At its October 19, 1954 meeting the Lyons Civic Club launched a movement to establish a public library for the Village of Lyons. On June 24, 1955 the Board of Regents granted a provisional charter to the Lyons School District Public Library; the absolute charter was granted on September 30, 1960.

In January of 1956, the Lyons School District Public Library officially opened its doors to the public. The new library was located in the Darling House, where the Board of Education offices are now. In January of 1967, the library moved to its current location at the corner of Phelps and Canal streets, on the first floor of the Eureka Grange building.

The library continually reassesses its services and programs in order to meet the needs of the people of Lyons and looks forward to the challenges of the 21st century.