Before a public library or the city of Niagara Falls were established, mechanics institutes existed in the townships of Stamford, Drummondville, and Clifton.

In 1895, all mechanics institutes in Ontario were converted into public libraries, with these services eventually becoming the purview of an expanding Niagara Falls.

[3] An application was made to create a Carnegie library in a centralized location and a branch in the southern end of the city was then closed.

[6] There were approximately a thousand photographs contained in the children's department by 1961 and these were borrowed by teachers and students.

[7] In 1962, the library created a microfilm collection of local archived newspaper clippings from the 1800s.

[11] That year, the library digitized old resources such as VHS and audio cassette tapes for historical preservation.

[16] In 1951, the building was extensively renovated to provide more space for its collection, as certain materials were being kept in the basement out of necessity.

[26] A property formerly used as an Eaton's store on Victoria Avenue was purchased and demolished for this purpose.

[29] In 2018, the Victoria branch received a donated piano as part of a broader project to display them in public spaces.

[32] In March 2024, the city council discussed whether some of the Victoria branch could be converted into housing for the homeless.

[36] The new site was protested by a business delegation, while the mayor of the city stated that it was within the library board's remit.

[37] The library building was visited by librarians from other places in Ontario that wished to study it.

A copy of the contract was given to the Department of Education for other municipalities to study if they wished to form similar arrangements.

[54] The branch allowed those residing in Stamford to have greater access to library resources,[55] as the township concluded that operating an independent system would be less cost efficient.

[56] Patrons were initially restricted to borrowing three books before more materials were prepared for circulation.

[59] A strike by truck employees delayed the library's opening date, as it had not yet received purchased shelving.

[61] In 1963, stained glass depicting a nativity scene was installed by a local artist on windows in the children's section of the library.

[69] The branch's closure caused MPP Wayne Gates to make a statement in the Ontario legislature about the lack of library funding in the province.