The Easton Library Company was organized in 1811 as a public stockholder library. In 1864, the Company and the Easton School District agreed to joint control and ownership of the library, maintaining a stockholder/school library. In 1895 the Easton Library Association was granted shared control with the School District and the ELC, operating as a subscription and school library. The ELC and ELA relinquished all authority and assets to the School District in 1901, when the district voted to fund a tax supported free public library, a condition of receiving a Carnegie grant that funded a new library building.

1. Rough minutes, 1811-1816.--2. Minutes, 1811-1893.--3. Minutes and register of officers and committees of Easton Library Association, 1895-1914.--4. Ledger A (listing shareholders and cash accounts), 1866-1895.--5. Members, 1896-1901.--6. Transfer book (listing resale of shares of Easton Library Comapny stock), 1812-1892.--7-11. Shareholder and borrowing registers, 1811-1862 (5 volumes).--12. Borrowers permission slips.--13. Undated catalogue of books.--14. 1816 catalogue of books.--15. 1832 title catalogue.--16. 1832 subject catalog.--17. 1842 catalogue.--18. 1855 printed catalogue.--19. Secretary's catalogue (cases A-U).--20. Catalogue (cases A-X).--21. Unlabeled grey and red volume (cases A-Y).--22. Handwritten lists, alphabetical by title in pencil and by subject in ink.--23-24. 2 boxes of documents, including borrows permission slips, librarians' and treasurers' reports, building of first library building, records of expenses and receipts, 1863 school district/library merger documents, and lists of Library Association officials.