The library has undergone numerous renovations and additions.

In 1960, Maude Helen Malick organized the Monroeville Citizens Committee for Library Service which pushed an agenda to erect a library in Monroeville.

Having raised funds of $109,000 from the community and a federal grant of $21,000, they were able to build the library on a plot of land opposite the, then, new Gateway high School.

Construction of the two-story facility ended in October 1964, and its doors opened on November 3, 1964, with over 7,000 books.

In 1975, the library underwent a major renovation, adding space to the main lobby, main desk, and space for adult materials including audio.