 The renovation of the building was made possible through the efforts of many people in this community and beyond.From March 1984 until December 2006, that facility served as Montevallo's public library.In response to the offer from Dr. L. C. Parnell, Jr., to house his Civil War collection in the existing library at 845 Valley Street if an expansion of the library were undertaken, Parnell Memorial Library Foundation was incorporated on March 23, 1998.