When the Garwood Theatre closed its doors in 1978, the public library in the Clayton County community of Garnavillo moved down a floor to the main level of the former theatre building. The restroom, magazines, and information desk sit where the concession stand and ticket area once were, while the former auditorium space now contains the library’s adult fiction, non-fiction, and reference sections, plus audiobooks, videos, CDs and public computers. Finally, a children’s section occupies the back portion of the building, a space once used by the Garnavillo fire department.