The library, which was driven by volunteers, had as mission statement: "to provide city impecunious inhabitants free access to the reading of edifying, instructive or entertaining books."

By 1925, the number of patrons and books doubled, while lending figure was tripled.

In November 1927, at the association's 65th birthday, the library was taken over by Randers town municipality.

[citation needed] Randers Library stood in the 2001–2007 period behind the Danish Resource Centre for e-books (DRC).

Since November 2015, the library runs an electronic printing system for users.