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Mary Riley Styles Public Library

Mary Riley Styles Public Library
120 North Virginia Avenue
Falls Church, VA 22046
Primary Collecting Areas:
The mission of the Falls Church History Room is to collect, preserve, and promote materials with historical significance concerning the inhabitants, government, institutions, and environment of the City of Falls Church. This includes manuscripts, maps, newspapers, sound recordings and ephemera.
Description:
We are the public library for the City of Falls Church with over 26,000 card holders for the city and metropolitan area. Our library features a Falls Church History Room which we are seeking to further publicize and describe online to make our archival collections more accessible.
POC: Peter Sullivan
Phone: (703) 248-5030
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