In addition to these facilities the library runs a bookmobile, bringing its total service population to 200,000 people.

Interest in the library during its first years was high enough to fill its shelves by 1883 and warrant an expansion in 1885.

On January 16, 1901, Carnegie's reply came with a promise of $50,000 towards construction with the stipulation the City governance set aside $5,000 annually to the library's upkeep and maintenance.

[2] During the late 2000s, it again became apparent that the library was simply not big enough to store its entire collection.

Plans began for a new building and the site of the former Beacon-News (at the southwest corner of Benton and River streets) was purchased in 2010 for its construction.