Carnegie Library, Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada

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Carnegie Library, Stouffville, Ontario, Canada

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

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Carnegie Library, Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada

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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.

Public Library, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

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Library, Chatham, Ontario, Canada

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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.

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

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1906 Public Library, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

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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

1913 Library, Brantford, Ontario, Canada

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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]

Public Library, Brantford, Canada

1884
After the Ontario government passed legislation to permit municipalities to establish free libraries, the Mechanics Institute was dissolved and re-established as the Brantford Free Library on March 4, 1884. James Horning was chosen as the first permanent librarian (he held this post until his death in 1901). The first library board was: Rev. Dr. William Cochrane (Chairman), James B. Woodyatt, Wm. Watt Sr., Rev. Dr. Mackenzie, Dr. Kelly, Rev. Maxwell, Rev. Father Lennon, D. Hawkins, and Col. S. C. Jones. [Read more of the history of this library, click here]

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Public Library, Brantford, Ontario CANADA

December 16, 1902: The library's corner stone was laid by Rev. Dr. Mackenzie, Chairman of the Library Board. [Source]

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