Burke Centre Library

For studying– Beautiful library with ample room to sit and study. There’s regular tables, comfy sofas, and cute bar stool type seating as well. The library is very open so the noise from children’s section might be a distraction. They have meeting rooms which you can book ahead of time.
As usual, there’s no food allowed but covered drinks are welcome :)

Very friend staff, clean facility, tons of people come here to study! It’s a convenient location! It’s actually got a decent variety of book/​selection. Great place for a quiet afternoon on a rainy day :)

Great quite little library, not the largest but a nice place to study, my only negative remark is that is is always freezing in here! Don’t know if they keep the thermostat on 60 or what, but remember to bring your winter jacket in the summer months!

This review is only about children’s section.
All in all, there wasn’t much. The library has good lighting (LEED Silver accreditation) but the children’s section was lacking. Not many books, not many chairs, no toys for little ones, no nooks or crannies for children to make their own space. Was it adequate? Maybe, but I wouldn’t choose this library out of any other libraries for my preschoolers. The one highlight of the area was the kid sized chair and kid sized table that the computer was on. My preschooler loved it.
Also spoke to two librarians while there. One was very nice. The other was very rude. I wish I had gotten her name, but I wanted to leave the library after talking to her.

I’m old school. I love books. I still prefer reading actual books in lieu of e-​books where I can still flip through the pages and observe my progress on how much I have left to read by my bookmark. (I do not like to crease the pages.)
The Fairfax County Public Library System is exceptional. As an avid library consumer, I search for whatever piece of literature that I am interested in reading on the online catalogue system and merely have it sent to my preferred location– Burke Centre Library. This process usually only takes 2 – 3 days, and I am notified via email when my requested books are available for pick up. The Burke Centre location was recently constructed, has a drive thru, organized, parking is not an issue, and never seems too busy. Books and libraries are treasures. Going to the library always makes me feel so fortunate that we have such a lovely system in place where we are able to borrow books for free!
Dorky, I know.