Between 1886 and 1919, businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie donated more than $350 million
or 90% of his fortune to various charities and libraries around the world. He donated $40 million to build 1,689 libraries in America. Alabama . . . — — Map (db m290961) HM
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Juliette Hampton Morgan
Juliette Hampton Morgan was a white Montgomery, Alabama librarian whose privileged upbringing seemed unlikely to produce the determined civil rights activist that she became. Her letters to the . . . — — Map (db m71258) HM
Department of Library, Archives and Public Records
Board Members:
Frank Kelly, Chairman, Speaker of the House • Stan Turley, President of the Senate • John Hays, State Senator • Polly Rosenbaum, State Representative • Sharon Turgeon, . . . — — Map (db m27629) HM
Prescott's modern public library was dedicated on May 18, 1975. However, the history of a public library in Prescott goes back to August 1895, when seven local ladies founded the Women's Club of Prescott (now the Monday Club). They gathered a . . . — — Map (db m52912) HM
Prescott's first library consisted of over 300 volumes brought to the Territory in 1864 by Secretary of State Richard C. McCormick. In 1870, a group of local women opened a reading room with 263 books collected from local citizens and out-of-town . . . — — Map (db m20814) HM
The buildings, the bluffs, the spring and The Boulevard all make this a special place in Eureka Springs which has kept a peaceful beauty of earlier times.
The front of the McLaughlin Block has changed little since it was built in 1900 . . . — — Map (db m80138) HM
This is one of only four free public libraries in Arkansas funded by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. It was built of native limestone and completed in 1912 on this site which was donated by Eureka Springs resident Richard C. Kerens. The architect . . . — — Map (db m80137) HM
James W. Plachek, Architect, 1930
Addition, Ripley/BOORA Architects, 1999
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Berkeley’s first free public library system was established in 1895, with branches in west and south Berkeley. The . . . — — Map (db m52364) HM
Livermore Public City Library
1911 to 1966
City of Livermore Historic Preservation Landmark Site
Dedicated July 1996
Operated by Livermore Area Recreation and Park DistrictNearby Rededication Plaque reads:
Andrew J. . . . — — Map (db m17754) HM
Dedicated in 1902 as the Oakland Public Library, this was the first Carnegie Library built in Oakland. Designed in the American Beaux Arts style by architects Bliss and Faville (who later designed the Hotel Oakland), it was Oakland's main library . . . — — Map (db m18670) HM
Oroville Carnegie Library, built 1912, has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
In 1911, Andrew Carnegie, Scottish industrialist, businessman, and major philanthropist, . . . — — Map (db m17229) HM
Diagonally across the street stood Walnut Creek's second library, built with a $2,500 Carnegie Library Foundation grant. In 1961 (after 45 years), the fast-growing city needed a larger library. This site was sold to help fund the new library, . . . — — Map (db m93801) HM
Walnut Creek's third library opened at this site in 1961, when the city had fewer than 10,000 residents. This library replaced the small Carnegie Library on Main Street, which had opened 45 years before. The current library opened in 2010. — — Map (db m93799) HM
In took one word to describe the Coalinga Carnegie Library – “Beautiful”
Carnegie, Andrew, 1839-1919 American industrialist and philanthropist, born in Scotland.
Walter Ochs was the successful bidder at $15,797.00. The . . . — — Map (db m64059) HM
This historic Carnegie Library was built to serve the small, rural population of the surrounding area. It was dedicated on July 14, 1917, and has been in continuous use as a free public library since that date.
The Willows Chapter . . . — — Map (db m91797) HM
Completed in 1919, the library was constructed with a $10,000 grant from industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Calexico's Woman's Improvement Club and the Farmers and Merchants Club encouraged the city to apply for the Carnegie funds. In . . . — — Map (db m62070) HM
Built with funds donated by philanthropist
Andrew Carnegie, this building served as
Hanford's Public Library from the time it opened
in February of 1906 until it was replaced by
a new library in 1968. It now houses a local
historical museum. — — Map (db m153547) HM
Spanish Colonial Revival style.
Architects - Henry C. Newton and Robert D. Murray.
Built 1914. Declared 1986, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 292,
City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department. — — Map (db m175104) HM
The Patron Saint of Libraries
Born in Scotland, self-made steel magnate Andrew
Carnegie (1835-1919) built his fortune in America.
A major philanthropist, Carnegie was dedicated to
expanding educational opportunities for . . . — — Map (db m234299) HM
The First Library
Libraries have historically served as
vital institutions for the cultural and
social enrichment of American life.
In 1885. prominent architect Joseph
Cather Newsom designed Garvanza
Hall, later called Miller's . . . — — Map (db m228384) HM
Carnegie Funds Library
Since 1901, the Vernon Branch Library of the Los Angeles Public Library system has been serving patrons near Central and Vernon avenues. Initially called a delivery station, the library was housed in a rented . . . — — Map (db m226641) HM
The Ocean Park Branch Library was built as a gift of the Carnegie Foundation in 1918 on land donated by the Tegner family. The design is a simplified variation of Greek Revival architecture. Although small Carnegie Libraries were once found in towns . . . — — Map (db m119662) HM
South Pasadena's
original Carnegie Library,
built in 1907.
In memory of
Mary Helen Wayne (1913 - 2007)
City Librarian 1972 - 1978. — — Map (db m216153) HM
A Library is Born
It is astonishing how quickly the foundation was laid for a library that would endure into the 21st century. On April 20, 1887, the Women’s Christian Temperance Union decided to establish a coffee and reading room in . . . — — Map (db m239359) HM
This building was constructed in
1915 with grants from the Women's
Improvement Club, Carnegie
Foundation, and the City of
Willits. The total cost of
construction was $1,000. It
served continuously as a library
to the Greater Willits area . . . — — Map (db m152605) HM
On this site stood the first Salinas Library. Funds were raised through the efforts of the citizens of Salinas and a pledge from Andrew Carnegie.
Designed by Jacob Lenzen, the library opened Nov. 5. 1909, demolished in Aug. 1960. The above plaque . . . — — Map (db m63633) HM
Library Association formed December 19, 1857, first library was in Kidd Knox Bldg. 228 Broad St., it was moved to Oustomah Lodge I.O.O.F. No. 16, June 3, 1874. Nevada City Trustees assumed responsibilities Oct. 1, 1902 and was moved into the . . . — — Map (db m40354) HM
Anaheim's first building constructed exclusively for library use was erected in 1908 with a grant of $10,000 from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. The site was purchased with funds raised by popular subscription. This building was designed by Los . . . — — Map (db m314294) HM
Built by United States Work Projects Administration, 1941.
City of Fullerton Local Landmark No. 11, Fullerton Library, built 1941.
Plaque placed by Fullerton Heritage, 2002. — — Map (db m235009) HM
Constructed in 1908-09 with a grant from the Andrew Carnegie Corporation. Building designed in the Greek Revival style of architecture by A.D. Fellows. Formally dedicated May 26, 1909, it housed the City Library for 59 years. Auburn City offices . . . — — Map (db m31835) HM
Concerned by the lack of adequate library facilities in 1910, the Women’s Improvement Club convinced the City Board of Trustees to contribute $2,000 and to apply to Andrew Carnegie for a $10,000 grant which they received on April 25, 1911. The land . . . — — Map (db m40182) HM
January 1909: The Beaumont Woman's
Club votes to work for the establishment
of a library.
March 11, 1909: The Club appoints a
five-member committee to investigate the
matter of opening a reading room.
November 1909: The club . . . — — Map (db m175955) HM
Andrew Carnegie Library
Franklin P. Burnham, Architect
S.L. Bloom, Contractor
Corona's first public library building was built in 1906 in the Neoclassical architectural style. It was the only Neoclassical style masonry building in the . . . — — Map (db m268761) HM
This Greek revival building was paid for with a donation by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and with a local match. Since construction, the library has, at various times, shared the structure with the fire department the . . . — — Map (db m303974) HM
This building, the home of the Colton Area Museum
and the Homework Assistance Center, is the result of
a vision initiated by the Colton Womens Club in 1902.
A charitable trust established by steel magnate and
philanthropist Andrew Carnegie . . . — — Map (db m245887) HM
1913 saw the era of the Carnegie library grants by Andrew Carnegie. Through his program a city could request grant money to fund the building of a library, and the books inside. The only proviso was that the city requesting the library would also . . . — — Map (db m150014) HM
This building, Carnegie Historic Library, has been placed on National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of Interior, Register #97001635 — — Map (db m61563) HM
Built on the site formerly occupied by Dona Ramona Carrillo Pacheco de Wilson’s two story town house, this building was for 55 years the city library. One of over 1,681 libraries given by Andrew Carnegie to American towns in the early 1900’s, it was . . . — — Map (db m11605) HM
The Grand Avenue Library opened its doors in 1916 as South San Francisco's first library, one of
thousands of new libraries in the United States funded by a grant from businessman and
philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
Local teacher Rue Randall . . . — — Map (db m177136) HM
Local school teacher Rue Randall Clifford, riding
horseback through the City, gathered signatures to secure a
$10,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie and build the City's
first library. Carnegie gave away much of his fortune,
around $60 million, to . . . — — Map (db m176743) HM
Lompoc Carnegie Library
1910 - 1968
Historical Landmark No. 1
Dedicated August 31, 1968
Lompoc City Council and Lompoc Valley Historical Society, Inc. — — Map (db m67212) HM
The original Masonic cornerstone was
dedicated October 1908 by Dr. W.T. Lucas,
past Grand Master of Masons in California
and the officers of Santa Maria's
Hesperian Lodge #264, E.&A.M.
A $10,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie financed
Santa . . . — — Map (db m161711) HM
A $10,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie financed Santa
Maria's first public library in 1908. The Ladies Literary Society, now the Minerva Club, began the effort with letters to the steel magnate in 1901, and later enlisted the City Council's help. . . . — — Map (db m162068) HM
This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
Carnegie Library, 1910. — — Map (db m18470) HM
The Ulatis Book Club initiated an early effort in 1905 to obtain a Carnegie Library Building Fund Grant. This effort was taken over in 1910 by the Saturday Club, which campaigned to establish a library district under the jurisdiction of the . . . — — Map (db m16845) HM
In 1903, industrialist Andrew Carnegie offered $20,000 to erect a new public library in Vallejo. The donation was made with the provision that the city provide $2,000 each year for its operation. Dedicated on July 4, 1904, the library was located on . . . — — Map (db m100475) HM
The "Old Carnegie Library", begun in 1904, served Petaluma from 1906 until the new library was built in 1976. This first major building by local architect Brainerd Jones is noted for its freestanding dome with stained glass, and use of locally . . . — — Map (db m17580) HM
In 1913 the Women’s Improvement Club applied for a grant from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation to build a library. In 1918 the Newman free library joined the Stanislaus County Library system. The library was built in 1919 following WWI for $7,600, . . . — — Map (db m208312) HM
This building was constructed in 1921 by the Andrew Carnegie Foundation and served as a public library. In 1996 it was placed into the National Registry of Historic Places. The history of our community is preserved in this museum by the Riverbank . . . — — Map (db m19460) HM
Public Library 1916 – 1968
Building placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior on January 7, 1993
Dedicated April 29, 1993 by Eldora Parlor No. 248 Native Daughters of the Golden . . . — — Map (db m223233) HM
An Ideal of Beauty
Civic Center was originally conceived as an ideal of beauty,
ultimately merging several design schemes to give it its final
form. Its history dates back to 1905, when Mayor Robert Speer's
Art Commission hired . . . — — Map (db m258292) HM
Carnegie Library, built 1905, has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m254744) HM
Built for the citizens of Colorado City. This library has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places as a contributing building of the Old Colorado City Historic District. — — Map (db m304974) HM
This classical Italian Renaissance library was opened February 22, 1911. Manitou Springs' citizens were proud of the cork floors, heavy oak furniture, and a five-foot tall wall clock that ran on dry-cell batteries.
Manitou Springs had a free . . . — — Map (db m250939) HM
In 1902, Andrew Carnegie, national philanthropist, gave funds to construct Leadville’s first permanent library building. Formal opening was January 8, 1904. — — Map (db m282893) HM
The building that today houses the Fort Collins Museum was constructed in 1903, as a public library. Steel magnate Andrew Carnegie provided $12,000 in funds for the construction. Opened to the public on August 24, 1904, the Carnegie Library . . . — — Map (db m51350) HM
When the Mount Pleasant Library, behind you, opened in 1925, crowds flocked to the Classical style building. Many had campaigned long and hard for this community centerpiece. The Carnegie Corporation, funder of public libraries in Mount Vernon . . . — — Map (db m130864) HM
This majestic building was opened in 1903 as the Central Public Library, popularly known as the Carnegie Library because Andrew Carnegie donated funds to build it. From the start Central was open to all. Mary Church Terrell and historian John . . . — — Map (db m18794) HM
Founders Library houses wide-ranging collections, the university's museum, and the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, one of the world's largest repositories dedicated to the culture and history of people of African descent. Dedicated in 1939, the . . . — — Map (db m116653) HM
Built with a $17,500 grant from industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, the West Tampa Free Library opened its doors on January 1, 1914, becoming the first public library in Hillsborough County. Designed by architect John W. Biggar, the . . . — — Map (db m151032) HM
Built with a $50,000 grant from industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, the Tampa Free Public Library opened its doors in April 27, 1917, becoming the City of Tampa's first public library. This venture was the result of a sustained . . . — — Map (db m110892) HM
Built in 1908 with funds donated by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, this was the first Carnegie Library built on a Black Land-Grant college campus. Nathan Young, President of the State Normal College for Colored Students, with . . . — — Map (db m207495) HM
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This Carnegie Library was built in 1918 with funds from the Carnegie Corporation. It is one of the 1,946 Carnegie Libraries built in the United States under the direction of Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish immigrant who rose from . . . — — Map (db m81714) HM
Building Palmetto’s Carnegie Library, the first real library in Manatee County was a collaboration: Andrew Carnegie’s foundation contributed $10,000, the City supplied $1000 and the land, and the Ladies’ Library Association provided all the . . . — — Map (db m146785) HM
This library stands as testament to the tenacity of Coconut Grove’s pioneering citizens. Established by the Pine Needles Club, an organization for young girls formed by local teacher Mary Barr Munroe, the first library operated out of a room . . . — — Map (db m150781) HM
In 1906, eleven African-American men formed the Colored Library Association of Savannah and established the Library for Colored Citizens. They acquired the original collection from personal libraries and public donations of books and periodicals. In . . . — — Map (db m108955) HM
On this corner stood the Auburn Avenue Branch Carnegie Library for African-Americans, from 1923 to the 1950's.
Alice Dugged Carey, the first principal of Morris Brown University (now College), along with Dr. W.E.B. DuBois and others led the fight . . . — — Map (db m186423) HM
On this corner stood the Auburn Avenue Branch Carnegie Library for African-Americans, from 1923 to the 1950s. Alic Dugged Carey, the first principal of Morris Brown University (now College), along with Dr. W.E.B. Dubois and others led the fight to . . . — — Map (db m127281) HM
Inspired by a grant of $15,000 from Andrew Carnegie, citizens constructed this building as a Carnegie Library in 1913, for $40,000. This was the first public building designed by local Architect Lloyd B. Greer and was formally opened June 1914. The . . . — — Map (db m23441) HM
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The first formal meeting to organize a library association was held at Andrew College in April 1878 with Dr. A. L. Hamilton presiding. The thirteen members of the Cuthbert Library Club offered their book collections, and . . . — — Map (db m49087) HM
Northwest: Carlson (or Spaulding) Building, across Center Street, was built in 1919 in a Sullivanesque style. Its appearance has been altered by remodeling of the first-floor storefronts and removal of the original tin cornice. The Pocatello . . . — — Map (db m267795) HM
