[3] In 1895, the Rochester Public Library was officially established, led by local attorney Burt W. Eaton.

A local library society was confirmed by the city council on April 29, 1895.

The library was first set up in the City Hall building, and by the end of that year it contained 10,744 volumes (according to its first-ever Annual Report).

[5] One Sunday, September 22, 2019, the library's water heater broke, spilling thousands of gallons throughout the building from the third floor mechanical space.

[6] Restoration of the infrastructure was almost complete in March 2020 when the library closed due to Corona virus.