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[4] Augusta was founded in 1735 as part of the British colony of Georgia, and its library roots appear shortly thereafter.

[5] The books had been assembled in 1732 and carried across the sea on the ship The Charming Nancy to the newly formed colony.

[6] By 1811, citizens in Augusta began to meet to discuss the possibility of running a subscription-based library at the cost of $10 per year.

In 1827 the Augusta Library Society was incorporated by the Senate and House of Representatives of Georgia in General Assembly.

[8] At an annual meeting in 1899 there were voices of encouragement for a free public library for the City of Augusta, and interest throughout the community reached an all-time high.

Carnegie agreed to donate $50,000 to fund the building of a library, on the condition the city council pay its upkeep costs of $5,000 per year.

In 1936 the city Board of Education further helped the funding by agreeing to provide "appropriations of public money for library services".

Because of this relationship, the regional library system received higher financial aid from the State Department of Education.

[6] In 1956, in dire need of more space, Richmond County held a bond election in which the citizens voted in favor of granting $950,000 to the library to construct a new headquarters and renovate the Wallace branch.