The county board of any county, or the governing body of any municipal corporation, school district or public library therein, is hereby authorized and empowered to set apart and furnish a suitable room or space in the courthouse of the county, or in any of its municipal, school or library buildings, as the case may be, for the purposes and use of the historical society of such county, and to furnish light and heat therefor, or the county board may in its discretion construct or otherwise provide and furnish other suitable housing in the county for such purposes and use.