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Published February 27, 2019 at 9:00AM

The Arlington Career Center (via Arlington Public Schools)

With more than 150 new students set to attend classes at the Arlington Career Center in the coming school year, officials are now scrambling to free up some extra classroom space at the facility.

The county school system now plans to move eight trailers over from the adjacent Patrick Henry Elementary School to free up room for those students in the 2019-2020 school year. Career Center Principal Margaret Chung informed parents of the move in an email Monday (Feb. 25) that was subsequently obtained by ARLnow.

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County Plans Two New Events to Lend a Hand to Furloughed Workers

By Catherine Douglas Moran

Published January 15, 2019 at 3:45PM

Two events scheduled for later this week are meant to reduce financial burdens facing furloughed workers.

The Arlington Public Library system plans to host a workshop on Thursday (Jan. 17) to help furloughed federal employees with their budgets and access county resources.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published December 27, 2018 at 8:40AM

In Planning: New Rail and Pedestrian Bridges — “The only solution, they say, is to add two tracks and create a four-track crossing over the Potomac to handle more commuter and intercity rail service as well as expected increases in freight transportation over the next decades… A stand-alone bike and pedestrian bridge would be built upstream from the new rail bridge, allowing people to walk or bike across the Potomac.” [Washington Post]

Metro Stations Getting Brighter — “A boost in lumens looms for three Arlington Metrorail stations next month.” [WMATA, Twitter]

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Westover Exhibit Explores 40 Years of Change in Arlington’s Neighborhoods

By Catherine Douglas Moran

Published November 28, 2018 at 1:45PM

Artist Tom Dickinson with his exhibit

Arlingtonians can get a glimpse into the past with a photo exhibit currently on display at Westover Branch Library.

The historic photo montage documents houses and buildings in Arlington before their demolition and the structures that replaced them, spanning 40 years. The photos are showcased in window frames preserved from the demolished houses depicted.

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Roll for Initiative at Arlington Public Library’s Tabletop Gaming Day

By Vernon Miles

Published October 16, 2018 at 2:45PM

Break out the dice; it’s board game convention time at the Arlington Public Library.

Demand for the library’s board game collection has led the library to host Tabletop Gaming Day on Nov. 4 at the Arlington Central Library. The board game extravaganza will run from 1-5 p.m.

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Arlington Public Library Helps Rebuild a Puerto Rico Library

By Vernon Miles

Published September 14, 2018 at 4:45PM

Damages to the the Águedo Mojica Marrero Library, photo contributed by the Friends of the Arlington Public Library

One year after Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, the Friends of the Arlington Public Library is donating $5,369 to help rebuild a damaged library on the island.

The Águedo Mojica Marrero Library at the University of Puerto Rico is still in rough shape, located in one of the hardest hit areas on Puerto Rico’s eastern coast. The building and the collections inside were both damaged by the storm.

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‘X’ Marks the Spot for Arlington Public Library’s New Logo

By Vernon Miles

Published September 7, 2018 at 4:45PM

Arlington Public Library has unveiled a new lineup of fall activities, along with a new tagline and a controversial new logo.

A series of lectures throughout the fall include talks from a variety of authors. Events throughout September, which is National Hispanic Heritage Month, include classes, activities, and movies focusing on the history and culture of Hispanic and Latino Americans.

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Arlington Libraries Abandon Some Digital Offerings to Cut Costs

By Alex Koma

Published July 18, 2018 at 1:45PM

Arlington’s public library system is rolling back some of its digital offerings as it seeks to cope with deep budget cuts.

Library officials announced Monday (July 16) that patrons soon won’t be able to access both Standard & Poor’s Capital IQ Netadvantage, an investment research tool, and Hoopla, a system for streaming music or audiobooks. Both services were previously available free of charge for library users.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published June 15, 2018 at 8:45AM | Updated June 15, 2018 at 9:39AM

Fox in a backyard (Flickr pool photo by GM and MB)

Free Admission at New Observation Deck — The new observation deck in Rosslyn is holding “Arlington County residents day” this weekend. Arlington County residents with valid ID can present it at the Observation Deck at CEB Tower box office for free admission from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. [Observation Deck at CEB Tower]

Stanley Cup to Visit ACPD Today — The Arlington County Police Department is set for a visit from the Alexander Ovechkin, Capitals owner Ted Leonsis and the Stanley Cup today. [WUSA 9]

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Crystal City Pop-Up Library Could Stay Open Through End of 2019

By Alex Koma

Published June 12, 2018 at 3:45PM

The pop-up library in Crystal City at its opening in 2016 (file photo)

A pop-up library in Crystal City could stay open through the end of 2019, should Arlington officials give the project the green light to continue this weekend.

The County Board is set to vote Saturday (June 16) on a lease extension for “The Connection,” a one-room library located at 2100 Crystal Drive. The county’s public library system opened the small space in the Crystal City Shops in 2016 as a way to expand access to books and select tech equipment, particularly for people who feel cut off by Route 1 from accessing the Aurora Hills library near Pentagon City.

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With Budget Cuts on the Way, Arlington Libraries Looking for Feedback on Services to Save

By Alex Koma

Published May 22, 2018 at 3:45PM | Updated May 22, 2018 at 4:36PM

(Updated at 4:25 p.m.) Arlington’s public libraries are bracing for impending budget cuts — including a 17 percent cut to its collections budget — and they’re asking for your input on what services staff should protect from those spending slashes.

The county’s public library system is currently running a survey on its website, looking for feedback on “what collections we will provide and maintain” moving forward. The survey will stay open through June 8, and staff wrote that the results will help guide their decision-making on how library services change going forward.

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Local History Center Unveils New Arlington Women Digital Collection

By Bridget Reed Morawski

Published March 23, 2018 at 1:45PM | Updated March 23, 2018 at 4:11PM

Phoebe Knipling on a scooter (courtesy Center for Local History)

(Updated 2:35 p.m.) The Arlington Public Library’s Center for Local History has unveiled a new digital profile collection of women who influenced Arlington’s development through their “quiet but not silent” persistence.

The collection seeks to bring up the names of those women who “were frequently hidden in the background” but “were nonetheless ground breakers and trailblazers” who fought for better education, libraries, conservation, and health care in a modernizing county.