Monday, April 6, 2015

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


Looks cozy enough, where are the computers?

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1918, Public Library, Florence, Massachusetts


Still in use as a public library. [Website]

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1917, Carnegie Library, Hopkinsville, Kentucky


Vacant since the library moved in 1977. Undergoing restoration, to reopen as the Hopkinsville Carnegie Library of Kentucky Architecture.

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Carnegie Library, Anniston, Alabama


The Anniston Public Library was built in 1918 with a grant of $20,000 from Andrew Carnegie on the corner of Wilmer Avenue and East 10th Street in Anniston, Alabama. The Anniston Public Library was one of 14 Carnegie libraries established in the State of Alabama. Like many libraries during the pre-Civil Rights Era, the Anniston Public Library was segregated. On Thursdays and on the first Sunday of the month, the Anniston Public Library set aside special hours for the city's African American residents to use the library. [Read more...]

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Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, Virginia


Thomas Balch Library is a history and genealogy library owned and operated by the Town of Leesburg. Collections focus on Loudoun County, regional and Virginia history, genealogy, military history with special emphasis on the American Civil War, and ethnic history. It is designated as an Underground Railroad research site. [Website]

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Public Library, Winter Park, Florida


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