The Vignola Council Library dates back to the period immediately after 1866.
In that year, following the law that suppressed religious orders, the Ministry transferred to the Council a collection of about 1700 books from the Convent of the Cappuccini of Vignola with the intention of promoting the establishment of a Council Library.
By June, 1871, following a series of donations and books left for consultation, the library counted 5000 volumes and was opened to the public.
At that time, the library was housed in a room of the Castle of the princes Boncompagni close to the Nonantolana Tower where the librarian, Don Giovanni Rodolfi had set up a Weather Observatory.
In 1915, it was transferred to Palazzo Tosi-Bellucci, the current Council Building; in that year, it housed about 11,000 books.
The First, but even more so, the Second World War proved disastrous for the Library and many important works as well as books were lost under the bombs.
In 1955, the library counted about 9500 books and was housed in three rooms in the Council Building, originally occupied by the Industrial School.
In 1977, the Vignola Council Library was transferred to Villa Trenti inside the San Giuseppe Park, where it still remains today.