View original location on a mapThe first township library was founded in 1844 under the direction of school inspectors. When it was dissolved, what few books it had were likely incorporated into the schools that were in the township.
Around the turn of the 20th century, a township library was run in the second floor of the brick store building on the northeast corner of Fulton and Main streets. At first, it occupied the three rooms in the front of the building, but later moved to a large room in the back. It started out with 87 books, and anohter 13 were procured from various sources. A loan permitted the borrowing of another 100 volumes fron the State of Michigan. The librarian at this time was Miss Elizabeth Pomeroy.
When the library outgrew its site, a new library was planned and built where it stands today. This was largely due to a donation from Andrew Carnegie made possible by Miss Pomeroy, who diligently kept up a correspondence with Mr. Carnegie stating the importance of this gift. Local residents raised the additional monies needed and work was begun in 1915.
In the 1980s, when the library again needed more room, an addition was built to the north, and a parking lot was added. The present librarian is Mrs. Diane Burgeson. The library is governed by a library board and is supported by township tax money.
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