The library will house over 30,000 works on Jefferson, ranging from children's books to serious biographies. It will function as an all-encompassing resource for those who want to study the work of Jefferson, both in-person and over the Internet.
Saturday's dedication coincided with the 259th anniversary of Jefferson's birthday and featured guests including Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David McCullough, U.S. Sen. George F. Allen and Gov. Mark R. Warner.
Speakers at the dedication emphasized that the library would honor Jefferson and the scholarship he espoused and that it would support the war on terrorism. McCullough and Allen both described how Jefferson's ideals were just as relevant today, especially as America wages war abroad. Warner said the library would help Americans move into the future and battle ignorance elsewhere in the world.
--Compiled by Nick Chapin
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