1908 Carnegie Public Library, Lewiston, Idaho

[LIB11141] Built in 1901 and closed in 1999, this structure is located on a hill overlooking the town of Lewiston in Pioneer Park.

1907 Coram Library, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine

[LIB10.033] - Coram Library was designed by New York architect Henry Herts.

1948 Coram Library, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine

[LIB6406] - 1902 Coram Library opens. The library books are transferred from Hathorn by hand-cart over a wooden track stretching from Hathorn to Coram. There are 20,972 volumes in the collection. Estimated cost of building and equipment is $51,000. The library extends its hours and opens Saturday evenings for the first time. [Read more at the website]

1909 Public Library, Lewiston, Maine

[LIB4968] - A Coombs and Gibbs design, this building was significantly renovated in 1996, including moving the main entrance one block to the west. [List of Carnegie libraries in Maine]

1909 Auburn Public Library, Lewiston, Maine

[LIB2521] - The Lewiston Public Library has historical and genealogical resources on Lewiston, Androscoggin County, and Maine from the nineteenth and twentieth century. These include city directories, the Franklin Company papers, Bates College Theses, scrapbooks, personal accounts, reports, and records of organizations. The Sun-Journal newspaper is available on microfilm, however its full index is only available at the Sun-Journal newspaper office. In addition, the collection has numerous volumes on state and city histories and genealogical research. Here are the complete listings of what is in our Lewiston or Maine collections.

1907 Public Library, Lewiston, Maine

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The original library in Lewiston was called the Manufacturers and Mechanics Library and was housed in the city building . Andrew Carnegie donated the money for the granite building in 1902 with the understanding that the city would fund staff, books, and materials for the operation of the library. Granite from North Jay and Norridgewock was used for the construction. The vestibule was modeled after the Greek design with columns 18 feet high and 25 inches in circumference. Fine oak woodwork is found on the fireplace mantels and oak pillars. {Thanks to the Lewiston Public Library, http://lplonline.org]