A new library was opened on Monday, January 24, 1955, at the corner of West St. Andrews Street and Eastman Avenue.

[3] On October 21, 2012, library director Melissa Barnard announced a $3 million grant from the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation to pay for infrastructure improvements and interior remodeling.

The response to this was made harder by the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic [6] The renovations changed the interior of the library to better align with Alden B. Dow's vision for the building.

The library provides internet access free of charge to all visitors (time limits are in place), through dedicated computers, rental laptops, a building-wide wireless network, and netbooks for youth.

Cardholders can surf the library's website to access specialized databases, downloadable e-audio books, eBooks, and more.

Members can renew items, place holds, search databases, download eBooks and audio books.

[11] The building is also home to the studios and offices of Midland Community Television, the Public, educational, and government access (PEG) cable TV channel for Midland, which cablecasts four channels on the local Charter cable system, AT&T U-Verse cable system, and streams via MCTV's website, a mobile app, and the MCTV Network Community Voices app on Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire devices.

The library features a large children's section and a Teen Spot, a place specially for 6th through 12th graders, and includes many young adult books, computers, comfortable seating and an island table.

The library received the Michigan State Librarian's Excellence Award for exemplary public service in 2005.