Through a series of bake sales, garage sales, chili suppers and other activities, the incipient Friends secured money to rent a space and fill it with books.
Volunteers assembled and managed the collection. With electricity but no air conditioning, heating, water or bathroom, the first library space was spare but affordable: $50 per month initially and later $1 per year. Early commercial support for the Friends of the Library came from First State Bank of Pflugerville and John Pfluger.
In April 1982, a grand opening was held during National Library Week.