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[Library @WestfieldHSLib]

Your Library Welcomes You Back

[Publishers Weekly @PublishersWkly]

Check out our picks for the best books of the year. https://t.co/95gUEQsoqM #bestbooks2022 #bestbooks

[Library @WestfieldHSLib]

Today is my last day as a librarian at Westfield HS. Next week, I will be working in FCPS Human Resources. Know what both jobs have in common? Research! Check out the library databases and check in with your librarians often! #WestfieldLibrary

[Academy of American Poets @POETSorg]

October is the treasurer of the year,
And all the months pay bounty to her store;
The fields and orchards still their tribute bear,
And fill her brimming coffers more and more

—Paul Laurence Dunbar

https://t.co/trs1qHszgx

[Fairfax County Government 🇺🇸 @fairfaxcounty]

The 7th Annual Tour de Mount Vernon is set for Saturday, Oct. 22, 8:30 a.m.

Ride through the southern/central portions of the Mount Vernon District, including a scenic route through Fort Belvoir.

Fee is $30 per rider. Event is rain or shine.

Details: https://t.co/wBqbiFz2J5

[Mrs. Reynolds @MrsReynoldsRV]

Next Friday, October 28th is one of my favorite days of the year! Storybook Character Day! Dress up as your favorite book character and bring the book to school with you! This is an optional spirit day, please no masks or weapons. Can't wait to see everyone "once upon a time"!

[Carla Hayden @LibnOfCongress]

#FlashbackFriday on this #WonderWomanDay with the legendary @RealLyndaCarter. Thank you for inspiring generations of young women to be strong, vibrant and powerful. #WonderWoman

[First Book @FirstBook]

Today is National Day on Writing and we are giving away two sets of @angiecthomas' The Hate U Give!

Head over to our Facebook for a chance to snag a set of these books.* ➡️ https://t.co/KVl9lgwTGD

*Giveaway recipients will be randomly drawn on November 4 at noon.

[Westfield Dog Pound @WHSDOGPOUND]

🚨BIG GAME🚨 WE OUT✈️ TO VIENNA TO TAKE ON MADISON🗑🤮 AT 7. ‼️THIS IS A HUGE GAME AND WE NEED THE DOGPOUND🐶 TO MAKE THE TRIP OUT TO SUPPORT OUR BOYS‼️PJ OUT CUZ WE GONNA PUT DEM BOYS TO 😴 #DADDYSMONEY #INJENKSWETRUST #NOMOREALEX #WILLY #ZB23 #CMORIN #SONNYSWEET

[AP Images @AP_Images]

#OTD in 1917, legendary jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie was born in Cheraw, South Carolina.

[Library @WestfieldHSLib]

There he is! My brother, Lord Fairfax! An outstanding volunteer and my amazing brother @Pedal2DC

[Jeff McKay @JeffreyCMcKay]

I was thrilled to honor Bob Pizzano, Jr. and Nelfred "Tilly" Blanding as my 2022 Lord & Lady Fairfax! This program recognizes County citizens for outstanding volunteer service or heroism. Congrats to all the 2022 Lords & Ladies Fairfax! Thank you for all your service to FFXCo!

[Jarrett Lerner @Jarrett_Lerner]

Shoutout to the Fitchburg Public Library in Wisconsin for creating this MASSIVE version of my book stack artwork, and also making some great additions to it. And thanks to Katie McEnaney for the pic!

[The OED @OED]

OED Word of the Day: nightertime, n. Night-time, the night. Esp. in by nightertime: at night, during the night.

View the full entry, here: https://t.co/t9JXCHyeWp

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

Good morning! Today's #WordOfTheDay is 'interlocutor' https://t.co/1sf8CF2dTV

[NaNoWriMo @NaNoWriMo]

1/ For this week of #NaNoPrep, we're focusing on how to organize your life to support your writing! After all, NaNoWriMo is also about making a little room in your life for this massive creative undertaking + rallying your support system to help you through.

#writingcommunity

[Fairfax County Government 🇺🇸 @fairfaxcounty]

The 7th Annual Tour de Mount Vernon is set for Saturday, Oct. 22, 8:30 a.m.

Ride through the southern/central portions of the Mount Vernon District, including a scenic route through Fort Belvoir.

Fee is $30 per rider. Event is rain or shine.

Details: https://t.co/wBqbiFz2J5

[Fairfax Alliance for Better Bicycling @BikeFairfax]

Rescheduled West Falls Church Active Transportation Study community meetings on 26 and 27 October are a great opportunity to Speak Up! for bike-ped improvements in local neighborhoods. Details here: https://t.co/8bVqBKGZnz

[The OED @OED]

OED Word of the Day: amoretto, n. A love poem or love song; esp. a love sonnet.

View the full entry, here: https://t.co/8xuim20cKg

[Fairfax County Police @FairfaxCountyPD]

Consider adding the non-emergency number, 703-691-2131, to your phone. The non-emergency line should be used for situations such as a crash where no one is injured, a suspicious person or to file a police report. In the event of an emergency, call 911. #FCPD

[Carla Hayden @LibnOfCongress]

Thank you to the @washingtonpost for this wonderful piece on Rosa Parks' peanut butter pancake recipe from the @librarycongress collection. Try it for breakfast this weekend. :)
https://t.co/h7kPrFxBEK

[FairfaxCounty Health @fairfaxhealth]

We encourage everyone 6 months and older to get a flu vaccine this Fall, preferably by the end of October. According to the CDC, Virginia is now at a Moderate level for flu. Learn more: https://t.co/s2gg1iHCip