Last Saturday, I took my first ever trip to City of Fairfax Regional Library.
This library is MASSIVE. It felt like it just kept going and going as I wandered around and explored all of the sections. There's a quiet room in the very back but all throughout there are dozens of desks, tables, and armchairs to work or sit and read. And once you've seen the first floor, you can wander upstairs to the Virginia Room with archival records--books, manuscripts, photographs, maps, birth & death records--detailing the history of Fairfax County. I loved wandering around this branch.
The new arrivals section at the front was the largest I've ever seen, and I found as I wandered the stacks that this branch had more of the buzzy titles available than the branches near me (both new arrivals and those in the regular stacks). There were Korean, Spanish, and Vietnamese sections as well as a dedicated section for English language learning. The children's section is right at the front and it was this busiest on this particular day.
The bathrooms were not the most updated, but they were still clean.
The only drawback was the parking garage. There was plenty of spaces, but the garage was very narrow and a bit difficult to navigate. They have a drive thru book drop, but you have to drive all way up the parking garage...which feels a bit like it negates the convenience of "drive thru" to me, but maybe others would disagree. Also the elevator was extremely slow - I will be taking the stairs next time.
Overall, this was an absolute delight, and I will certainly be back. 10/10.
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