Copiah
and Jefferson counties organized the
Copiah-Jefferson Regional
Library System in 1960.
Hazlehurst:
In 1948, the city library board began a fundraising drive to erect a
new library building. The will of George W. Covington included $5,000
for some “worthwhile civic project”, and the executors offered
this sum to the library board. The board proudly deeded the library
to the city of Hazlehurst in August 1951. This was the first
Mississippi public library financed entirely by public funds.
Crystal Springs:
In 1943, the library was no longer a WPA library and operated on
gifts and a small sum for a salary from the city. In 1958, the lot
for the building was donated in memory of Mr. J.T. Biggs, Jr.
Wesson: In
1954, the library was no longer a WPA library and operated in a small
room in city hall. In 1961, the new library was opened and in 1968
was renamed the Longie Dale Hamilton Library, honoring the memory of
Mrs. R. L. Hamilton.
Jefferson County:
The WPA ended and it was twenty years later in 1958 that volunteers
restored the library. Interest increased and the library moved to
larger quarters and became a part of the Copiah-Jefferson Regional
Library system.
Georgetown:
On April 7, 2001, the Robert W. Windom, Jr. Memorial Library opened.
Named after former Mayor Robert Windom. A long list of supporters
helped make this possible.