The City of Hemet public library was created in 1906.
Members of the Women's Club opened a reading room at the corner of Harvard Street and Florida Avenue.

In 1910, citizens of the newly formed city voted for its own library, and the city took over the operation of the facility built in 1906.
Shortly after, the reading room became too small for the growing community, and groups and citizens lobbied for a newer, larger facility to house the growing collection of books.
A woman of the community named Mrs. E.A. Davis was the one who wrote to Andrew Carnegie seeking funds to help build a new library.
The city received $7,500 to fund part of the construction, and Mr. and Mrs. St. John donated land to the city to build the new Carnegie Library.
The new library was finished in 1913, and served the city for 52 years.
The building was declared unsafe by the Fire Marshall and razed in 1969, and the new C.B. Covell Memorial Library was built.
This building however, also became too small for the city.

The library moved again in 2003, to its current facility, relocated for the first time since 1913.
The new facility is now located at 300 E. Latham Avenue, just blocks from its former location.
The new building is two stories tall, and contains 52,000 square feet (4,800 m²).
It was designed by John Loomis of 30th Street Architects at a cost of over $15 million.
The City of Hemet public library was created in 1906. Members of the Women's Club opened a reading room at the corner of Harvard Street and Florida Avenue.
In 1910, citizens of the newly formed city voted for its own library, and the city took over the operation of the facility built in 1906. Shortly after, the reading room became too small for the growing community, and groups and citizens lobbied for a newer, larger facility to house the growing collection of books. A woman of the community named Mrs. E.A. Davis was the one who wrote to Andrew Carnegie seeking funds to help build a new library. The city received $7,500 to fund part of the construction, and Mr. and Mrs. St. John donated land to the city to build the new Carnegie Library. The new library was finished in 1913, and served the city for 52 years. The building was declared unsafe by the Fire Marshall and razed in 1969, and the new C.B. Covell Memorial Library was built. This building however, also became too small for the city.
The library moved again in 2003, to its current facility, relocated for the first time since 1913. The new facility is now located at 300 E. Latham Avenue, just blocks from its former location. The new building is two stories tall, and contains 52,000 square feet (4,800 m²). It was designed by John Loomis of 30th Street Architects at a cost of over $15 million.
Hemet, California