During the 1970′s, with no knowledge of the library’s previous (and technically still active) tax-based existence, a concerned group of citizens worked with the village to create a volunteer library. The following video, made in 1977, tells the story of the library’s renaissance, and showcases the community spirit that made this library revival a reality.

Ironically, records and notes from the 1970s to the 1990s show that library volunteers and trustees were investigating methods to become a taxing library, and all the while the Clifton Public Library was an established taxing body that had never been disbanded through public vote.