History
The Madison County Library Association sponsored the first county library in 1937. Started as a project of the local Home Demonstration Clubs, it opened in a tiny room, not much bigger than a closet, in the War Memorial Building with only 15 books. By 1957, the library owned more than 2000 books and many shelves in the small room held two rows of books--making it almost impossible to see the back row. On June 4, 1969, the library moved from the War Memorial Building and officially opened in the historic