Meetings & Conferences

The National Library will also include space to host groups or organize formal training programs and extensive leadership seminars.

The conference and training center will begin with the curved limestone wall of the vault where George Washington’s books will be stored. This reception space will lead to meeting and seminar rooms supporting the leadership and teaching institutes held at the National Library. Wood-paneled walls will incorporate monitors for displaying event schedules and images, and exhibits of historic artifacts from Mount Vernon’s collections. Glass doors at one end will open to a garden terrace providing outdoor meeting and social space for participants.

Groups of up to 50 participants, including senior officials of government, corporations and nonprofits, will gather in mid-sized conference rooms to participate in leadership and training programs. One goal of these seminars is to foster a deep understanding of George Washington’s exemplary leadership with the hope that today’s executives will follow in his footsteps. Government officials, corporate executives and senior administrators of universities and nonprofit organizations will gain inspiration from Washington’s character and ethics through leadership programs held in the National Library’s conference facilities.

The National Library’s conference and training center will culminate in a large conference room opening to a garden terrace. Movable tables and chairs will allow the space to be reconfigured for lectures, events and gatherings of various sizes. The walls enclosing the space will incorporate beech paneling as well as a state-of-the-art projection screen and equipment. A series of busts commemorating the nation’s Founding Fathers are being specially commissioned for the room.