On North Eufaula Avenue at St James Place, on the right when traveling north on North Eufaula Avenue.
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
On South Lawrence Street at High Street, on the left when traveling south on South Lawrence Street.
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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
Near West Washington Street near North 11th Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
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
Near South Alarcon Street south of East Goodwin Street.
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
On East Gurley Street (Arizona Route 89) at Marina Street, on the left when traveling west on East Gurley Street.
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
On Spring Street west of Hillside Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
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
On Spring Street west of Hillside Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
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
On Fourteenth Street at Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, on the left when traveling west on Fourteenth Street.
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
On Montgomery Street at Oak Street, on the right when traveling east on Montgomery Street.
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
On North Main Street near Civic Drive, on the left when traveling south.
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
On Easr Durian Avenue near 4th Street, on the left when traveling east.
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
On County Route 39 at Road W, on the left when traveling east on County Route 39.
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
On Heber Avenue at Fifth Street, on the right when traveling north on Heber Avenue.
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
On Eighth Street east of Douty Street, on the right when traveling east.
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
On Colorado Boulevard just west of Eagle Rock Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
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
On Santa Monica Boulevard at Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Santa Monica Boulevard.
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
On Figueroa Street at Piedmont Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Figueroa Street.
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
On Central Avenue north of 46th Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Main Street at Ocean Park Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
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
On El Centro Street at Diamond Avenue, on the right when traveling east on El Centro Street.
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
On East Commercial Street at South Humboldt Street, on the right when traveling east on East Commercial Street.
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 South Main Street at East San Luis Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
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
On North Pine Street north of Church Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
On South Anaheim Boulevard 0.3 miles south of West Lincoln Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
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 m50042) HM
On Pomona Avenue at Wilshire Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Pomona Avenue.
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
On Almond Street north of Lincoln Way, on the right when traveling south.
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
On Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling south.
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
On 8th Street at California Avenue, on the left when traveling west on 8th Street.
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
On South Main Street at East 8th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
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
On Roosevelt Street at Magnolia Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Roosevelt Street.
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
On La Cadena Drive at G Street, on the right when traveling north on La Cadena Drive.
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
Near Euclid Avenue 0.1 miles south of Arrow Route, on the right when traveling north.
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
Near 12th Street at Park Street, on the left when traveling west.
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
On Grand Avenue at Walnut Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Grand Avenue.
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
On Grand Avenue at Walnut Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Grand Avenue.
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
On South H Street at E. Cypress Avenue, on the left when traveling south on South H Street.
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
On South McClelland Street south of East Cook Street, on the right when traveling south.
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
On South Broadway south of East Cook Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Fifth Street at Church St when traveling west on Fifth Street.
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
On Sacramento Street at Virginia Street, on the left when traveling north on Sacramento Street.
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
On Main Street near Kern Street, on the right when traveling south.
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
On Sante Fe Street, on the left when traveling east.
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
On North Broadway at Florence Street, on the right when traveling south on North Broadway.
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
On Bannock Street at 14th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Bannock Street.
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
On West Kiowa Street just east of North Sierra Madre Street, on the right when traveling east.
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
On West Pikes Peak Avenue at Colbrunn Court on West Pikes Peak Avenue.
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
On Manitou Avenue (Business U.S. 24) at Pawnee Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Manitou Avenue.
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
On East 9th Street (U.S. 24) at Harrison Avenue (U.S. 24), on the right when traveling west on East 9th Street.
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
On Mathews Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
On 16th Street Northwest at Lamont Street Northwest on 16th Street Northwest.
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
On K Street Northwest east of 9th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
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
On Howard Place Northwest east of 6th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
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
On North Howard Avenue at West Union Street, on the left when traveling north on North Howard Avenue.
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
On East 7th Aveune at North Tampa Street (Business U.S. 41), on the right when traveling west on East 7th Aveune.
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
Near South Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard just south of Gamble Street.
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
On 15th Street West at 4th Avenue West, on the right when traveling north on 15th Street West.
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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
Near 10th Avenue West at 6th Street West, on the right when traveling south.
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
On McFarlane Road north of South Bayshore Drive, on the right when traveling north.
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
On East Henry Street at Java Place, on the left when traveling west on East Henry Street.
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 Auburn Avenue NE at Hilliard Street NE, on the right when traveling east on Auburn Avenue NE.
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 Auburn Avenue NE at Hilliard Street NE, on the right when traveling east on Auburn Avenue NE. Reported missing.
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
On West Central Avenue (U.S. 84) at North Oak Street, on the left when traveling west on West Central Avenue.
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
On North Lumpkin Street at Pearl Street, on the right when traveling north on North Lumpkin Street.
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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
Near South Arthur Avenue at Center Street, on the right when traveling south.
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
