Public Library, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, c1910

 

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Stevenson Library, Marinette, Wisconsin, 1908

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The Stevenson Library in Marinette, Wisconsin, is a part of the Marinette County Consolidated Public Library Service (MCCPLS). The library is named after Robert Louis Stevenson, the famous Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist.

Public Library, Platteville, Wisconsin ca.1920

 

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Carnegie Library, Cumberland, Wisconsin

Cumberland Public Library was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 for its significance in architecture, education and social history. It is a Carnegie library.

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Public Library, Waupun, Wisconsin

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Fondly referred to as the “City of Sculpture,” Waupun celebrates its 175th anniversary in 2014. From its inception, the decisions, hard work, and determination of Waupun’s first citizens were integral in developing the Waupun of today. In 1839, Seymour Wilcox ventured from Green Bay with his family and two friends to the unsettled area of Wisconsin known as Oak Openings. The surveyor of the land, John Bannister, described it “the most beautiful and fertile land [he] had ever seen.” The land Wilcox purchased bordered the Rock River and lay in both Dodge and Fond du Lac Counties. This division of counties eventually caused some tension within the fledgling town, although it did not deter the town from uniting and prospering in agriculture, business, industry, faith, public works, and play.

Williams Library, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

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Carnegie Library, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, 1922

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1904 - June 1: The first public-library building, funded with $21,000 from Andrew Carnegie, is dedicated. A typical Carnegie library, with a large dome and Roman columns, it stands at the northeast corner of   Clark Street and Strongs Avenue until 1968, when it is razed. Only its bronze front-doors and  lamp-posts—added in 1918 with a bequest from Andrew R. Week, a wealthy local lumberman--are salvaged, and are eventually incorporated into the third (1992) public library.

Public Library, Antigo, Wisconsin, 1910

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Library, Richland Center, Wisconsin, 1912

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1911, Carnegie Public Library, Interior, Waupaca, Wisconsin

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Carnegie Library, Arcadia, Wisconsin

[LIB11283] - In March 1899, Arcadia's village board appropriated $200 for the establishment of the Arcadia Free Public Library.  The library, housed in a room on the second floor of the village hall, opened to the public on July 25, 1899.  At the onset, the Arcadia Free Public Library owned 539 volumes.

In the early 1900's the increasing demand on the makeshift library prompted Frank Richmond, the secretary for the library board and an attorney in Arcadia, to request an appropriation from Andrew Carnegie to construct a separate library building.  By February of 1905, Andrew Carnegie approved a donation of $5,000 to construct a library facility in Arcadia.

On July 9, 1907, the building was dedicated during an open house.  The Arcadia Free Public Library was listed in the National Register and State Register of Historic Places on April 29, 1994.

Library, Lowell Hall, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin

Looks cozy enough, where are the computers?

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Library Interior, Mosinee, Wisconsin

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1930, Chapman Memorial Library, Milwaukee-Downer College, Appleton, Wisconsin

[LIB11224] - Milwaukee-Downer College was a pioneering women's college in the Midwest, with roots dating back to the 1850s. It was formed in 1895 with the consolidation of two women's colleges: Milwaukee College and Downer College of Fox Lake, Wis. Milwaukee College had been founded in 1851 as the "Milwaukee Normal Institute and High School," with the guidance of Catharine Beecher, a leading proponent of women's education. Wisconsin Female College was founded in Fox Lake in 1855; its name was changed to Downer College in 1889 in honor of trustee and benefactor Judge Jason Downer. [Website]

1909 White Memorial Free Library, Whitewater, Wisconsin

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Carnegie Library, New London, Wisconsin

[LIB11110] The New London Public Library was built in 1914 with funds from Philanthropist and industrialist Andrew Carnegie. The museum was constructed next to the library and opened in 1932. By 1986, the growth of the library's collection led to a major building project that linked the library and the museum buildings. The library expanded into the museum building, and the museum relocated to the lower level. [Waymarking]

1915 Carnegie Library, Rice Lake, Wisconsin

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Carnegie Library, Janesville, Wisconsin

[LIB11003] According to documents found in our Local History Database, the public library dates
back to 1865, when a group of Janesville business men formed the Young Men's Association, to furnish entertainment and education. They commenced the acquisition of a library which was circulated among the members at a small cost per year. The library then was located in the Lappin Building, called the post office building, at the end of Milwaukee Street bridge. [Wesbite]

1943 Dwight Foster Public Library, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin

[LIB10232] - In 1912, Henry E. Southwell of Chicago, son-in-law of Dwight Foster, who in 1836 became the city's first settler, offered to give the city $10,000 for the purchase of a new library building. His only stipulation was that it be of good design and that it be named in honor of Dwight Foster. The gift was graciously accepted. Read more of the history of this library, here.

This postcard is addressed to Miss Ellen Berg, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Public Library and Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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