Carnegie Libraries
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Woodhaven Library. —. The last public library to be built with Carnegie money. Cornerstone set June 28, 1923 by Mayor Hylan Opened January 7, 1924.
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Fall Road Carnegie Library, also, Leabharlann Carnegie na bhFál. The Gaeltacht Quarter / An Cheathrú Ghaeltachta—. It is appropriate that the Gaeltacht Quarter, a place that is alive with language, should be home to one of the finest Carnegie libra…
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Carnegie Building. —. Completed in 1904 with a gift from Penn State trustee and industrialist Andrew Carnegie, it was the university's first library building. It typefies more than 2,000 college and community libraries built with donations from Carneg…
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Wilmington Library. . The Wilmington Public Library of Clinton County, one of 111 Carnegie libraries in Ohio, opened its doors to readers on June 30, 1904. A $12,500 gift from steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie financed construction of the ori…
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Carnegie Library. . Built in 1902 with a grant of $25,000 from Andrew Carnegie, it housed the first tax-supported library in Oklahoma. It was the site of the inaugurations of Territorial Governor Frank Frantz in 1905 and 1st State Governor, Charles N. Haske…