In 1972, citizens of Yuba County petitioned the Board of Supervisors for county-wide library service.

The construction was funded by the Library Services Act, Yuba County, the City of Marysville, and the United States Office of Education.

[3] In 2019 a needs assessment report on the library was completed, which identified several modernization projects to be addressed over the coming years.

[5] While the library is undergoing its renovation, the main building on 303 Second Street will be closed to the public.

The library has opened a temporary location to house the materials available for checkout, to load bus passes, and offer computer use at the Yuba County Government Building: 915 8th Street, Suite 113 Marysville, CA 95901.