The Neillsville Public Library had its beginning back in 1879
as the Neillsville Library Association, and was housed in
various locations until 1914. Fortunately, the City of Neillsville
had a direct link to the Carnegie Foundation via one
Mrs. J.W. Hommel, who with her second husband was a
resident of Neillsville. Mrs. Hommel’s first husband was
George C. Carnegie, whose father was a nephew of
Andrew Carnegie. Thanks in part to that relationship Neillsville
was allotted $10,000 for the construction of a new library.
The Chicago architect, George Awsumb, was hired to design the building. True to Carnegie standards, the brick structure stands stately atop a hill and remains today in its original splendor. Following their original lead the city constructed an addition in 1994 nearly doubling the size
of the library facility while remaining true to the Carnegie brick design.
Library hours:
Monday
9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday
9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Thursday
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Sunday & Holidays
Closed
Library services include collections of books, periodicals, video and audio cassettes, DVDs, CDs, Clark County Press microfilm, access to interlibrary loan services, computers with internet access available for public use, children’s story hour/program, summer library program and much more.