About the Library - Our History
From a beginning donation of 500 books in 1944 from the Webber Street Church of Christ (Urbana, IL) the Jessie C. Eury Library has grown to a collection of 127,000 items, making it the largest library among the independent Christian Churches and Churches of Christ.
Miss Jessie C. Eury, in whose honor the library is named, was the chief librarian from 1944 until her retirement in 1980. She passed away in 1988.
After Miss Eury, Tom Tanner served as Library Director. He left the library to become Academic Dean of Lincoln Christian College (1994-2009). Since 1994, Nancy J. Olson has served as the Library Director of the Jessie C. Eury Library.