Ottawa, KSVisit the Library and Archives Credit: Sabatini Architects Ottawa Library’s board, staff, and city are proud of our history as a Carnegie Library. The Ottawa Carnegie Library was dedicated in 1902, and we remained in that building for 93 years. We moved into the newly purchased City Hall building at 105 S. Hickory Street…
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…
Winfield, KSVisit the Library and Archives I took my toddlers to the Carnegie Library in Winfield for story time with Mrs. Theimer. We went to the lower level, and I still remember the rows of book-lined shelves around the story rug. This story was submitted by a Carnegie Library fan. Got a story? Share it…
Leavenworth, KSVisit the Library and Archives My grandfather, Ernest Geipel of Chicago, worked on this building. He was a cut-stone contractor. He is pictured here standing on the steps of the building under construction. He also worked on the libraries in Lincoln, Illinois, and Springfield, Missouri. I am a retired librarian who worked 43 years…