 In 1903, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) founded Lynchburg Christian College (later Lynchburg College) in what had been the Westover Hotel resort, which went bankrupt in the Panic of 1901.In the 2018/2019 year the college's name was changed to the University of Lynchburg, reflecting its expansion of graduate-level programs and research.Lynchburg's first public library, Jones Memorial Library, opened in 1907.