The following list of Carnegie libraries in Indiana provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Indiana, where 164 public libraries were built from 156 grants (totaling $2,508,664) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1901 to 1918.[1] In addition, academic libraries were built at 2 institutions (totaling $80,000).
| Library | City or town | Image | Date granted[2] | Grant amount[3] | Location | Notes | ||||
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| align=center | 1 | Akron | Akron | $12,500 | 205 E. Rochester St. | Has an addition and is still used as the public library. (April 2011) | ||||
| align=center | 2 | Albion | Albion | $10,000 | 109 N. York St. | Open 1918–1995, demolished 2021? | ||||
| align=center | 3 | Alexandria | Alexandria | $14,000 | 117 E. Church St. | Opened 1903 | ||||
| align=center | 4 | Anderson | Anderson | $50,000 | 32 W. 10th St. | Open 1905–1987, now an art museum | ||||
| align=center | 5 | Angola | Angola | $10,000 | 322 S. Wayne St. | |||||
| align=center | 6 | Atlanta | Atlanta | $10,000 | 100 S. Walnut St. | |||||
| align=center | 7 | Attica | Attica | $10,000 | 305 S. Perry St. | Opened in 1904 and an addition was added in 1995. | ||||
| align=center | 8 | Bedford | Bedford | $20,000 | 1323 K St. | |||||
| align=center | 9 | Bloomfield | Bloomfield | $12,000 | 125 S. Franklin St. | |||||
| align=center | 10 | Bloomington | Bloomington | $31,000 | 200 E. 6th St. | Now a museum | ||||
| align=center | 11 | Bluffton | Bluffton | $13,000 | 223 W. Washington St. 40.7389°N -85.1736°W | Open 1905–1991, now a county government annex | ||||
| align=center | 12 | Boonville | Boonville | $12,000 | 121 E. Locust St. | Now a police station | ||||
| align=center | 13 | Boswell | Boswell | $8,000 | 101 E. Main St. 40.5185°N -87.3816°W | Has an addition and is still used as the public library. (April 2011) | ||||
| align=center | 14 | Brazil | Brazil | $20,000 | 204 N. Walnut St. | |||||
| align=center | 15 | Brook | Brook | $7,000 | 100 W. Main St. 40.8659°N -87.3638°W | Has an addition and is still used as the public library. (April 2011) | ||||
| align=center | 16 | Brookston | Brookston | $10,000 | 111 W. 2nd St. 40.6034°N -86.8683°W | Has an addition and is still used as the public library. (April 2011) | ||||
| align=center | 17 | Brookville | Brookville | $10,000 | 919 Main St. | |||||
| align=center | 18 | Brownsburg | Brownsburg | $12,500 | 104 E. Main St. | Now houses the Hendricks County Solid Waste Management District office. | ||||
| align=center | 19 | Butler | Butler | $10,000 | 201 E. Main St. | Used by the DeKalb County Historical Society. (May 2011) | ||||
| align=center | 20 | Carlisle | Carlisle | $10,000 | Burned down in 1965 | |||||
| align=center | 21 | Carmel | Carmel | $11,000 | 40 E. Main St. | Open 1914–1971, now a restaurant | ||||
| align=center | 22 | Clinton | Clinton | $12,500 | 313 S. 4th St. | |||||
| align=center | 23 | Coatesville | Coatesville | $8,000 | Open 1916–1948, destroyed by a tornado | |||||
| align=center | 24 | Colfax | Colfax | $9,000 | 207 S. Clark St. | Still used as the public library. (April 2011) | ||||
| align=center | 25 | Columbus | Columbus | $15,000 | Demolished 1970 | |||||
| align=center | 26 | Connersville | Connersville | $20,000 | ||||||
| align=center | 27 | Converse | Converse | $9,000 | 100 S. Jefferson St. | Has an addition and is still used as the public library. (April 2011) | ||||
| align=center | 28 | Corydon | Corydon | $7,500 | 117 W. Beaver St. | Open 1914–1998 | ||||
| align=center | 29 | Covington | Covington | $10,000 | 622 S. 5th St. | |||||
| align=center | 30 | Crawfordsville | Crawfordsville | $25,000 | 222 S. Washington St. | Now the Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County. | ||||
| align=center | 31 | Crown Point | Crown Point | $12,000 | 223 S. Main St. | Open 1908–1974Is now used as offices for Crown Point Community Library system. | ||||
| align=center | 32 | Culver | Culver | $10,000 | 107 N. Main St. | Opened 1915 | ||||
| align=center | 33 | Danville | Danville | $10,000 | 101 S. Indiana St. | Major renovation in 1999 keeping with original architectural design. Under renovation in 2016. | ||||
| align=center | 34 | Darlington | Darlington | $10,000 | 203 W. Main St. | |||||
| align=center | 35 | Decatur | Decatur | $12,000 | 122 S. 3rd St. | Opened 1906, now county court office | ||||
| align=center | 36 | Delphi | Delphi | $10,000 | 222 E. Main St. | |||||
| align=center | 37 | Earl Park | Earl Park | $7,500 | 102 E. 5th St. | Has an addition and is still used as the public library. (April 2011) | ||||
| align=center | 38 | East Chicago Baring Avenue Branch | East Chicago | $40,000 | 1008 W. Chicago Ave. | |||||
| align=center | 39 | East Chicago Indiana Harbor Branch | East Chicago | $20,000 | 3605 Grand Ave. | Now the East Chicago Academy of Visual and Performing Arts. (March 2015) | ||||
| align=center | 40 | Elkhart | Elkhart | $35,000 | Open 1903–1969, demolished 1970 | |||||
| align=center | 41 | Elwood | Elwood | $30,000 | 124 N. 16th St. | Open 1903–1997 | ||||
| align=center | 42 | Evansville East Branch | Evansville | $60,000 | 840 E. Chandler Ave. in the Bayard Park Neighborhood | Opened 1913 | ||||
| align=center | 43 | Evansville West Branch | Evansville | — | 2000 W. Franklin St. | Opened 1913 | ||||
| align=center | 44 | Evansville Cherry Branch | Evansville | — | 515 Cherry St. | Colored branch during segregation, open 1914–1955, demolished c.1970 | ||||
| align=center | 45 | Flora | Flora | $10,000 | 109 N. Center St. | |||||
| align=center | 46 | Fort Branch | Fort Branch | $10,000 | 107 E. Locust St. | |||||
| align=center | 47 | Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | $90,000 | 900 Library Plz. | Demolished 1968 | ||||
| align=center | 48 | Fortville | Fortville | $10,000 | 115 N. Main St. | Open 1918–1986, now a church youth center | ||||
| align=center | 49 | Fowler | Fowler | $7,500 | 102 N. Van Buren Ave. | Has an addition and is still used as the public library. (April 2011) | ||||
| align=center | 50 | Francesville | Francesville | $9,000 | 201 W. Montgomery St. | Has an addition and is still used as the public library. (April 2011) | ||||
| align=center | 51 | Frankfort | Frankfort | $22,500 | 208 W. Clinton St. | |||||
| align=center | 52 | Franklin | Franklin | $17,500 | 196 E. Madison St. | Converted into condos in 1990s | ||||
| align=center | 53 | Garrett | Garrett | $10,000 | 107 W. Houston St. | |||||
| align=center | 54 | Gary Central Branch | Gary | $90,000 | Open 1912–1962 | |||||
| align=center | 55 | Gary Bailey Branch | Gary | $25,000 | 1501 W. Madison St. | Opened 1918, the only Colonial Revival-style Carnegie library in Indiana | ||||
| align=center | 56 | Gas City | Gas City | $12,500 | 135 E. Main St. | Has an addition and is still used as the public library. (February 2011) | ||||
| align=center | 57 | Goshen | Goshen | $25,000 | 202 N. 5th St. | Open 1903–1968, now city hall | ||||
| align=center | 58 | Grandview | Grandview | $8,000 | 403 Main St. | |||||
| align=center | 59 | Greencastle | Greencastle | $20,165 | 103 E. Poplar St. | |||||
| align=center | 60 | Greenfield | Greenfield | $10,000 | 100 W. North St. | Now a restaurant | ||||
| align=center | 61 | Greensburg | Greensburg | $15,000 | 114 N. Michigan Ave. | Now a private residence. | ||||
| align=center | 62 | Hammond | Hammond | $27,000 | ||||||
| align=center | 63 | Hartford City | Hartford City | $16,000 | 314 N. High St. | Has an addition and is still used as the public library. (February 2011) | ||||
| align=center | 64 | Hebron | Hebron | $10,000 | 201 W. Sigler St. | Has an addition and is still used as the public library. (July 2010) | ||||
| align=center | 65 | Hobart | Hobart | $16,000 | 706 E. 4th St. | Open 1915–1968, the only Tudor Revival building in Hobart, now used by the Hobart Historical Society as a museum of local history. (July 2010) | ||||
| align=center | 66 | Huntington | Huntington | $25,000 | 44 E. Park Dr. | |||||
| align=center | 67 | Indianapolis West Indianapolis Branch | Indianapolis | $100,000 | 1926 W. Morris St. | Open 1912–1986, demolished 1994 | ||||
| align=center | 68 | Indianapolis Madison Avenue Branch | Indianapolis | — | 1034 S. Alabama St. | Demolished 1968 to make way for I-70 | ||||
| align=center | 69 | Indianapolis Spades Park Branch | Indianapolis | — | 1801 Nowland Ave. | Opened 1912 | ||||
| align=center | 70 | Indianapolis East Washington Branch | Indianapolis | — | 2822 E. Washington St. | Opened 1911 | ||||
| align=center | 71 | Indianapolis Hawthorne Branch | Indianapolis | — | 70 N. Mount St. | Now a community services center | ||||
| align=center | 72 | Jeffersonville | Jeffersonville | $16,000 | Warder Park | Open 1903–1970 | ||||
| align=center | 73 | Kendallville | Kendallville | $12,500 | 124 E. Rush St. | |||||
| align=center | 74 | Kentland | Kentland | $10,000 | 201 E. Graham St. | Has an addition and is still used as the public library. (April 2011) | ||||
| align=center | 75 | Kewanna | Kewanna | $8,000 | 210 E. Main St. | |||||
| align=center | 76 | Kingman | Kingman | $8,000 | 123 W. State St. | |||||
| align=center | 77 | Kirklin | Kirklin | $7,500 | 115 N. Main St. | |||||
| align=center | 78 | Knightstown | Knightstown | $10,000 | 5 E. Main St. | Opened 1912 | ||||
| align=center | 79 | Kokomo | Kokomo | $25,000 | Demolished 1965 | |||||
| align=center | 80 | LaGrange | LaGrange | $12,500 | 203 W. Spring St. | Has an addition and is still used as the public library. (October 2010) | ||||
| align=center | 81 | La Porte | La Porte | $27,500 | 904 Indiana Ave. | Has an addition and is still used as the public library. (July 2023) | ||||
| align=center | 82 | Lawrenceburg | Lawrenceburg | $11,000 | 150 Mary St. | |||||
| align=center | 83 | Lebanon | Lebanon | $15,000 | 104 E. Washington St. | |||||
| align=center | 84 | Liberty | Liberty | $10,000 | 2 E. Seminary St. | |||||
| align=center | 85 | Ligonier | Ligonier | $10,000 | 300 S. Main St. | Renovations were done in 2013 by Kelty Tappy Design, Inc. in Fort Wayne, IN. | ||||
| align=center | 86 | Linden | Linden | $7,500 | 102 S. Main St. | Opened 1922 | ||||
| align=center | 87 | Linton | Linton | $15,000 | 110 E. Vincennes St. | Now the Carnegie Heritage & Arts Center | ||||
| align=center | 88 | Logansport | Logansport | $35,000 | Burned down in 1941 | |||||
| align=center | 89 | Lowell | Lowell | $12,500 | 512 E. Commercial Ave. | Open 1920–1969Is now a martial arts studio (2023). | ||||
| align=center | 90 | Marion | Marion | $50,000 | 600 S. Washington St. | Has an addition and is still used as the public library. (February 2011) | ||||
| align=center | 91 | Martinsville | Martinsville | $12,500 | 110 S. Jefferson St. | Has an addition and is still used as the public library (November 2018) | ||||
| align=center | 92 | Merom | Merom | $10,000 | 8554 W. Market St. | |||||
| align=center | 93 | Milford | Milford | $10,000 | 101 N. Main St. | |||||
| align=center | 94 | Mishawaka | Mishawaka | $30,000 | 122 N. Hill St. | Now an event venue | ||||
| align=center | 95 | Mitchell | Mitchell | $15,000 | 804 W. Main St. | |||||
| align=center | 96 | Monon | Monon | $10,000 | 427 N. Market St. | Has an addition and is still used as the public library. (April 2011) | ||||
| align=center | 97 | Monterey | Monterey | $5,000 | 6260 E. Main St. | |||||
| align=center | 98 | Monticello | Monticello | $10,000 | 101 S. Bluff St. | Now county historical society | ||||
| align=center | 99 | Montpelier | Montpelier | $10,000 | 301 S. Main St. | Has an addition and is still used as the public library. (February 2011) | ||||
| align=center | 100 | Mooresville | Mooresville | $10,000 | 30 W. Main St. | |||||
| align=center | 101 | Mount Vernon | Mount Vernon | $14,000 | 520 Main St. | Currently functions as Mount Vernon City Hall. A new library building was built across the street in 1986 | ||||
| align=center | 102 | Muncie | Muncie | $55,000 | 301 E. Jackson St. | Currently functions as the genealogy center for Muncie Public Library.[4] | ||||
| align=center | 103 | New Albany | New Albany | $40,000 | 201 E. Spring St. | The building has been converted to the Carnegie Center for Art & History. | ||||
| align=center | 104 | New Carlisle | New Carlisle | $9,000 | 124 E. Michigan St. | Currently houses town offices | ||||
| align=center | 105 | New Castle | New Castle | $20,000 | 376 S. 15th St. | |||||
| align=center | 106 | Newburgh | Newburgh | $10,000 | 23 W. Jennings St. | Now city hall | ||||
| align=center | 107 | Noblesville | Noblesville | $12,500 | 16 S. 10th St. | Extensively altered, now city hall | ||||
| align=center | 108 | North Judson | North Judson | $10,000 | 208 Keller Ave. | |||||
| align=center | 109 | North Manchester | North Manchester | $10,000 | 204 W. Main St. | Open 1912–1995, now law offices | ||||
| align=center | 110 | North Vernon | North Vernon | $20,000 | 143 E. Walnut St. | Open 1920–1997, now city hall | ||||
| align=center | 111 | Orleans | Orleans | $10,000 | 174 N. Maple St. | |||||
| align=center | 112 | Osgood | Osgood | $9,000 | 136 W. Ripley St. | |||||
| align=center | 113 | Owensville | Owensville | $12,500 | 110 S. Main St. | |||||
| align=center | 114 | Oxford | Oxford | $8,000 | 201 E. Smith St. | Has an addition and is still used as the public library. (April 2011) | ||||
| align=center | 115 | Paoli | Paoli | $8,000 | 147 E. Court Street | Building is still owned by library. New location (2010) is located at 100 W. Water St. | ||||
| align=center | 116 | Pendleton | Pendleton | $8,000 | 424 E. State St. | Open 1911–1991, currently an alternative school. | ||||
| align=center | 117 | Peru | Peru | $25,000 | 102 E. Main St. | |||||
| align=center | 118 | Pierceton | Pierceton | $10,000 | 101 Catholic St. | |||||
| align=center | 119 | Plainfield | Plainfield | $9,000 | 120 S. Center St. | Open 1913–1968, now the headquarters for Triangle Fraternity | ||||
| align=center | 120 | Plymouth | Plymouth | $15,000 | Demolished 1976 | |||||
| align=center | 121 | Portland | Portland | $15,000 | Demolished 2000 | |||||
| align=center | 122 | Poseyville | Poseyville | $5,500 | 55 S. Cale St. | Opened 1905 | ||||
| align=center | 123 | Princeton | Princeton | $15,000 | 124 S. Hart St. | |||||
| align=center | 124 | Remington | Remington | $10,000 | Burned down in 1960 | |||||
| align=center | 125 | Rensselaer | Rensselaer | $12,000 | 301 N. Van Rensselaer St. | Now an art gallery | ||||
| align=center | 126 | Rising Sun | Rising Sun | $10,000 | 100 N. High St. | Built 1916, now a veterans museum | ||||
| align=center | 127 | Roachdale | Roachdale | $10,000 | 100 E. Washington St. | |||||
| align=center | 128 | Roann | Roann | $10,000 | 240 S. Chippewa Rd. | Still operating as a township library. | ||||
| align=center | 129 | Rochester | Rochester | $15,000 | 802 Jefferson St. | Used as a private residence. | ||||
| align=center | 130 | Rockport | Rockport | $17,000 | 210 Walnut St. | |||||
| align=center | 131 | Rockville | Rockville | $12,500 | 106 N. Market St. | |||||
| align=center | 132 | Royal Center | Royal Center | $10,000 | 203 S. Chicago St. | |||||
| align=center | 133 | Salem | Salem | $16,000 | 212 N. Main St. | |||||
| align=center | 134 | Scottsburg | Scottsburg | $12,500 | 108 S. Main St. | Still used as a library. Has been expanded. | ||||
| align=center | 135 | Seymour | Seymour | $10,000 | 303 W. 2nd St. | |||||
| align=center | 136 | Shelbyville | Shelbyville | $20,000 | 57 W. Broadway St. | Still used as a public library. Additions in 1966 and 1994 | ||||
| align=center | 137 | Sheridan | Sheridan | $12,500 | 103 W. 1st St. | |||||
| align=center | 138 | Shoals | Shoals | $10,000 | 404 High St. | |||||
| align=center | 139 | Spencer | Spencer | $10,000 | 110 E. Market St. | Owen County Heritage & Culture Center | ||||
| align=center | 140 | Sullivan | Sullivan | $11,000 | 100 S. Crowder St. | |||||
| align=center | 141 | Syracuse | Syracuse | $10,000 | 115 E. Main St. | Still in use as a public library | ||||
| align=center | 142 | Tell City | Tell City | $10,000 | 548 9th St. | Currently used as a Historical Society Museum | ||||
| align=center | 143 | Thorntown | Thorntown | $10,000 | 124 N. Market St. | Has an addition and is still used as the public library. (April 2011) | ||||
| align=center | 144 | Tipton | Tipton | $13,000 | Demolished 1980 | |||||
| align=center | 145 | Union City | Union City | $10,000 | 408 N. Columbia St. | |||||
| align=center | 146 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso | $20,000 | Demolished in 1994 for a new library building | |||||
| align=center | 147 | Van Buren | Van Buren | $10,000 | 115 S. 1st St. | Has an addition and is still used as the public library. (April 2011) | ||||
| align=center | 148 | Vevay | Vevay | $12,500 | 210 Ferry St. | Now Vevay town hall | ||||
| align=center | 149 | Vincennes | Vincennes | $35,000 | 502 N. 7th St. | |||||
| align=center | 150 | Wabash | Wabash | $20,000 | 188 W. Hill St. | Still operating as library with an addition. | ||||
| align=center | 151 | Walton | Walton | $10,000 | 110 N. Main St. | |||||
| align=center | 152 | Warren | Warren | $10,000 | 123 E. 3rd St. | Still operating as a public library. | ||||
| align=center | 153 | Warsaw | Warsaw | $15,000 | 310 E. Main St. | Still operating as a library with an addition. | ||||
| align=center | 154 | Washington | Washington | $20,000 | 300 W. Main St. | |||||
| align=center | 155 | Waterloo | Waterloo | $9,000 | 300 S. Wayne St. | |||||
| align=center | 156 | Waveland | Waveland | $10,000 | 115 Green St. | Still in use as a public library.[5] | ||||
| align=center | 157 | West Lebanon | West Lebanon | $7,500 | 200 N. High St. | Has an addition and is still used as the public library. (July 2011) | ||||
| align=center | 158 | Westfield | Westfield | $9,000 | 104 W. Main St. | Open 1911–1983, now a print shop | ||||
| align=center | 159 | Westville | Westville | $8,000 | 153 W. Main St. | Expanded and still in use as the community library (May 2011) | ||||
| align=center | 160 | Whiting | Whiting | $15,000 | 1735 Oliver St. | |||||
| align=center | 161 | Williamsport | Williamsport | $8,000 | Fall St. | Open 1917–2002, now a private residence | ||||
| align=center | 162 | Winamac | Winamac | $10,000 | 121 S. Riverside Dr. | |||||
| align=center | 163 | Winchester | Winchester | $12,000 | 125 N. East St. | Grant was received in 1906, building was completed in 1915. New addition added in the 1990s. | ||||
| align=center | 164 | Worthington | Worthington | $10,000 | 26 N. Commercial St. |
| Institution | Locality | Image | Date granted[6] | Grant amount | Location | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | DePauw University | Greencastle | align=right | $50,000 | Open 1909–1958, now Emison Art Center | |||||
| align=center | 2 | Earlham College | Richmond | align=right | $30,000 | Open 1907–1964, now Tyler Hall |
Note: The above references, while all authoritative, are not entirely mutually consistent. Some details of this list may have been drawn from one of the references (usually Jones) without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.