Madison in Madison County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Madison Carnegie Library
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 9, 2021
1. Madison Carnegie Library Marker
A tribute to the memory of Andrew Carnegie donor of this library 1912.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Education. In addition, it is included in the Carnegie Libraries series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.
Location. 41° 49.686′ N, 97° 27.424′ W. Marker is in Madison, Nebraska, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of West 3rd Street and Kent Street, on the right when traveling west on West 3rd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 212 West 3rd Street, Madison NE 68748, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Nebraska. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and on the prairies. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Barnes Reserve Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Granville Cemetery (approx. 11.8 miles away); The Skala Timber House (approx. 13.6 miles away); Battle Creek (approx. 14.6 miles away).
Also see . . .
1. Madison Public Library (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: The library was originally founded in 1907 by the local Woman's Club of Madison. While the collection was initially held in a location donated by a town doctor, in 1908 it moved to the second floor of city(Submitted on December 16, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)hall. By 1910 the library had a collection of over 1,000 volumes.
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2. Madison Carnegie Library.
Black and white photograph of the Madison Public Library. Library building was funded by Carnegie and completed in 1913. Original from Marguerite Nesbit collection in Nebraska and Carnegie Libraries(Submitted on December 16, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
3. Carnegie library (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: A Carnegie library is a library built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. A total of 2,509 Carnegie libraries were built between 1883 and 1929. 1,689 were built in the United States. At first, Carnegie libraries were almost exclusively in places with which he had a personal connection namely his birthplace in Scotland and the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area, his adopted hometown. Later, Carnegie substantially increased funding to libraries outside these areas. As Carnegie's library funding progressed, very few of the towns that requested a grant, committing to his terms for operation and maintenance, were refused.(Submitted on December 16, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 9, 2021
2. Madison Carnegie Library Marker
The marker is mounted on the right side of the front entrance.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 9, 2021
3. Madison Carnegie Library
Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 62 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 16, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
