Special Projects
The Big Read
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to restore reading to the center of American culture.
Bookmarks - Tips For Families During Difficult Times/Books of Love Comfort and Reassurance
These Bookmarks, available from the Center for the Book, feature tips for families during difficult times on one side and recommended readings for families going through tough times. Request your free bookmark.
Brown v. Board Resource List
This list contains just a few of the resources that help us interpret the meaning and enduring legacy of the Brown v Board of Education Supreme Court decision, and the men, women, and children who made it possible. This is not a definitive list. For more information, visit your favorite library or bookstore. View the list.
Fairfax County Pubic Library Center for the Book
The Fairfax County Pubic Library Center for the Book is an affiliate of the VFH Center for the Book. The activities of the Fairfax County Public Library's Center for the Book include forming partnerships with private and public entities to advance books and reading through literary events, author appearances, public and corporate workshops, expositions, discussion series, seminars, and other programs and events related to books and reading.
Virginia Literary Awards: On the Road
Important: This program is no longer available.
The Virginia Foundation Center for the Book, in cooperation with the Library of Virginia and with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, is pleased to announce the speakers series, "Virginia Literary Awards: On the Road." Selected Virginia Literary Award nominees will make presentations throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. Click here to read more about the Library of Virginia Literary Awards.
You can also listen to excerpts from the Library of Virginia's 8th Annual Literary Awards, including a tribute to Mary Lee Settle in the streaming archive of With Good Reason.
