Volunteer Organization in Lockhart Texas
Friends of the Eugene Clark Library hosts events throughout the year in Lockhart Tx to foster good community bonds and relationships, and to fund literacy and community development projects for the Eugene Clark Library.
Anyone can join, attend or volunteer. Pick up a brochure in the library or call Melanie @512-584-6485 for more information. Show some pride in your community and some pride in one of the oldest operable library's in the country!! Be involved in fun events like Dickens Christmas and Evening with the Authors.
The library is a two story, Greek cross plan and is a Classical Revival building of red brick with limestone trim, with four projecting pediment pavilions forming the arms. The main facade facing east is divided into three bays by pilasters and contains a central stained glass memorial window classically framed by pilasters and a round keystone arch. The southeast entrance has double doors with a mullet-lighted fanlight also framed by pilasters and entablature and supports the central dome.
The architecture of the building has been a source of curiosity to many professional architects, and the library is visited annually by many amateur and professional architects, including regular visits by architecture majors from the University of Texas.
Inside the building the pressed tin ceiling, woodwork, lighting fixtures and perimeter shelving are all original to the building.
When built, the library had auditorium style seating in the center of the building and on the balcony. In 1956 the seating was removed to allow for the expansion of the book collection.
Today the library continues to serve as a focal point for community activities and is the major source of informational and pleasure reading for Lockhart and Caldwell County residents.
