History of the Library

The Montgomery House Library located in an ordinary ranch style house, first opened its doors in June of 1967 with 3,000 books on its shelves. The community facility was called the Montgomery House Library in honor of the Montgomery sisters, Jane and Margaret, who willed the building to McEwensville in the 1960's.

Much has happened since 1967 and a lot of changes have taken place. The collection has expanded to include DVD's, computer software, documentary videos, books on CD, Wii games, and access to POWER Library databases through the library's eight public access computers with fast DSL internet connections. During 2008, we had over 43,000 checkouts from our collection of 27,000 items. Plus we had 18,900 visits in 2008.  Every day something new is added or changed at the library. 

Montgomery House Library is now open 45 hours a week, employs a full-time professional librarian, a full-time cataloger, and 2 part-time staff who serve the needs of nearly 9,500 residents. An active large volunteer organization continues to dedicate time and resources to the library's programs and services. The Friends of the Library contribute to the ongoing success of the library and have recently opened a permanent bookstore in the renovated porch area.

We encourage you to stop by see the new items, as well as shop in the Friends' bookstore.

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