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The Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) is a public library system headquartered in Suite 324 of The Fairfax County Government Center in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.〔"(Directions to Library Administration )." ''Fairfax County Public Library''. Retrieved on April 4, 2009.〕〔"(Facilities & Locations )." ''Fairfax County''. Retrieved on April 4, 2009.〕 (Hennen's American Public Library Ratings ) (HAPLR) has ranked the system among the top 10 libraries in the United States (for its size of 500,000+ residents) five times in the past 10 years. According to the library's timeline, the first Fairfax County Library opened in 1939.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Timeline of the Fairfax County Public Library )〕 , there are 23 library branches—8 regional branches, 14 community branches, and one which assists people with disabilities. The library also oversees the county's Archives and Records Management Branch. The library's service area spans both the county and Fairfax City and several local jurisdictions through reciprocity agreements serving nearly half a million registered users.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Fact Sheet about the Fairfax County Public Library )〕 The library system is the largest in Virginia in terms of population served (over one million people between Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax). In the library's 2010 fiscal year (through June 2010), nearly 14 million items were borrowed from its collection of nearly three million books, CDs, DVDs, magazines, and other items. Nearly 5.7 million visits were made to the branches, and website visits reached almost 5 million.〔 The library offers a wide variety of services both in the branches and via the (Web site ). The library has Public computers for access to the Internet, catalog computers, ebooks, downloadable eaudiobooks, and subscription databases. The library and their Friends groups sponsor various programs, such as children's story times, national and local author readings and book signings, local musical concerts, technology classes and one-on-one sessions, and special events for the county's diverse population. The number of (full-time equivalent (FTE) employees dropped to 379 in FY2014 ) from 430 at the end of FY2013 in the wake of the library's continuing budget cuts. Volunteers donated over 124,000 hours in 2014.〔 The Director of the library is Sam (Edwin S.) Clay III, who has served in his current position for more than twenty-five years. == Branches == * Burke Centre Library (Burke Centre) * Richard Byrd Library (Springfield) * Centreville Regional Library (Centreville) * Chantilly Regional Library (Chantilly) * City of Fairfax Regional Library (City of Fairfax) — includes the Virginia Room * Great Falls Library (Great Falls) * Patrick Henry Library (Vienna) * Herndon-Fortnightly Library (Herndon) * (Thomas Jefferson Library ) (West Falls Church) * Kings Park Library (Kings Park (Springfield )) * Kingstowne Library (Kingstowne ()) * Lorton Library (Lorton) * Dolley Madison Library (McLean) * John Marshall Library (Rose Hill ()) * George Mason Regional Library (Annandale) * Oakton Library (Oakton) * Pohick Regional Library (Burke & West Springfield) * Reston Regional Library (Reston) * Sherwood Regional Library (Hybla Valley ()) * Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library (Pimmit Hills & Tysons Corner) * Martha Washington Library (Belle Haven ()) * Woodrow Wilson Library (Bailey's Crossroads (Church )) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fairfax County Public Library」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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