 Use of the library by children was so brisk, the city in 1901 hired Mrs. Emma Hinkley Cole as assistant librarian.At about this time, the Carnegie Foundation was helping to establish public libraries throughout the United States as part of Andrew Carnegie's desire to upgrade education and the quality of life for the public.The library board secretary in 1902 solicited funds from the foundation, which eventually contributed $20,000 to build a public library building.