Mount Allison Memorial Library, Sackbille, New Brunswick, 1951, Canada

 

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Carnegie Library, Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada

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Carnegie Library, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Construction of the new Carnegie library had begun in 1904. The neo-Classical stone building, constructed for $53,000, was financed by Andrew Carnegie. It was completed in 1905, but the library's collection remained in its makeshift quarters at City Hall until January 2, 1906, when it moved to the new building.

[LIB11274]

Carnegie Library, Stouffville, Ontario, Canada

Received grant on April 28, 1913
Received $5,000 from the Carnegie foundation
F.F. Saunders, architect

[LIB11248]

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Carnegie Library, Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada

[LIB11245]

Received grant on March 24, 1906
Received $11,500 from the Carnegie foundation
A.M. Piper, architect

No longer operating as a public library. It has been re-purposed for other use.

1919, The L.P. Fisher Memorial Library, Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada

[LIB11244]

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Public Library, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

[LIB11042] Website

Library, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada

[LIB10901]

Library, Chatham, Ontario, Canada

[LIB10896]

1926 Carnegie Public Library, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

[LIB6734]

Located at:
1221-2nd Street S.W.

The library was built: 1910-1912. Construction materials include yellow Paskapoo sandstone quarried at Calgary's Oliver Quarry. Load bearing sandstone walls (smoothly finished) backed with brick. Copper roof. Douglas fir floors, mahogany and birch trim.

The architect was McLean and Wright of Boston, Massachusetts. Construction was done by Richard A. Brocklebank, a multi-term Calgary alderman. Key to the project were the stone-cutting craftsmen George Christie (head stonemason) and locally hired Scottish stonecutters.

The project may not have been possible without the Carnagie Grant. The project cost was $100,000 ($80,000 grant from American industrialist Andrew Carnegie and $20,000 from the City of Calgary).

Source: Waymarking

Public Library, Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada

[LIB6163] - Bessie sent this card to Mrs. Thomas Young, of Midland Park, New Jersey. "I must add another library to your little collection." Years later, it has found its way onto this site.

1912 Free Public Library, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada

[LIB6161] - Closed in 1983, this building is now home to the Saint John Arts Centre. [Wikipedia]

1922 Massey Hall and Library, O.A.C., Guelph, Ontario, Canada

[LIB2528] Ontario Agricultural College

L.P. Fisher Memorial Public Library, Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada

[LIB1651]

Special Collections:

• Raymond Genealogical Centre - featuring family histories from the Carleton Co. Area with census records, local papers and telephone records all on microfilm back to 1849.
• Dalton Camp Canadiana Centre - dedicated to works by, for, and about Canada and Canadians.

Website

1906 Public Library, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

[LIB0376]

1920 Municipal Library, Montreal, Canada

1920 Municipal Library, Montreal, Canada

[LIB2660]

Another one biting the dust?

I have chronicled a number of Carnegie libraries that have been demolished. Another one scheduled for demolition is located in Orillia, Ontario, Canada. Read additional stories:
Orillia (Ont.) Public Library Finally on the Move
Library's future on agenda

Saint John (Canada) Carnegie Building sentinel of culture still grand at 105

Thanks to the Telegraph-Journal for this story: More than a century after Andrew Carnegie financed a free public library in the Port City, the red sandstone building endures as a monument to the philanthropist's belief in the enriching power of culture and learning. [Read the story here.]

Library of Parliament, Ottawa, Canada

[LIB3142]

The Library of Parliament originated in the legislative libraries of Upper and Lower Canada, created in the 1790s. These libraries were amalgamated when Upper and Lower Canada were united in 1841. [SOURCE]

1913 Library, Brantford, Ontario, Canada

[LIB3079]

1902-04
The library was built with Stewart, Stewart & Taylor as the architects and the Schultz Brothers as the contractors. It was completed in the summer of 1904. The library was an example of the Beaux Arts style with features such as a large portico supported by cement Ionic pillars, a metal dome with multi-paned windows, and a large rotunda. [SOURCE]