Calhoun County Public Library
The Calhoun County library system serves over 20,000 citizens of Calhoun County, located in South Texas. This is a large geographic area, covering more than 500 square miles.
Our library system consists of a main library located in the city of Port Lavaca and three branches spread throughout the county.
About Us -- A Short History of the Library
The library that all the citizens of Calhoun County enjoy today as a county-provided public service was started back in 1940 by the Port Lavaca Women's Study Club. Beginning with just a few volumes, the library has grown to an impressive collection of thousands of books, magazines, audio and video tapes. It was also destined to wander from place to place for over twenty years before finding its current home in 1991.
The first home for the library was a bayfront building known as Community Hall. The Women's Study Club project was just getting underway when the building became the USO center during World War II. The library then moved to a room above the First State Bank building at the corner of Main and Colorado Streets for the next year of existence. The third home for the library was the old City Hall building on Colorado Street.
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