Many authorities declare the library to have been Irad’s work – but in truth it is the work of Irad and of Jaspeth and of neither of them. The structure that we are familiar with – or at least as familiar as a man may be with a possibly infinite building that reaches into many realities, many worlds, and many times – is something that neither brother would claim as their own. It is both far less than Irad’s vision, and far more than Jaspeth would have exist. It is, like every good compromise, displeasing to all parties concerned.
