Our Story
Troy’s first free public library opened its doors in 1896, thanks to the efforts of the Alturian Club. The collection started in a single room inside the city building but soon grew so quickly that it filled the entire first floor. In 1942, Mary Jane Hayner generously left her home to be used for educational purposes. Just a year later, the library moved into the beautiful Hayner Mansion. Before long, though, the growing collection and busy circulation meant the library needed even more room.
On November 27, 1974, construction began on a brand-new library building. By February 14, 1976, books and materials had been moved in, and the community gathered on May 15 to celebrate the building’s dedication.
In 2024, the Troy-Miami County Public Library served more than 188,000 patrons. Along with books and magazines, you’ll find DVDs, audiobooks, e-books, and plenty of digital resources. Visitors can use public computers, connect to Wi-Fi, or reserve a meeting room. We also lend out museum passes and offer a Library of Things—so you can borrow everything from tools to gadgets. We are also the local program partner for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Miami County.
Our library family includes fifty dedicated staff members who keep things running at the main branch—home to our Outreach Services department and bookmobile—as well as at the Oakes-Beitman branch in Pleasant Hill, and the Local History & Genealogy Center and Maker Lab located in the TMCPL Annex at the Hobart Government Center.
