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Keep Cherrydale Library Open

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Paul Sommerfeld
4 months ago

Cut funding for cops, not libraries

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Danielle Daley
4 months ago

Save the Cherrydale Library!

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Amy Miller
4 months ago

Please keep this special jewel loved by so many open. Special places are rare in 2026. Please let all ages and stages of your County's citizenry enjoy. Please

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Maria Navia
4 months ago

We love this library, it’s such an important part of the community for all age groups! Please keep it open.

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Bruce Harmon
4 months ago

Cherrydale is the closest library to my grand-daughter's house, so we go there frequently. It is a lovely neighborhood facility and it would be a shame to lose this. It is a wonderful community asset, not only for Cherrydale, but for all of Arlington. Please do not close it.

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Marisol Ramírez
4 months ago

Do not close this library please.

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Anonymous
4 months ago

There are other ways to save that don’t put children’s development at risk. Cherrydale is critical for our children’s future.

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Lily
4 months ago

Access to free books and educational materials for kids and adults is more important now than ever!!! Having easy access and a neighborhood library allows kids to access the library on their own by walking. A more educated community is a safer community, a happier community, and a successful community. We HAVE to protect libraries, as our current president is devaluing education and resources for kids nationally.

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Anonymous
4 months ago

This is idiocy by a bureaucrat (s) who seek to dumb down Arlington County. To what ends? Cherrydale Library is not only a historic & well loved asset for the community, but a natural hub & unique resource. The so-called County Manager seeks to destroy learning & knowledge for present and future generations in North Arlington and outlying people who also use this precious library. We need to build more libraries, not destroy existing ones. Why are they doing this?

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Christopher Hanfling
4 months ago

Cherrydale is the best!

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Katherine Hale
4 months ago

This beautiful little library has a small but elegant footprint and a very big positive impact

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Richard Hale
4 months ago Featured

The libraries are one of the best things about Arlington. Closing this library branch will inconvenience a significant number of people in North Arlington and will exacerbate the continually worsening parking situation at the Central Library.

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Anonymous
4 months ago

This library has been a treasure for our family and community since we moved here in 1998.

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Mary Sanders
4 months ago

Please keep Cherrydale Library open! We have been frequent users of this library branch for so many years and have enjoyed the youth programs and the warm and welcoming environment. This is a safe space for tween and teens from Dorothy Hamm to use after school. At a time when the County Board is looking to support more out of school programs for youth, it makes no sense to close a library that is frequented by middle schoolers as a safe place for them to go after school. It would be a shame to lose this community gem that is used by so many residents in our community!

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Merrick Hoben
4 months ago

We need this calm and safe space for people to gather, particularly tweens and teens after school.

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Maria Monteverde-Jackson
4 months ago

Our neighborhood library is more than just a place for books—it’s a vital community hub that provides free access to knowledge, technology, and educational resources for people of all ages. It supports students, job seekers, and families who rely on its programs and services, many of which are not easily accessible elsewhere. Losing the library would mean losing a safe, inclusive space that fosters learning, connection, and opportunity. Preserving it is an investment in our community’s future and quality of life.

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Chung
4 months ago

Keep the library!

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Kristi L Wean
4 months ago

❤️

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Carol Santos
4 months ago

Cherrydale Library is the foundation of my reading life, all within walking distance.

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Anonymous
4 months ago

As an Arlington County resident, I would urge the county to keep this cost-effective community facility open. Few things provide the benefits to people of all ages that a library does for such a low cost.