 A grand opening ceremony was held on November 20, 1999, and the library building was named in honor of Robert G. and Helen Griffith, long time library supporters.As of 2008, the library had over 30 staff and 60 volunteers, managing 170,000 volumes, 115 online databases, and over 50,000 online books.The Library and the Williamson County Genealogical Society (WCGS) work jointly to make the history of the city, county, and central Texas more accessible to researchers and genealogists.