At a May 1902 meeting, the newly formed Library Board authorized the purchase of a lot and a tax levy to support a public library, as required by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie for funding. Designed by S. C. Dark of Indianapolis in the Classical Revival style, it was built in 1902-1903 and dedicated in 1903 as the Danville Public Library with approximately 1,000 volumes. The library has played a major role in the community's educational and cultural development. Additions built in 1979 and 1999 doubled the original space. It currently houses the Danville Center Township Public Library. It is one of 1,679 libraries built in the U.S. with funds from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, and Indiana built more Carnegie libraries than any other state.