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Map of Virginia with counties showing the different Girl Scout Councils. GSCNC is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with satellite offices in Brandywine and Germantown, Maryland; Kingstown and South Riding, Virginia; and Martinsburg, West Virginia. GSCNC employs 115 full-time employees. The 2017 Operating Budget was $16M.
Carnegie Library of Washington D.C. Mount Vernon Sq., 8th and K Streets, NW. / 38.9026000°N 77.0229000°W / 38.9026000; -77.0229000. The Carnegie Library of Washington D.C., also known as Central Public Library, now known as the Apple Carnegie Library, is situated in Mount Vernon Square, Washington, D.C.
Girl Scout Camp River Ranch is 430 forested acres in Carnation, Washington including Lake Langlois and is by the Tolt River. Girl Scout Camp Robbinswold is 540 acres (2.2 km 2) on the Hood Canal near Lilliwaup, Washington. Girl Scout Camp St. Albans is 414 acres (1.68 km 2) near Belfair, Washington.
Takoma Park. 416 Cedar St., NW. 38°58′28.99″N 77°1′7.08″W. / 38.9747194°N 77.0186333°W / 38.9747194; -77.0186333 ( Takoma Park Neighborhood Library) Built in the Renaissance Revival style by Marsh and Peter and opening on November 17, 1911, this was the first branch library in Washington, D.C. The building was renovated ...
The council has a 2.5 to 1 ratio of youth members to adult leaders, which is among the highest of all the councils. The youth retention rate approaches 80%. Girl Scouting. From 1913 until 1916 Washington was the national headquarters of the Girl Scouts and it was here that the first National Council meeting was held in 1915.
The society's home is the Carnegie Library of Washington D.C., a Beaux-Arts building in the center of Mount Vernon Square in Washington. It was built in 1902 to be District of Columbia Public Library, one of the many Carnegie libraries. The building is open to the public from Monday through Sunday 10am to 5pm.
List of local councils. Local councils of the Girl Scouts of the USA, within U.S. states, and in Insular areas and Territories of the United States, currently includes: Alaska. Arizona Cactus-Pine. Black Diamond. California's Central Coast. Caribe. Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont. Central & Southern New Jersey.
History Carnegie Library of Washington D.C. formerly served as the DCPL's Central Public Library. In October of 1895, in preparation of the library's establishment, founders rented two rooms in the McLean Building at 1517 H Street NW to begin acquiring and processing materials to be used in what would then be called the Washington City Free Library.