Glen Allen

Library temporarily closed for expansion

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Glen Allen Library is temporarily closed for expansion and is anticipated to reopen sometime in 2010. Click here for more information.

Calendar of Events
Book Discussions
(held at Dumbarton Library)

Storytime Schedule

Storytime Schedule BearsNearby area libraries will welcome Glen Allen families at their storytimes. Ms. Kathi will be offering a Mother Goose storytime on Tuesdays at 11:30 a.m. and a Toddler storytime on Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m. at Twin Hickory Area Library.

Note: Please come early to avoid disappointment.  Attendance is limited to 25 children accompanied by caregivers and doors close 5 minutes after storytime begins to provide a more engaging experience.

Glen Allen Branch Library
10501 Staples Mill Road
Glen Allen, VA 23060-3242
(804) 756-7523

Glen Allen Renovation

View from Staples Mill Road,
August 2009

Andrea Brown,
Branch Manager Email

Supervisor Brookland District,
Richard W. Glover

 

Please visit nearby Twin Hickory, Tuckahoe, and Dumbarton Area Libraries for services.

Area Library Hours
Monday-Thursday: 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

Bookmobile Visit
The Bookmobile will operate from the Glen Allen Library parking lot on alternate Fridays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Library materials can be returned to the Bookmobile on these days, or can be returned to any other Henrico County Public Library.

Bookmobile visits will be 12/4, 12/18, 1/8, 1/22, 2/5, 2/19 and will continue until construction is complete.
About the Library
The Glen Allen Branch Library opened in August 1995 with its distinctive design and attractive wood-accented interior. A time capsule and marker were placed at the front entrance in 1996. Glen Allen was the first Henrico County Public library to include a computer lab and to offer free computer instruction classes. In 2005, Henrico voters approved a 13,000 sq. ft. expansion, which will double the size of the building.

 
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What will be different about the new library?

The library will have the following new features:

  • A new 3,000-square-foot outdoor courtyard
  • Larger meeting rooms
  • Study & conference rooms
  • A special Founding Fathers Collection
  • New materials including DVDs
  • More room for materials
  • Additional public computers