The Clewiston Public Library, now known as the Harry T. Vaughn Library, came about in 1941 when the mayor at the time, asked the Garden Club to organize a library. They enlisted the help of a librarian from the Moore Haven High School, a Miss Hazel Humble, who, with the help of two others, cataloged all the books over the course of their weekends for three months and then prepared to open the library to the public. In 1967, the library moved to its permanent location, and in 1992, it was added to through funding from state and federal grants, the City of Lewiston, Hendry County, $100,000 from US Sugar and $57,510 from private donations.