Oakmont, PAVisit the Library and Archives We are grateful to use this gift to kickstart a capital campaign. Our campaign goal is to raise $5,600,000 to make many needed repairs and to renovate our 125-year-old library. The hope is that this Carnegie Library will continue to serve our community well and remain a source of…
Blue Island, ILVisit the Library and Archives Blue Island Public Library is embarking on a facilities assessment and strategic plan and will apply the funds from the Carnegie Libraries 250 gift to envisioning a modern facility that serves the educational and cultural needs of the Blue Island community now and for the decades to come.…
Defiance, OHVisit the Library and Archives Defiance Public Library is honored to be the recipient of a $10,000 gift from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. This generous investment recognizes the enduring importance of Carnegie libraries as civic landmarks and centers of learning — and it comes at a pivotal moment for our community. As…
Ticonderoga, NYVisit the Library and Archives The Black Watch Memorial Library will use the $10,000 Carnegie grant to help support a thoughtful expansion and reconfiguration of our library space that reflects both current community needs and our unique local heritage. Grant funds will contribute to construction improvements that will allow for a larger, modernized children’s…
Vermillion, SDVisit the Library and Archives The Vermillion Carnegie Library has needed repairs for several years. In 2025, the city focused on the restoration of the cupola. Now, with the $10,000 gift, we will be able to repair and restore the windows. Many of these windows are deteriorated with peeling paint, rotten wood, missing or…
Florence, COVisit the Library and Archives Credit: The Florence Reporter I truly believe the perfect use of this wonderful gift, which honors the history of Carnegie Libraries and the role they have played in communities nationwide for more than a century, is a deposit into our ever-growing building fund. We are actively searching for our…
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…
Linden, INVisit the Library and Archives We are a beautiful rural Carnegie Library built in 1922. I have been the library director here for 20 years and have met so many wonderful patrons and made great friends. I have the best staff at Linden. When I hire someone, I tell them they are the “face”…