In April of 1948, the Budget Committee of the Henderson County Court set aside $550 for library services for Henderson County. With 180 books donated by the community and 225 books on loan from the Regional Library, the Henderson County Library was born. The first home of the library was only a small section of shelves in the office of the Clerk & Master of the Henderson County Courthouse.
In 1959, when the old courthouse was torn down, the library was temporarily relocated to a location known as “The Barn”. By 1961, the library’s collection had grown to over 11,000 volumes and was relocated to the second floor of the new Henderson County Courthouse. At a board meeting in September of 1969, the library was officially renamed the Lexington - Henderson County Library. In 1975, the library had once again outgrown its space and was moved to the Lexington Civic Center in what was once the cafeteria of the City School.
In 1983, the library was renamed the Lexington – Henderson County Everett Horn Public Library in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Horn, who had generously set up a trust fund to benefit the library. The library would once again relocate in 1991 to a new building at 702 West Church Street, where it remains to this day.
In 1959, when the old courthouse was torn down, the library was temporarily relocated to a location known as “The Barn”. By 1961, the library’s collection had grown to over 11,000 volumes and was relocated to the second floor of the new Henderson County Courthouse. At a board meeting in September of 1969, the library was officially renamed the Lexington - Henderson County Library. In 1975, the library had once again outgrown its space and was moved to the Lexington Civic Center in what was once the cafeteria of the City School.
In 1983, the library was renamed the Lexington – Henderson County Everett Horn Public Library in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Horn, who had generously set up a trust fund to benefit the library. The library would once again relocate in 1991 to a new building at 702 West Church Street, where it remains to this day.
LIBRARY DIRECTORS
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Robbie Wallace 1948 - 1974
Bernice Maness 1975 - 1991
Lynn Lewis 1991 -
Dinah Harris - 2013
Crystal Ozier 2013 - present
Bernice Maness 1975 - 1991
Lynn Lewis 1991 -
Dinah Harris - 2013
Crystal Ozier 2013 - present
Lexington Progress article, 1969.
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Jackson Sun article, 1975.
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Jackson Sun article, 1975 cont'd.
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Groundbreaking for the West Church Street location, 1990.
Library Board of Trustees, 1990.
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Shelves and books are brought into the new location, 1991.
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Mr. and Mrs. Everett Horn
In May of 1983, Mr. Everett Horn of Greenville, Texas wrote a letter to the editor of the Lexington Progress detailing a trust he had set up for the Henderson County Library. Having grown up in Henderson County, he realized the importance of education early in life and wanted others to have access to books and educational materials. Today, Everett Horn Public Library bears his name in honor of his generosity and the gift that will continue to help us provide essential services to Lexington and Henderson County for many years to come.
