130 South Washington Street
1(618) 643-2125
Ginger Finley, Library Director
The Aaron G. Cloud House, now the McCoy Memorial Library, was built in 1884 for Aaron G. Cloud, the founder of the Cloud State Bank; it has served as a library since 1922. The red brick house a central tower with a pyramidal roof atop the front entrance, a semicircular bay on the front facade, and an entrance porch spanning three bays of the building. The house includes Eastlake Style ornamentation throughout its design. The house includes nine interior fireplaces; the four fireplaces on the first floor are surrounded by decorative wood and tiles. The home was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 1978.
If you do not live in McLeansboro, but you own property in Mcleansboro, and pay taxes on that property, you are eligible for a library card.
Library hours
Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri
11:00-5:00
Thurs
11:00-7:00
Sat
8:00-Noon
Library workers
Amanda May
Library Board Meeting Minutes
For more information visit their Facebook Page, or their official website.
Hamilton County Historical Society
The purpose of the Hamilton County Historical Society is to bring together those persons interested in history, and especially in the history of Hamilton County, Illinois.
The Society’s major function is to discover and collect any material which may help to establish or illustrate the history of the area and to arouse interest in the past.
The Society maintains a museum and genealogy library on the second floor of the McCoy library where these items are preserved and made accessible to those who wish to examine them.
Officers:
President – Eileen Mayberry
Vice President – Donetta Malone
Secretary – Julie Brenner
Treasurer – Clara Farris
Trustees – Marcella Kane, Gerald Mayberry, Penny Van Winkle
For more information please visit their website.
