Long Branch, NJVisit the Library and Archives Credit: Tara Sullivan We are very grateful to have received the Carnegie Libraries 250 Grant, which is helping us present year-round programming in celebration of America’s 250th Anniversary. In preparation for this initiative, the library formed a dedicated committee to plan meaningful, engaging programs for our community. With…
Swissvale, PAVisit the Library and Archives This library, opened in 1918, has never been accessible. Community input around what people wanted from the library led to the hiring of a design team who developed plans for renovation that would accomplish the goal of full accessibility while also repairing, safeguarding, and modernizing the building. The first…
Munhall, PAVisit the Library and Archives In 2026, the Carnegie Library of Homestead is building on areas of demonstrated need and success. The Carnegie 250 gift has enabled the Carnegie Library of Homestead to increase preservation efforts in its archive, which holds records, photos, and ephemera that tell stories of the Mon Valley, including historic…
Salina, KSVisit the Library and Archives Salina Public Library is utilizing the $10,000 Carnegie Library gift to enhance the youth services area, creating a more welcoming, engaging, and developmentally supportive space for children and families. The improvements will help foster early literacy, inspire curiosity, and support lifelong learning while ensuring the library remains responsive to…
Akron, INVisit the Library and Archives I grew up in Akron, a very small town in Indiana. When I was in third grade (80 years ago), I would walk to the Carnegie Library, check out an armful of books, take them home to read, take them back to the library, and check out another armload.…
Santa Cruz, CAVisit the Library and Archives In 2014 I started a journey. There were, at one time, four Carnegie Libraries here in Santa Cruz, California. Now, only two of the buildings remain. The one that had been closest to my home, the Eastside Library, had been in what is now a traffic-locked triangle of…
Eveleth, MNVisit the Library and Archives I remember, when I was young, going into the Eveleth Public Library and seeing the Carnegie plaque in the entryway. The Andrew Carnegie–funded library opened on July 1, 1914. When I was a child, the Eveleth Public Library was a magical place to go. I used to spend a…
Loup City, NEVisit the Library and Archives Our beautiful Carnegie Library was the site of the Reading Week “villages” built and displayed by librarian Harriet Galloway to local school children. Our library introduced me to the joys of reading, and the librarians, Mrs. Kaslon and Mrs. Chilewski, always had another book to recommend. In 1997…
Lexington, VAVisit the Library and Archives A Carnegie gift made possible construction of Washington and Lee University’s library in 1905. The library moved to a new building on campus almost 10 years before I became a W&L student. Today, the original Carnegie Library is set to undergo a major renovation to serve our business school.…
Solvay, NYVisit the Library and Archives I have been going to the Solvay Library since I was five years old. I am now 37 and have the pleasure of running the library and get to see the entire community enjoy and use the facilities. All different groups and organizations meet there as well as a…