More than 100 of the Carnegie libraries opened in Ohio. “A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people,” the Ohio History Connection quotes Carnegie as saying.

The building was the 1,000th library funded by Andrew Carnegie, a businessman and philanthropist from Pittsburgh. A total of 2,509 Carnegie libraries were built between 1883 and 1929, including some ...

A total of 2,509 Carnegie libraries were built between 1883 and 1929, including some belonging to public and university library systems. This included 1,689 in the U.S. with others around the world.

Carnegie will give $1 million to the Brooklyn Public Library, $1.2 million to the Queens Public Library, and $1.8 million to the New York Public Library in Manhattan to provide English language and ...

A media release from the East Liverpool Carnegie Public Library Board of Directors said: “Melissa Percic has served the East Liverpool Carnegie Public Library in an outstanding manner since 2004. An ...