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Accounts of public libraries in several small towns.
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Informaion on the towns in Central Vermont, history, demographics, taxes, maps, public officials and town profiles for central vermont towns Barre City, Barre Town, Berlin, Cabot, Calais, Duxbury, East Montpelier, Fayston, Marshfield, Middlesex, Montpelier, Moretown, Northfield, Orange, Plainfield, Roxbury, Waitsfield, Warren, Washington, Waterbury, Williamstown, Woodbury, Worcester, Washington County, Orange County Vermont
The Histories of Central Vermont's Libraries
Comprehensive community information on Vermont
Towns located in Washington County unless otherwise indicated.
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Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Used with Permission © 2009.
CV Chamber / P.O. Box 336 / Barre,
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History, architecture and modern use of every Carnegie library building in the state.
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The Carnegie Libraries of California web site is dedicated to preserving these treasures of history, provided by Pat & Bernie Skehan
Best viewed in "High Color" or "Thousands of Colors" - last modified on 18 August 2008
Special Historical Perspectives by
the Carnegie Libraries of California
On Wednesday, April 23, 1902, California's first Carnegie library
opened in San Diego. It was a beautiful building and an outstanding
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List of Carnegie grants in the state with dates and modern photographs.
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Evaulation - Access - Organizatiom
Carnegie Libraries in Michigan
Funded by the Carnegie Foundation from 1900-1918
53 Carnegie grants issued in Michigan for $1,655,950
25 still in use as libraries, 7 demolished, 21 in use in other capacities
Lenawee County Historical Museum
February 13, 1903
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Modern photographs and detailed histories from submissions to the National Register of Historic Places. [PDF]
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Carnegie Libraries Multiple Property Submission
Arcola Carnegie Public Library
Buffalo Township Public Library
Greenville Public Library
Hoopeston Carnegie Public Library
Jacksonville Public Library
Litchfield Public Library
Paris Carnegie Public Library
Paxton Carnegie Public Library
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Checklist of buildings and current uses, with postcards of now-demolished Carnegie libraries.
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Escapes Online Magazine: Travel and History
Columns: History, Humor, Topical
Over 1800 Texas Towns & Ghost Towns
the 1689 Carnegie Libraries built, 32 were in Texas. Of these, 13 remain
with only 4 serving their original purpose.
by Bob Bowman ("All Things Historical" Column)
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Modern and contemporary photographs of the state's Carnegie buildings.
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Nebraska Libraries for the Centuries
by Marguerite Nesbit. 1930.
Typed manuscript. Nesbit tells a
colorful, personalized story of the history of Nebraska and the development
of its libraries from the creation of the State Library in 1854 to 1929.
Libraries built in Nebraska with Carnegie grants
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History and architecture with contemporary photographs and original drawings.
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The architecture and history of Scotland's Carnegie Libraries
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All original artwork and text Copyright© G.Blaikie 2001-2009.
Unauthorised reproduction of any image on this web site is not permitted.
Welcome to this exploration of the architecture and history of Scotland's Carnegie Libraries.
If you are interested in
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Lesson plan for teaching about Andrew Carnegie's library philanthropy. Includes readings, photos, and suggested activities.
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(Richfield Pubic Library, Richfield, Utah)
(Library of Congress, LC J694-353A)
M any Americans first entered the worlds of information and imagination offered by
reading when they walked through the front doors of a Carnegie library. One of 19th-century industrialist Andrew Carnegies many
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Contemporary photographs of the branch buildings and facsimiles of correspondence with Carnegie.
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Cleveland Public Library's Carnegie Libraries
Although the Carnegie Corporation ended its library building program in 1917, the impact of the “Carnegie library” continues to be felt throughout the United States. In small towns and in large cities, many public libraries continue to operate
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Transcript of television feature on the impact and heritage of Carnegie's donations in the state.
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Carnegie libraries: Andrew Carnegie & Public Libraries in Kansas
Narrator: Around the turn of the last century, libraries were built in towns of all sizes throughout the United States, using funds provided by millionaire Andrew Carnegie. Many of these buildings are still in use today, not only
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