January 11, 2021 at 9:30am
Comscore Secures Investment for Stock Deal The Reston-based media measurement and analytics company is making a cash investment in order to change shares of convertible preferred stock. [Virginia Business]
Library Branches Switch to Curbside Services Only Beginning Jan. 11, Fairfax County Public Library branches will switch to virtual and curbside services only. [Fairfax County Government]
County Board Asks State Legislators for Flexibility to Recover “When it comes to what Fairfax County would like to see come out of this year’s state legislative session, flexibility is at the top of the list.” [WTOP]
Police Find Bullet Inside Home Local police found a bullet lodged inside a home on the 11800 block of Breton Court on Jan. 2. A homeowner called police when they found a shattered glass door and a hole in their curtain. [Fairfax County Police Department]
Foster Family News – 2020 December
Welcome to the 2020 December issue of Foster Family News, a monthly newsletter for current and potential Fairfax County foster parents.
Table of Contents
County Conversation Podcast featuring Tela Jones, Foster Care and Adoption Specialist
Ways that FC&A is Responding to COVID-19 Concerns
Watch the Annual Adoption Video – the Morales Family’s Adoption Journey!
New Mandated Reporter Portal Available
Walkers Raise Awareness for Support of Mental Health in Foster Care
Spotlight on the Adoption Unit
Events Central
Story in Statistics: Mental Health Issues in Foster Care
Trainings and Conferences
Words from Fairfax County Foster Care and Adoption Association (FCFCAA)
The grand opening of the new Laurel Library in November 2016. Image by Prince George’s County Memorial Library System.
This is the fifth article in a series about the history of the Prince George’s County library system. Read parts 1, 2, 3, and 4.
The story of the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System in the 21st century is a story of renovations and replacements. Besides addressing maintenance backlogs in older branches, these changes have marked a more fundamental pivot: away from printed books, and toward more electronic services.
Recent years have seen a number of libraries in Prince George’s County closed for major renovations or replacements, but the series of renovations is finally coming to a close, and PGCMLS hopes to open a new branch in Langley Park in a few years. As uncertainties around the pandemic abound, it remains to be seen whether the latest period of renovations will lead into another era of growth.