Many old Carnegie Libraries such as this are wonderful historical treasures in and of themselves. For some communities, the limited space became too restrictive as the towns grew and they were replaced with bigger libraries. Fortunately, some have been preserved and are being utilized as history museums. This one is fantastic! The collection has been curated well in telling a story of people of area and providing representations of how they lived. Some items are not as localized, but are representative of people identified with the expansionism of the 19th century. One such item is a saddle that had belonged to Kit Carson. Check this place out. Its good for young and old. Its free. It wont take you but maybe an hour to peruse. Then, reward yourself with a burger at the nearby Burger Bar.

Krista was amazing and knowledgable. She also gave us recommendations for other activities and a great place for lunch.

A nice historical museum housed in a former Carnegie Library, the Layland Museum showcases artifacts from Native American cultures and early settlers. There were many exhibits designed for hands-on exploration by children. Altogether a pleasant place to visit, including the building itself.

Nice little free museum..

Great place to gather with family and friends.

Free museum nice inside

Great small little history gem. Old building smell in a good way. Lovely architecture details. Great daily use antiques organized and displayed well. Family activities.

A shrine to Johnson county history. Inside the old Carnegie library.

One of the coolest museums I have been to. First off the two main issues one ask with museums is where to park?.... Which there are areas across the street. And how much does it cost?.... and that would be Free. I enjoyed the exhibits including the early day look at the pioneers and how they lived. The highlight here though is they have one of Kit Carsons saddle. If you dont know who he is and what he did then Google him its worth it. The museum is not the biggest but the old theater is definitely worth the time to check out. Put all of this together with a gift shop that wont break your budget.... Magnets are 1.50 to 6.50 depending on how fancy. It made for a nice visit.

Pretty neat & in a month they will add more exhibits. I will definitely be going back again & up stairs is a theatre with some old seats in there

Our group from Acton Baptist Church visited and took the tour from the friendly staff. Loved the exhibits and hands on activities.

A great outing for families

Awesome little museum to learn local history of Cleburne and the surrounding area of Johnson County.

A very nice comprehensive display of local Johnson County history and a rotating a display of world history topics. Especially enjoyed be Cleburne Railroad Museum and Conductor Bob, the museums volunteer and former Santa Fe employee.

A simply outstanding small town museum. If youre anywhere in the Cleburne area, its well worth stopping by.

This is a very small museum. However, it is a beautiful building with a lot of history. Mr Carnegie would be proud. The staff was incredibly knowledgeable and helpful, even made suggestions of other places to visit and where to go for lunch. (We went to Heroes and it was fantastic as was the beautiful and unique building. Stop by the candy shop for incredible chocolate and vintage candies.)

Very interesting and easy to walk around and view museum items. You could even get into a tepee. Upstairs was a great Hall and for those who need to sit seats available.

So good.

Cool lil museum

Need update but good

Cool place, got go if in cleburne

History of Johnson County

Cool place to take ur kiddos to learn some history of cleburne...they have really old peices that are neat to look at

A wonderful collection of items dating from prehistory to the 1950s. Truly astonishing Civil War pieces are also in the collection.

Small. Quaint. Very cool.

Very nice Antique Museum !

It started out as private collection to be custodians of JOHNSON COUNTY HISTORY. Housed in the historic Carnegie library

Loved the museum

Very nice!!

Great place lot of history

Small but great experience!

The staff was very friendly.

See the history of Cleburne.

Layland museum of the police department by the cpd and for cpd so they can take there money all the times recd.

Nice place to visit.