music; and plaques listing the major events of 1922, prominent births in 1922, prominent deaths in 1922, important books published in 1922, and noteworthy inventions in 1922 (such as water skiing and the Eskimo Pie!). Cherrydale Library Manager Katherine Regeimbal and her colleague Megan Davis created a "memory board" on which library patrons could post notes describing their most important recollections about our library. The Springston family--Scott, Kathryn, and Dakota--provided a PowerPoint slide show that looped through the entire history of Arlington County.

Click here to see photos of the event.

Programs at Cherrydale Library

(Registration Is Required for Many of These Offerings)

Click here to see the complete list of upcoming library programs.

Storytimes and Other Events for Babies, Preschoolers, and Kids in Elementary School For children ages 0-5: Click here to register and to get more information. For kids in elementary school: The list of programs is here.

Programs for Middle Schoolers and High Schoolers Middle Schoolers: Click here. High Schoolers: Click here.

Programs for Adults Click here.

Computers Public computers are available at Cherrydale Library. Click on the link for more information.

American Girl Doll Lending Program In honor of Women's History Month, Cherrydale Library and the rest of the county's library system launched a program celebrating American Girl Dolls. Cherrydale Girls can use their library cards to borrow an actual American Girl Doll and the books associated with that doll and, through these, learn a bit about American history. Place a hold on the doll, just as you would place a hold on a book, and pick it up at Cherrydale Library when it becomes available. To see what dolls are available and to check one out, go here, click on "Search", type in "American Girl Dolls," and scroll down almost to the bottom of the page.

Other Things To Note

"Plan Langston Boulevard" Praises Cherrydale Library Read what "Plan Langston Boulevard" had to say about Cherrydale Library in its August 2020 report to the Arlington County Department of Community Planning, Housing & Development. The link is to an excerpt from the inventory of historic and cultural resources along the Langston Boulevard corridor, prepared as part of "Plan Langston Boulevard" by a consultancy hired by the county government. Main takeaways: The document lists Cherrydale Library among Langston Boulevard's historic and cultural resources. The report's opening two sentences set the tone for its two-page history of the library: "This jewel of Mid-Century Modern architecture features native stone and wood on its exterior. The library has served as a Cherrydale community gathering space throughout its history."

Cherrydale Library Commemorated on Langston Boulevard Murals These historic murals, located on the median strip of Langston Boulevard at Monroe Street, were created by local artist Jarrett Ferrier, whose design was selected by neighborhood voters after a lengthy competition organized by Maureen Ross, president of the Cherrydale Citizens Association. The panels depict the past and celebrate the present of the Cherrydale and Maywood neighborhoods. To view more photos of the murals, click here. To see additional information about Cherrydale Branch Library that supplements what's on the art panel sign, click here. To learn more about Harvey Lampshire, the gentleman depicted on the Cherrydale Branch Library panel, click here.

Book on History of Cherrydale Library Available for Check-out Go to the web site of Blurb.com for a free preview.

Cherrydale Library on a day in early October.

Library Size and Cost to Taxpayers--astonishingly cheap and amazingly "green"!

History--deeply rooted in North Arlington's neighborhoods.

Click here to read what James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress, has to say about books, reading, and American civilization.

The Washington Post's Architecture Critic on Libraries "Libraries are rare common ground on the fractious map of democracy, a place where traditional ideas of bootstrap self-improvement meet liberal ideas of open access and equal opportunity. Few encounters with local government . . . feel so good as an afternoon in a well-run library. Without lecturing or hectoring or cheap rhetoric, they build consensus and commitment to self-governance." --Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, January 23, 2011

Were you looking for the county government's official web site for Cherrydale Library? Click here.