Comments on: Library Gains Star Award Second Year in a Row http://fallschurchtimes.com/13215/library-gains-star-award-second-year-in-a-row/ Falls Church City's Online Community Newspaper Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:31:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Hendrik Jasper, Falls Church http://fallschurchtimes.com/13215/library-gains-star-award-second-year-in-a-row/comment-page-1/#comment-5822 Hendrik Jasper, Falls Church Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:23:33 +0000 http://fallschurchtimes.com/?p=13215#comment-5822 MRSPL is a fine library, and we're fortunate to have it. I worry about the savings we're missing out on the economies of scale that Arlington County has. As a FC City resident, I'm allowed to have a card and full access to Arlington's holdings. Video rentals are free. It would be nice if MRSPL were a part of the Arlington system, merging its holdings, so that City residents could benefit from one stop shopping, er, reading. Remember, FC City already contracts out the George bus to Arlington because it's the fiscally smart thing to do. We could do the same with our library, and even keep its name, but it would effectively be a branch of the far larger, far tech-savvier Arlington system. Have you seen the new Westover Branch? THAT's a modern library. The days of having an expensive, boutique approach to City services is over. Let's think creatively about improving City services while reducing the cost. MRSPL is a fine library, and we’re fortunate to have it. I worry about the savings we’re missing out on the economies of scale that Arlington County has. As a FC City resident, I’m allowed to have a card and full access to Arlington’s holdings. Video rentals are free. It would be nice if MRSPL were a part of the Arlington system, merging its holdings, so that City residents could benefit from one stop shopping, er, reading.

Remember, FC City already contracts out the George bus to Arlington because it’s the fiscally smart thing to do. We could do the same with our library, and even keep its name, but it would effectively be a branch of the far larger, far tech-savvier Arlington system. Have you seen the new Westover Branch? THAT’s a modern library. The days of having an expensive, boutique approach to City services is over. Let’s think creatively about improving City services while reducing the cost.

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