The controversy over renaming the Oakton Community Library to add Gerry Connolly, honoring the late Congressman, was halted during the March 11, 2026 Library Board of Trustees meeting in order to form an Ad-hoc Oakton Library Renaming Committee. 

The committee held its first meeting on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the Fairfax County Government Center, marking the start of what could become a significant community conversation about how public libraries are named—and potentially renamed—across the county.