
Friends Choice Awards
On Oct 9, 2024, the Friends Choice awards for 2024 were held at the Chantilly Regional Public Library. The Friends Choice Award was established by the Library Board of Trustees in 2008 and honors the hard work, dedication and continued service of members of the various library Friends groups. Recipients are selected by their peers.
Of the twenty-nine Friends that were selected from all library branches in Fairfax County, two were from our Centreville Regional Library: Tara Lassiter and Rhonda Savage.
Tara is a charter member of our Friends organization. She serves as Vice President as well as filling in the role of Secretary and most recently, as Treasurer. Tara has willingly stepped up and assisted whenever there has been a need and is an invaluable asset to our organization.
Rhonda provides critical skills to the Friends in graphic design, newsletter creation and is on the Centreville Friends board as Secretary. She has willingly offered her many talents and dedication to our organization.
Thank you both for your efforts and for your commitment to our mission!

Rhonda Savage (left) accepting her Friends Choice Award

Tara Lassiter (left) accepting her Friends Choice Award

Fairfax County Library Foundation Scholarship Program
Annually, the Fairfax Library Foundation awards three different scholarships to current library staff and volunteers in Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax.
To date, the Foundation has awarded $249,000 to 89 graduate students, $198,000 to 153 undergraduate students, and $93,000 to 243 library employees for staff development.
The FCRL Board voted to sponsor a scholarship in the amount of $2,000 for the 2025 scholarship year. The only stipulation is that the person selected for the scholarship reside in Fairfax County and have a high school GPA of 3.0 or an undergraduate GPA of 3.0.
Further information about Fairfax Library Foundation scholarships can be found here.
Fairfax Library Foundation Recognizes 2024 Scholarship Winners
Undergraduate Scholarships
Melanie Alonzo, Friends of Pohick Regional Library Scholarship
Adella Bailey, Friends of Pohick Regional Library Scholarship
Alice Cao-Dao
Adrian Duncan
Liya Eshetu, Myra “Micky”, Shulman New American Initiative Scholarship
Bethany Korenic
Matthew Hwang, Savkar-Loser Scholarship
Ishika Maisha
Zayan Meah, Christine Chambers-Chun Undergraduate Scholarship
Calynn NelsonTaylor OtteSusan Pirnat, Friends of the Burke Centre Library Scholarship
Stella Samereie
Nicole To, Joan and Richard Vaaler Scholarship (Friends of Pohick Regional Library)
Kaiya Williams
Allen Wu
Staff Development
Denise Dorn
Valerie Drummond
Cheryl Ann Lee
David M. Mercer