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  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Carnegie Libraries of Missouri

Carnegie Libraries of Missouri

Erwin, Vicki Berger
Erwin, James W.

Paperback

20th Century United States HistoryGeneral ArchitectureRegional: Midwest

Publisher Price: $24.99

PREORDER - Expected ship date February 9, 2027

ISBN10: 1467171204
ISBN13: 9781467171205
Publisher: History Press
Published: Feb 9 2027
Pages: 160
Language: English

The Carnegie library would often be the one of the most imposing buildings in the town.

At the turn of the twentieth century, it was a truth universally acknowledged that a progressive city must be in want of a free public library. Steel magnate Andrew Carnegie was of the same opinion and used his wealth to put libraries in communities throughout the United States and the world. Twenty-six Missouri cities benefited from his generosity to build thirty-three libraries. More than one hundred years later, most remain libraries, some are museums, and some stand empty. A few were opulent and most were plain, but regardless of their appearance, all were, in his words, only the frame, the treasures of a Library are within.

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