A subscription library was begun in Eagle Grove around 1885, and housed in the post office.

The impetus for the first free public library was a 1901 advertising campaign by a Des Moines insurance and investment company.

[3] It was designed by the Des Moines architectural firm Smith & Gage in the Beaux Arts style.

Four engaged columns in the Ionic order flank the main entryway.

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