Hart Memorial Public Library was located on land donated in 1910 by Carrie S. Hart, widow of a former Governor of Florida, Ossian B. Hart. In 1914 a group of ladies in Kissimmee donated $52 each and collected additional funds from citizens to build the Hart Memorial Public Library. A charter was issued to the Hart Memorial Chapter of the American Women's League and Annie Palmer Fell widow of Nelson Fell, founder of the Narcoossee and Fellsmore, donated books and furnishings from her personal library to help begin the public library.