Belmar, NJVisit the Library and Archives I am a retired science teacher working part-time at the Belmar Public Library. We had a book missing for over 25 years, borrowed by a summer visitor who brought it home to Spain with him! Returned all these years later with an apology letter! We have many great community…
Ashtabula, OHVisit the Library and Archives We found this photo in our archives of a young man named Karl, who made a violin from directions he got from a book borrowed at the Ashtabula Public Library in 1957. This story was submitted by a Carnegie Library fan. Got a story? Share it here. Rebeca M…
Cordele, GAVisit the Library and Archives In the 1950s, when I was a boy, I was a frequent visitor to the public library in Cordele, Georgia. (Later, I became a librarian.) The librarian was Martha Lasseter, who ran the place for over 50 years and kept the library open seven days a week. The weekly…
Flora, INVisit the Library and Archives The Flora-Monroe Township library has been a staple of Flora, Indiana, since its construction in 1918. It even has its own painting that hangs in the first floor from local artist Terry Lacey, which commemorates the people who have invested in the success of the town and the library.…
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…
Madison, SDVisit the Library and Archives From approximately 1946 until I graduated from high school in 1961, I made almost weekly visits to this library. I can still take myself back there whenever I enter a library room that has that “library smell.” My father went to the library every week when he retired to…
Salt Lake City, UTVisit the Library and Archives The Chapman Library is the only local or national historic site in District 2 of Salt Lake City and is Salt Lake City’s only Carnegie Library. The structure was finished in 1918 and named after Annie E. Chapman, the first librarian of the Salt Lake City Public…
Valley City, NDVisit the Library and Archives I have always loved libraries, so it was an honor and joy to serve as the president of the board of directors of the Valley City Barnes County Public Library from 2019–2025. It has been a wild ride through the COVID-19 pandemic, a book challenge, and a restoration…
Hamburg, PAVisit the Library and Archives My childhood library was the public library in Hamburg, Pennsylvania. That’s how I learned about Carnegie Libraries. I remember in third grade walking from the elementary school to the library to watch the iconic copper tower roof get replaced. I was a voracious reader growing up, and I can…
Lackawanna, NYVisit the Library and Archives I am the current director of the Lackawanna Library, one of the last libraries to receive Carnegie funding for construction. We are still a thriving component of the Lackawanna community in 2025, over 100 years since the building’s construction, now as a member of the Buffalo & Erie County…