About our Services
About our Services
The library is governed by a Board of Trustees, composed of local citizens appointed by the County Judge Executive.
- Free library card ($1.00 replacement fee if lost);
- 2 week check-out period for most items;
- Parent signature for patrons under 18 years of age (due to Internet privileges).
- Always bring your card when using library services. You must present your library card at the front desk before using a computer.
- We now have a small music collection,
- A Family Resources section with videos, music, books, and audio books geared toward parenting,
- A genealogy section with easy to find material,
- A juvenile audio section,
- A separate shelf for new books,
- A large type section,
- A children and adult movies section,
- An informational and how-to videos section,
- and a section for new audio book's.
In 1906 the newly formed Pierian Club, with Mrs. Wallace Moore Bartlett as president, started a library club in two rooms over the Lawrenceburg National Bank. Within two years 2000 items were circulating throughout the county. The library club's success led Mrs. Ethyl G. Ripy, the second Pierian Club president, to contact Andrew Carnegie and ask for his aid in erecting a library building. Mr. Carnegie offered $5,000.00 toward the new building if the community would contribute to its upkeep. The Lawrenceburg City Council agreed to help with a library tax. The Pierian Club's diligent work soon became reality on November 8, 1908. The Lawrenceburg Public Library was open.
Years of collection, and growth created the need for larger quarters and in 1973 a new library was started on the donated site of the Lawrenceburg Women's Club (formerly the Pierian Club). This property was said to be the oldest brick building standing in Lawrenceburg--erected prior to 1820. The new facility, now named the Anderson Public Library, was opened in July 1974.
