Joining the Apollo Family www.biblionix.com 877-800-5625 sales@biblionix.com The Library Mary Riley Styles Public Library is named after Mary Riley Styles, who dedicated her life to public service and founded the first library in Falls Church in 1899, beginning with a collection of 650 books. Upon her death in 1946, Mary Riley Styles' family donated a portion of the Riley farm to the city, and Falls Church became the first community in north- ern Virginia to plan a building specifically intended for use as a library. Groundbreaking for the current library building took place in August 1957. Today, Mary Riley Styles' legacy lives on. In 2019, and other items related to Falls Church history. The library is truly an integral part of the Falls Church community, a tribute to

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