They were first kept in the Greer home, located on the southeast corner of Race and Main streets. Club meetings were held in members' homes. For that reason, membership was limited to 25 women. Typical meetings would include book reviews, guest speakers on literary subjects, or discussion of community problems. As more books were added, the library eventually moved from the Greer home to a room above a bank on the town square on the corner of Spruce and Arch streets.
Offices now occupy that space.
Three Phoenix Club Members, Ada Whitmore, Virginia Lightle and Lois Wells, volunteered their time to check out books. By World War I, the library had increased to 600 volumes. A local physician, Dr. S.T. Tapscott, allowed the books to be placed in a room in his office. His daughter, Winifred Tapscott, a club member, volunteered to serve as the librarian. Miss Winnie, as she was called, was a former school-teacher and was very interested in encouraging the youth ol Searcy to become familiar with good literature.