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Potomac Community Library  




 
 
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2201 Opitz Boulevard
Woodbridge, VA 22191-3377
703-494-8126
TTY 703-494-8129 / Metro 631-1703 ext. 6277

Hours of Operation

Monday - Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. 
Friday - Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 12:00 noon - 5:00 p.m.  (Mid-September to the 1st Sunday in June)

  About Potomac Community Library
Direct library service to the residents of eastern Prince William County began in September, 1965 with the opening of the Leesylvania Branch Library on the first floor of the Prince William County Administration Building located in Gar-Field.In November, 1972 a $625,000.00 bond referendum passed and the Potomac Community Library was built on a site of the Potomac Hospital grounds.

The library opened for business on December 18, 1974 with the formal dedication ceremonies following on January 25, 1975. The library has undergone several major renovations.

The 18,000 square feet library now features a community room, the Cyberspace Computer Learning Lab, a children’s area, and 200,991 volumes. 

The CyberSpace at Potomac Community Library is a computer lab with twelve stations. Patrons can sign up on a first come-first served basis for one hour a day. The computers include the Microsoft Office Suite programs, Internet access and several educational programs for children. A list of free classes held in the lab can be found in the library system’s monthly Calendar of Events.

One of the distinguishing features of the building is its collection of stained glass windows. In 1984, the first window was dedicated in memory of Potomac’s first Children’s Librarian, Mary Flanagan. Additional windows were added in 1989, 1992 and 1993. In 1996, a stained glass window in memory of Marion McCoole, a Potomac Circulation Supervisor, was dedicated.

Directions to Potomac Community Library

Southbound on I-95:

  • Take Exit #156, Dale City/Rippon Landing. Stay to the far right lane on the exit ramp and follow the signs to "Potomac Mills." Turn right at stop sign onto Potomac Mills Road.
  • Turn right onto Gideon Drive at first traffic light.
  • Turn right onto Smoketown Road at the next block. Proceed about 1 mile. Smoketown Road becomes Opitz Boulevard. The library is on your right.

Northbound on I-95:

  • Take Exit #156. (Follow the signs for Potomac Mills Mall.) This will put you on Dale Boulevard.
  • Turn right at the first traffic light onto Gideon Drive.
  • Turn right onto Smoketown Road. Proceed about 1 mile. Smoketown Road becomes Opitz Boulevard. The library is on your right.

From West - I-66:

  • Take Manassas Exit #47 off I-66.
  • Go about 3.5 miles on Route 234 South (Sudley Road) through Manassas. Turn left onto Centreville Road (Route 28) for about .5 mile.
  • Turn right onto Liberia Avenue for 4 miles.
  • Turn left onto the Prince William Parkway and proceed about 11 miles. (Warning: after about 7.5 miles, the Parkway will make a sharp right. DO NOT continue straight onto Old Bridge Road.)
  • Turn right onto Smoketown Road which becomes Opitz Boulevard. Proceed 2 miles to the library on your right.