 In 1895 the city established a delivery point for books at a shop in the Greendale area, an idea that was expanded to other areas after it met with success.After a drive began in 1908 to establish branch libraries, the city received a gift of $75,000 from the steel baron and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, which was used in the construction of three branches, including this one.It was designed by Lucius W. Briggs, of the L. W. Briggs Company, and was completed in 1913.