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Willard Library

Built in 1885, Willard Library is Indiana's oldest public library building. It also houses one of the state's best genealogical libraries. The library was built with a grant by local philanthropist Willard Carpenter and is a beautiful Victorian Gothic building designed by James and Merritt Reid.

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Location	21 First Ave Evansville Indiana 47710
Phone	812-425-4309
Fax	812-421-9742
Email	willard@willard.lib.in.us
Website	http://www.willard.lib.in.us At over 110 years old, Willard is the oldest public library building in the state. Built with a grant by local philanthropist Willard Carpenter, it was formed to be "a public library for the use of the people of all classes, races, and sexes, free of charge forever." The library, housed in a beautiful Victorian Gothic building designed by James ...