Mary Meredith,
Library Manager
Stephenville Public Library
254-918-1201
174 N. Columbia Street
254-918-1240
Hours:
Monday - Closed
Tuesday - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday - 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday - 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday - Closed
The
Stephenville Public Library was started in 1903 by the Twentieth Century
Club, a local womens organization. Club volunteers ran the library from their homes
and later, at various locations in the city. In 1919, the Twentieth Century
Club raised enough money to buy a lot and a library was constructed at the corner
of Green and Erath Streets in 1924. This location was the site of the log
cabin Major
Erath lived in while laying out the city of Stephenville.
In
1968 the United States Government offered the Post Office building, built in
1935, for sale to the city for $1.00, if the city would use it for
educational purposes for thirty years. The city accepted the building and
remodeled it in library fashion. The city made an agreement with the
Twentieth Century Club to take over the books and other items. In 1969, the
Twentieth Century Club and volunteers moved the books and materials from
Green Street to the new library. On September 1, 1998, after thirty years of
use as an educational building, the City and library were presented with the
deed to the building from the United States Government.
Services offered: The library staff
is the library's greatest resource, please ask for help. The library has
special Texana and Genealogy sections, large print fiction and nonfiction,
and a separate children's area. For check out the library has: books, books
on tape, CD and Play-Away, magazines, and DVDs. For in house use the library
has a copier, microfilm reader, microfilm
reader/printer, typewriter, and free Internet use. Other services offered
are renewals by phone and homebound deliveries. Genealogy assistance is
available most Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Please call ahead
to check for holidays, etc.
Fees: The library is free to anyone
to use on-site. Library cards are free for City residents and are $15.00 for
out of City residents. Fees are waived in the case of students and home
schoolers.
To apply for a library card please bring a photo ID and another item showing
your address, such as mail item or lease. The library also participates in
the Texshare program.