Community Branch Hours:
Falls Church, VA, 22042-7409
703-573-1060 | TTY: 711
The Thomas Jefferson Library opened on January 4, 1954 in the rear of the Family Barber Shop in the Graham Road Shopping Center. As the library grew, it moved into an apartment in Jefferson Village Apartments. In 1962, a new building was constructed on Arlington Boulevard and was renovated in 2010. In 2015 Thomas Jefferson Library commemorated the completion of the Gateway to Freedom Project and the 40th anniversary of the Vietnamese refugees’ resettlement in the United States. The Gateway to Freedom project began in 2010 with the Vietnamese Americans of Metropolitan Washington, DC, the National Institute of Administration Alumni Association, East Coast USA, and the Quang Da Mutual Association. Thanks to money raised from the project, the Vietnamese language collection expanded and the engraved brick walkway was completed, a symbolic “gateway to freedom.” Thomas Jefferson serves a growing and increasingly diverse neighborhood.
Thomas Jefferson Library Events
Your Thomas Jefferson Library staff is committed to providing programs and events that appeal to all members of our community.
Branch Contacts
Branch Manager: Laurel Tacoma
Board Trustee Member: Fran Millhouser - Mason District
Volunteer Coordinator: Wendy Walker (find volunteer opportunities at Thomas Jefferson)
Friends Group President: Chrystelle Zweidler Rowley
Available Facilities
Special Collections: Korean Language Collection, Spanish Language Collection, Vietnamese Language Collection
Display Case: One
Book Sale: Ongoing, plus large book sales a few times a year
Meeting Areas:
Reservations can be made for regular hours and extended hours.
(Number of chairs limited, call branch to check availability)
Meeting Room: capacity 136
Conference Room: capacity 6
Group Study: capacity 8
Quiet Study Room: Yes
Branch Services
Internet Access: 21 Internet stations with Microsoft Office plus wireless access is available.
Parking: 100 parking spaces including 5 handicapped and 1 van accessible
Languages Spoken
Please call the library to see when the foreign language speaker is available. Cantonese, Hindi, Punjabi, Spanish, Urdu, and Vietnamese
Phone Menu
703-573-1060
1: Hours and location
2: Renew materials, ask about items on hold, and account information
3: Children’s services and programs
4: Reference or informational question or to place a hold
5: Meeting room reservations
9: Repeat the menu
For questions not covered by this menu press 4
Library-Affiliated Organizations
Friends of the Thomas Jefferson Library
Accomplishments
The Thomas Jefferson Friends place children's programming and saluting volunteers at the branch as priority functions to support. The Friends sponsor an annual luncheon celebration for acknowledging adult volunteer efforts. Youth volunteers are acknowledged each summer with a tribute celebration. Program events are also sponsored with presentations of children's puppet shows, magicians, STEM options, and other Summer Reading Program selections.
Donation Process
Donations of books and recent popular magazine titles in good, saleable condition are welcome any hours the library is open. Donations can be brought to the library delivery door. A receipt is available to all donors.
Architect
Hughes Group Architects of Sterling, VA
