In 1949, the Junior Delphian Club collected 350 donated books and established a library in an upstairs room of city hall. City hall was remodeled in 1951, and the library moved to a room at the fire station. This same year the city council began contributing financial support to the library.

In 1969, the library relocated to the building at 213 North Madison. This building was built in 1924 and served as the post office until 1969.

In 2000, the building was remodeled to comply with ADA requirements. An elevator and new handicap ramps were added at this time. A major emphasis was the conversion of the basement from the local history museum to a modern, attractive children's department complete with a fairy tale mural.