History:

The history of the Norwalk Public Library system is the story of two libraries, Norwalk and South Norwalk.  These libraries were founded in the late 19th-century and both functioned independently for most of their existence, each in their own Carnegie library building.  In 1913 the cities of Norwalk and South Norwalk were united as one City of Norwalk, but the libraries remained separate local libraries.  Not until the 1970’s did they merge as a city-wide library system.