Public Library, Sistersville, West Virginia

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Public Library, Winterport, Maine

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Public Library, Martinsburg, West Virginia

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Carnegie Library, Cresco, Iowa

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Construction of a new ‘Carnegie Library’ began in 1913 and was completed in 1915.  Dedication of the new Cresco Public Library was held on February 10, 1915.

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Public Library, Blue Earth, Minnesota, 1924

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The Memorial Library, built by William Ellery Channing Ross and dedicated in 1904 to the memory of his wife Etta Chadbourn Ross, served as the cultural center of Blue Earth for many years.  In 1954 Guy Ross and his half brother, son of William Ross and Stella Reid Ross attended the library's 50th anniversary.  1979 marked the 75th anniversary.

In the early 1980's it became apparent that the size of the memorial library was too small to meet the needs of the community.   In February 1985 the library was moved to its present location downtown.  The city of Blue Earth donated the building to the Faribault County Historical Association in 1987 to be used as a museum along with $15,000 for restoration and maintenance.

Henderson Library, Upper Iowa University, Fayette, Iowa

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From 1857-1901, UIU had only literary society and department libraries, and for a short time there was a library housed in College Hall (Alexander Dickman).  In 1900 Andrew Carnegie donated $25,000 to build a library to be named in honor of his friend, David B.  Henderson, first speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from west of the Mississippi.  Mr. Henderson had attended UIU in 1861 but did not finish his college studies as he left Upper Iowa to fight in the Civil War.  The David B. Henderson Library , a two-story building above a high basement, measuring 87 feet long by 70 feet wide, was dedicated November 11, 1902, during the inaugural celebration ceremonies for president Dr. Thomas J. Bassett.  The office of the President and the Treasurer were located on the first floor.

In 1961 a third floor stack area was added to the library. In 1969 the library was renamed Henderson-Wilder Library when the Wilder addition was added with major renovations to the old Carnegie building, increasing total square footage to 43,563. The Wilder addition was named in honor of Frank Wilder, class of 1897, and his wife Mary whose estate gifts made the completion of the addition possible.