The Campbell Library Association, which was organized on Mar. 1, 1901, was an outgrowth of the Fortnightly Club, another study club in La Crosse. The Fortnightly Club had established the La Crosse County Traveling Library in 1898, and encouraged the Town of Campbell to organize and maintain their own library.
At the first meeting of the Campbell Library Association, whose members included farm women and their husbands, discussion included how to raise money to purchase books and the establishment of rules necessary to run the library. Mrs. Frank Tiffany of the Fortnightly Club donated the first five books. A constitution was adopted in 1902.
Early meetings combined a social hour with book reviews to determine what books would be purchased. Five or six books were selected at each meeting, and discussions centered on the proper volumes to include in the library. In-depth study of authors and other topics were also presented. Additional books were received from the La Crosse County Traveling Library system.
The Campbell Town Hall, erected in 1875, and located a block north of the intersection of what is now State Highway 157 and the present County Highway SS, was the center of social activities for the club. The club held a variety of social functions to raise money to maintain the building and the library.
Once the La Crosse County Library was established in 1923, the club purchased fewer books. In 1927, 150 books were donated to the County Library. The rest of the books were divided among Association members in 1947. On June 4, 1951, the Campbell Library Association celebrated its 50th anniversary. The group continued to meet and studied a variety of topics including: bird habits, drugs, successful diets, estates and wills, etc.
In October 1967, the name of the organization was changed from Campbell Library Club to Fauver Hill Study Club, as a result of the break up of the town of Campbell into the town of Medary to the east and the town of Campbell to the west.
The organization celebrated its centennial on May 9, 2001, and is still active. Monthly meetings are held in the homes of members from September to May. Programs include current events, slide presentations and tours of schools, museums, and institutions.
