[1] Adam Willis Wagnalls never forgot the modest village and the humble home of his childhood in Lithopolis.

[2] Completed in 1925, Mabel dedicated the building to her parents, Adam and Anna Willis Wagnalls, who were both born in Lithopolis.

[3] The building and its contents were gifted to the perpetual use of the people of Lithopolis and Bloom Township, Fairfield County.

The educational influence was evidenced in the growing ease and familiarity with which students made their selections, observed the rules in their behavior, and adapted themselves to the regulations of a well-ordered library.

Massive oak tables, comfortable chairs, restful furnishings and artistic decorations are part of the reading room.

[4] The tower contains paintings, valuable manuscripts, and autograph letters from people eminent in various fields of activity.

The reproducing grand piano occupies the central right side, with antique furnishings to complete the setting.