- A Little Bit of History...
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Not long after the Cahaba
Project first opened, residents expressed a desire for a library and
volunteer librarian. Mrs. Jean
Glenn was the first volunteer. Later
librarians were Mrs. T. A. Cox, Mrs. G. D. Lightsey, Mrs. Claude Parkel,
Mrs. Gray Hanlin, Mrs. Sam Tate, Mrs. Peeples, Mrs. Nettie Lightsey, Mrs.
Janet Rose Lyons, and Mrs. Joyce Willis.
Mrs. Brenda Brasher, the most recent director, retired on January 31,
2008, after thirty-three years of service. Valerie Holmes Baker
has been appointed as Interim Director.
The library has grown from a staff of one volunteer to a staff of 14
paid employees.
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Through the early years, the library was
moved several times--from the high school, to the Cahaba Management Office,
to the Co-Op store building (now Heritage Hall), and finally to its current
home on Parkway Drive. The
first library building was dedicated in 1965 by Mayor John C. Yarbrough and
Librarian Nettie Lightsey.
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In 1978, Trussville Public Library
joined the Jefferson County Library Cooperative and added an automated
computer system. The library is
governed by a five-member Trussville Library Board and has received formal
status as a chartered free public library under the Code of Alabama.
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The library underwent a significant
renovation in 1988, with the addition of a children’s room.
In 1996, the library was temporarily relocated to two classrooms in
the community center while another major renovation took place. The existing
library was remodeled, and an addition was completed that doubled the
library’s size. The new library opened for business in November 1997 and
was dedicated on May 17, 1998.
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Adapted from Trussville
Through the Years by Carol and Earl Massey (Valley Printing Co., 1987).
