History
In the spring of 1961, a group from the Jonesville-Arlington
Woman's Club began the process of establishing a library in Jonesville.
Miss Phyllis Snyder from the North Carolina State Library recommended
that the two towns combine in order to meet population figures
for a federal grant. A grant of $3,875 was awarded.
This grant was used to purchase books and to
pay a librarian's salary for one year. The Jonesville-Arlington
Public library opened May 21, 1962 in the Jonesville Town Hall
building. In July 1962, Yadkin County became part of the Northwestern
Regional Library system.
On October 31, 1983, the library moved its present
location in the building adjacent to town hall.
In June 1997, the new automated circulation
system was up and running followed by the first public internet
access in the regional system in September 1997.
In March 1999, the library finally received
the rest of the space in the library building to use for a history
room and additional storage areas.
In April 2001, the Jonesville-Arlington Public
Library, as a member of the Northwestern Regional Library installed
the SIRSI Unicorn online automated system to continue improving
services to the public.