In 1915, when the Lassen County Board of Supervisors agreed to create a County Free Library it was a new territory for them to undertake. On September 7, 1915 they entered into a contract with the County of Sacramento to organize the Lassen County Free Library system. It was a one year contract at $960. One of the first stipulations was Sacramento would hire a librarian for Lassen County at a salary of $80 per month. When the contract expired on October 31, 1916, the Lassen County Free Library was fully functional.