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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

1916 Public Library, Danville, Illinois

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Three other collections were ultimately consolidated to form the Danville Public Library in 1883. After renting library space in three down...
Monday, October 4, 2010

Carnegie Library, Mt. Vernon, Illinois

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[LIB0350] - Local businessmen worked to secure a donation from Andrew Carnegie and the city accepted $12,500.00 from Mr. Carnegie. On April...
Wednesday, September 29, 2010

1908 Public Library, Carey, Ohio

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[LIB0346] - Courtesy of Waymarking : Like many towns, Carey had a history of small lending libraries run by different groups, with collecti...
Friday, September 24, 2010

Carnegie Library, Escanaba, Michigan

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Carnegie Library, Escanaba, Michigan Vintage by markomundo Learn how to sell artwork online at zazzle.com Press release: The former Car...

McLean Library, Fostoria, Ohio

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[LIB0322] - Early libraries in Fostoria, Ohio included a subscription service run by the owners of the local drugstore (1870s) and a library...
Friday, September 10, 2010

1940 Public Library, Baraboo, Wisconsin

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[LIB0236] - In 1903 Baraboo Public Library opened at 230 4th Avenue. Previous to 1903, the library was housed in a room at the City Buildin...
Monday, August 23, 2010

Public Library, Henderson, Kentucky

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[LIB0171] - For one hundred years, folks traveling south on Main Street in Henderson have been admiring the white limestone and towering col...
Monday, August 16, 2010

Carnegie Library, Enid, Oklahoma

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[LIB0146] The need for a new library building encouraged city leaders to seek a grant from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation. In 1908 a gra...
Thursday, July 2, 2009

1915 Carnegie Library, Parsons, Kansas

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[LIB3573] 1907 - The voters of Parsons approved the question of establishing a free city library. Andrew Carnegie was contacted, and agreed ...
Wednesday, June 3, 2009

1908 Interior View, Public Library, Cedar Rapids, IA

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[LIB3418] The Cedar Rapids Public Library was established in 1895. In the early years, the library was located in a variety of locations inc...
Monday, May 11, 2009

1916 Public Library, Schenectady, New York

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The "old" library is located at Union and Seward Streets. The land was bought with a $15,000 gift from Gener...
Sunday, May 10, 2009

1910 Carnegie Library, Beaver Falls, PA

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[LIB3115] The Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls , also known as Carnegie Free Library, Beaver Falls , was the first public library built...
Friday, May 1, 2009

Library, Madison, South Dakota

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[LIB3080] The classic style of building has always been a visible expression of high culture, and the divine function of architecture to...

Carnegie Library, Marshalltown, Iowa

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The Marshalltown Public library was established as a free municipal library in 1898. It moved to the building at 36 N. Center Street in 1902...
Friday, August 29, 2008

Carnegie Library, Burlington, Vermont

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This vintage old postcard (c1915) was published by The Hugh C. Leighton Co., Manufacturers, Portland Maine, no. 20006 [LIB1230] In Burlin...
Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Carnegie Public Library, RIVERSIDE CA

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16 August 1901 Andrew Carnegie grants Riverside $20,000 for a library building. [Source: Library History, http://www.riversideca.gov/library...
Monday, June 2, 2008

1913 Public Library, Denver, Colorado

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In June 1889, City Librarian John Cotton Dana established Denver's first public library in a wing of Denver High School. He referred...