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@everycarnegie.bsky.social Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM

Eufaula Carnegie Library, Alabama 📚
217 N Eufaula Ave.
📍 Map

$10,000 from Andrew Carnegie, February 2, 1903 (about $358,000 today)

📷 Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0

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A.I.-written description: A red brick corner building with pale yellow trim, wide overhanging eaves and a small balcony with a balustrade over the entrance. Arched and rectangular windows line the upper floor, a ramp leads to a doorway framed by a carved stone lintel, and a shrub with bright red foliage grows at the corner.

@everycarnegie.bsky.social Sep 11, 2026, 2:00 PM

Sioux Falls, South Dakota 📚
235 W. 10th St.

$30,000 from Andrew Carnegie, January 24, 1901 (about $1.2 million today)

📷 AlexiusHoratius · CC BY-SA 3.0

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A.I.-written description: Rough stone building with a peaked gable framed by pilasters over the entrance, tall arched windows along the side, set on a raised lawn behind a low stone retaining wall with steps up to the door, large shade trees, an American flag on a pole out front, and a paved street in the foreground.

@everycarnegie.bsky.social Sep 11, 2026, 12:03 AM

LaSalle, Illinois 📚
305 Marquette St.

$25,000 from Andrew Carnegie, June 2, 1904 (about $896,000 today)

📷 2cooljohn · CC0

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A.I.-written description: Red brick building with stone dressings and classical facade. Central arched doorway beneath a decorative balustrade, flanked by stone piers with ivy. Ground partially snow-covered; bare trees frame the winter dusk view.

@everycarnegie.bsky.social Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM

Mendon, Michigan 📚
314 W. Main St.

$10,000 from Andrew Carnegie, April 11, 1905 (about $358,000 today)

📷 rossograph · CC BY-SA 4.0

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A.I.-written description: A red brick building with a hipped, red-tiled roof and wide overhanging eaves, a stone cornice, and columns framing an entrance porch inscribed “PUBLIC LIBRARY.” Tall multi-pane windows line the facade, with shrubs, an ornate metal bench, and shade trees in the foreground under a clear sky.

@everycarnegie.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 2:00 PM

Ocala, Florida 📚
206 E. Ocklawaha Ave.

$10,000 from Andrew Carnegie, February 21, 1907 (about $346,000 today)
Demolished in 1968

📷 State Archives of Florida Postcard Collection · Public domain

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A.I.-written description: A tinted postcard of a stucco building with a red tile hipped roof and matching red trim around arched windows. Columns flank a recessed entrance reached by a staircase, with a palm tree and lawn in front and a sidewalk and street below.

@everycarnegie.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM

Athens, Ohio 📚
32 Park Place

$30,000 from Andrew Carnegie, December 16, 1903 (about $1.1 million today)
Designed by Columbus architect Frank L. Packard. Originally a public library on the Ohio…

📷 Ed! (Hall of Fame) · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Photograph of the Carnegie library at Athens, Ohio.

@everycarnegie.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 2:00 PM

Duluth (Main), Minnesota 📚
101 2nd St W
📍 Map

$75,000 from Andrew Carnegie, October 7, 1899 (about $2.9 million today)
Built 1902, closed 1980

📷 McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0

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A.I.-written description: A reddish-brown stone building with a pediment above a row of tall columns at its center, flanked by wide wings with large rectangular windows. Steps lead up to a red-framed double door, with shrubs along the base and a clear blue sky above.

@everycarnegie.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM

Carthage, Missouri 📚
321 W. 7th St.

$25,000 from Andrew Carnegie, April 26, 1902 (about $930,000 today)
Continues to be used as a Public Library. (2012)

📷 Kaethesson · CC BY-SA 3.0

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A.I.-written description: A pale stone building with a copper-topped dome rising behind a pedimented entrance carved “PUBLIC LIBRARY,” framed by columns and reached by a wide flight of steps with metal handrails, flanked by conifers and shrubs under a clear sky.

@everycarnegie.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 2:00 PM

Arlington, New York City 📚
203 Arlington Ave. at Warwick St. 40°40’50.4”N 73°53’14.0”W

Originally known as the East Branch and officially opened on November 7, 1906; renovated from…

📷 Don Wiss · CC BY-SA 4.0

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A.I.-written description: Red brick building with stone trim and a green roof edge, multiple windows across its facade, and a tall chimney. Black iron fencing faces the street, with parked cars and bare trees visible beyond.

@everycarnegie.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM

Burwell, Nebraska 📚
110 S. 7th Ave.

$5,000 from Andrew Carnegie, May 21, 1913 (about $163,000 today)

📷 Ammodramus · Public domain

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A.I.-written description: A flat-roofed brick building with a decorative band of brickwork below the roofline, a triangular canopy over the entrance, and a pale door reached by a short flight of concrete steps. Tall windows flank the entrance, shrubs line the foundation, and a bicycle leans near the steps on a grassy lawn.

@everycarnegie.bsky.social Sep 7, 2026, 2:00 PM

Whiting, Indiana 📚
1735 Oliver St.

$15,000 from Andrew Carnegie, December 30, 1904 (about $538,000 today)
Is still in use as the public library (July 2025)

📷 Leonor Hopscotch · CC BY-SA 4.0

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A.I.-written description: Red brick public building with a square corner tower, multiple gables, and a rounded-arch entrance; landscaped forecourt with planted borders and raised beds.

@everycarnegie.bsky.social Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM

El Reno, Oklahoma 📚
215 E. Wade

$12,500 from Andrew Carnegie, November 25, 1903 (about $448,000 today)

📷 MisterBadmoon · CC BY-SA 3.0

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A.I.-written description: A red brick building with a symmetrical facade fronted by four white columns. Large windows with gridded panes sit either side of the central entrance, accessed by a yellow ramp, beneath a peaked gable roof.

@everycarnegie.bsky.social Sep 6, 2026, 2:00 PM

Richmond, Utah 📚
38 W. Main St.
📍 Map

$8,000 from Andrew Carnegie, September 27, 1912 (about $267,000 today)
Classical Revival style, opened October 20, 1914

📷 Ntsimp · Public domain

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A.I.-written description: A pale brick building with “PUBLIC LIBRARY” carved above the entrance, reached by a wide concrete staircase with low flanking walls. Grouped tall windows flank the door, small basement windows sit below, and a freestanding red sign reading “RICHMOND LIBRARY” stands on the lawn beside a tree-lined street.

@everycarnegie.bsky.social Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM

Marshall, Minnesota 📚
Demolished

$10,000 from Andrew Carnegie, February 12, 1903 (about $358,000 today)
Built 1904, razed 1966

📷 Unknown author · Public domain

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@everycarnegie.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 2:00 PM

Detroit Main, Michigan 📚
5201 Woodward Ave.
📍 Map

$750,000 from Andrew Carnegie, June 23, 1901 (about $29 million today)
Opened in 1921

📷 Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0

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@everycarnegie.bsky.social Sep 3, 2026, 2:00 PM

McCook, Nebraska 📚
423 Norris Ave.

$11,000 from Andrew Carnegie, December 8, 1905 (about $394,000 today)

📷 Ammodramus · Public domain

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