List of Carnegie libraries in Kansas explained

The following list of Carnegie libraries in Kansas provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Kansas, where 59 public libraries were built from 58 grants (totaling $874,996) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1900 to 1916. In addition, academic libraries were built at 7 institutions (totaling $195,500).

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Public libraries

LibraryCity or
town
ImageDate
granted[1]
Grant
amount[2]
LocationNotes
align=center 1 AbileneAbilene$12,500209 NW 4th St.
align=center 2 AnthonyAnthony$10,000104 N. Springfield Ave.
37.1528°N -98.0019°W
align=center 3 Arkansas CityArkansas City$18,400215 W. 5th Ave.
align=center 4 BurlingtonBurlington$9,656201 N. 3rd St.
38.1961°N -95.7336°W
align=center 5 CaldwellCaldwell$7,00013 N. Osage St.
37.0328°N -97.6094°W
align=center 6 CantonCanton$6,000300 N. Main St.
38.3881°N -97.4264°W
Built in 1921, the last-built Carnegie library in the United States. Continues to be used as a public library. (2013)
align=center 7 ChanuteChanute$14,500102 S. Lincoln Ave.
align=center 8 CherryvaleCherryvale$10,000329 E. Main St.
37.2669°N -95.5486°W
Continues to be used as a public library. (2013)
align=center 9 Clay CenterClay Center$10,000706 6th St.
39.3767°N -97.1239°W
align=center 10 CoffeyvilleCoffeyville$25,000415 W. 8th St.
37.0358°N -95.6231°W
No longer a public library. (2013)
align=center 11 ColumbusColumbus$10,000205 N. Kansas Ave.
37.1728°N -94.8433°W
Continues to be used as a public library. (2013)
align=center 12 ConcordiaConcordia$10,000635 Broadway Replaced by Frank Carlson Library, building is used for Cloud County Historical Museum
align=center 13 Council GroveCouncil Grove$10,000303 W. Main St.
38.6597°N -96.4936°W
Currently is the Morris County Historical Society
align=center 14 Dodge CityDodge City$8,500701 N. 2nd Ave.
37.7547°N -100.0189°W
Currently is the Carnegie Art Center
align=center 15 DownsDowns$6,140504 S. Morgan Ave.
39.5039°N -98.5444°W
align=center 16 El DoradoEl Dorado$10,000101 S. Star St.
37.8167°N -96.8547°W
No longer used as a public library building. (2013)
align=center 17 EmporiaEmporia$22,000118 E. 6th St.
38.4053°N -96.1778°W
align=center 18 EurekaEureka$9,000520 N. Main St.
37.8247°N -96.2897°W
align=center 19 Fort ScottFort Scott$18,000201 S. National Ave.
37.8403°N -94.7064°W
Continues to be used as a public library. (2013)
align=center 20 Garden CityGarden City$10,000702 N. Main St.
align=center 21 GirardGirard$9,000128 W. Prairie St.
37.5103°N -94.845°W
Continues to be used as a public library. (2013)
align=center 22 GoodlandGoodland$10,000120 W. 12th St.
39.3472°N -101.7128°W
align=center 23 Great BendGreat Bend$12,500
align=center 24 HalsteadHalstead$7,500
align=center 25 HaysHays$9,000By 1964, all space was crammed. The building was replaced on December 8, 1968, to allow to the growing collection. The current Hays Public Library, built in 2004, stands in the same location and the exterior is a replication of the original Carnegie Library.[3]
align=center 26 HeringtonHerington$10,000102 S. Broadway
38.6681°N -96.9417°W
align=center 27 HiawathaHiawatha$10,000431 Oregon St.
align=center 28 HutchinsonHutchinson$32,000427 N. Main St.
38.0597°N -97.9308°W
align=center 29 IndependenceIndependence$22,500220 E. Maple St.
37.2236°N -95.7033°W
Continues to be used as a public library. (2013)
align=center 30 IolaIola$15,000
align=center 31 Kansas City MainKansas City$100,000
align=center 32 Kansas City ArgentineKansas City$25,0002800 Metropolitan Ave.
39.0742°N -94.6608°W
align=center 33 KingmanKingman$10,000455 N. Main St.
37.6458°N -98.1131°W
align=center 34 LawrenceLawrence$27,500200 W. 9th St.
38.9678°N -95.2375°W
align=center 35 LeavenworthLeavenworth$30,000601 S. 5th St.
39.3133°N -94.9153°W
align=center 36 LincolnLincoln$6,000203 S. 3rd St.
39.0392°N -98.1447°W
Continues to be used as a public library. (2013)
align=center 37 LyndonLyndon$8,000127 E. 6th St.
38.6075°N -95.6828°W
align=center 38 LyonsLyons$6,000105 W. Lyon St.
align=center 39 ManhattanManhattan$10,000105 Courthouse Plaza
39.1786°N -96.5653°W
align=center 40 McPhersonMcPherson$12,500
align=center 41 NewtonNewton$160,000203 Main St.
38.0442°N -97.345°W
Currently is the Harvey County Historical Museum
align=center 42 OlatheOlathe$10,000
align=center 43 OsawatomieOsawatomie$7,500
align=center 44 OsborneOsborne$6,000307 N. Main St.
39.4378°N -98.6986°W
align=center 45 OswegoOswego$5,000701 4th St.
37.1669°N -95.1075°W
Continues to be used as a public library. (2013)
align=center 46 OttawaOttawa$15,000515 S. Main St.
38.6042°N -95.2619°W
No longer used as a public library. (2013)
align=center 47 ParsonsParsons$22,500117 S. 17th St.
37.3397°N -95.2608°W
No longer used as a public library. (2013)
align=center 48 PeabodyPeabody$10,000214 N. Walnut St.
38.1672°N -97.1067°W
Continues to be used as a public library (as of 2022).
align=center 49 PittsburgPittsburg$40,000308 N. Walnut St.
37.4111°N -94.7072°W
align=center 50 PlainvillePlainville$5,000
align=center 51 RussellRussell$5,800
align=center 52 SalinaSalina$15,000
align=center 53 SterlingSterling$10,000138 N. Broadway Ave.
38.2106°N -98.2069°W
align=center 54 StocktonStockton$5,000124 N. Cedar St.
align=center 55 WashingtonWashington$5,000
align=center 56 WellingtonWellington$17,500121 W. 7th St.
37.2675°N -97.3989°W
align=center 57 WichitaWichita$75,000220 S. Main St.
37.6872°N -97.3392°W
For half a century, the building was a library. It later became a municipal court building and then the Wichita Omnisphere and Science Center. As of 2015 it is the commercial bankers division of Fidelity Bank. It is not open to the public.[4]
align=center 58 WinfieldWinfield$15,0001001 Millington St.
37.2386°N -96.9964°W
align=center 59 Yates CenterYates Center$7,500218 N. Main St.
37.8833°N -95.7317°W

Academic libraries

InstitutionLocalityImageYear
granted[5]
Grant
amount
LocationNotes
align=center 1 Baker UniversityBaldwin Cityalign=right $37,000604 8th St.
38.7775°N -95.1889°W
align=center 2 Bethany CollegeLindsborgalign=right $20,000
align=center 3 College of Emporia
(defunct)
Emporiaalign=right $30,0001300 W. 12th Ave.
38.4128°N -96.1939°W
Andrew Carnegie provided funds to build this Anderson Memorial Library in memory of John Anderson, a former board of trustee of this college. When Anderson lived in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, he opened his book collection to working boys, including a young Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie publicly credited Anderson with instilling a love of books and self-education that later enabled Carnegie to build an empire and inspired him to establish an endowment to build libraries throughout the nation. This building was the first Carnegie grant in Kansas, though the Leavenworth library was the first dedicated in Kansas.[6] [7]
align=center 4 Fairmount College
(Wichita State University)
Wichitaalign=right $40,000West of Fiske Hall
37.7171°N -97.2967°W
Library 1909–1939, Art and Journalism 1939–1964, fire destroyed this building in 1964. Three columns from the former building currently sit next to a 17th street entrance at WSU. The Ulrich Museum of Art currently sits on the former site of this building.[8]
align=center 5 McPherson CollegeMcPhersonalign=right $13,500Library 1907–1972, now Beeghly Hall
align=center 6 Midland CollegeAtchisonalign=right $15,000
align=center 7 Washburn CollegeTopekaalign=right $40,0001675 SW 18th St.
39.0356°N -95.7008°W

References

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.

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Notes and References

  1. At various times, Bobinski and Jones disagree on these numbers. In these cases, Jones' numbers have been used due to both a more recent publication date and a more detailed gazetteer of branch libraries, which are often where the discrepancies occur.
  2. Grants for multiple libraries (Kansas City) are listed only by their total amount, not broken down for each branch.
  3. Web site: History . Hays Public Library . February 12, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180921013227/https://hayslibrary.org/history/ . September 21, 2018.
  4. Web site: Centennial Celebrations Planned for Wichita's Carnegie Library (VIDEO) . Tanner . Beccy . April 27, 2015 . The Wichita Eagle . February 12, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305104814/http://www.kansas.com/news/local/article19679952.html . March 5, 2016.
  5. [#Miller|Miller]
  6. Web site: Anderson Memorial Library. Gardiner. Allen. The Carnegie Legacy in Kansas. 12 February 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120805114129/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/carnegie/updates/esu.html. 5 August 2012.
  7. Web site: An inside look at Anderson Memorial Library . Emporia Gazette . https://web.archive.org/web/20201221044839/http://www.emporiagazette.com/latest_news_and_features/article_be0babcb-fea4-5fe6-a917-a760fc36e4f6.html . December 21, 2020 . July 31, 2017 . live.
  8. Web site: A Fundamental Dream . Wichita State University Alumni Magazine . https://web.archive.org/web/20210913170743/https://the-shocker.wichita.edu/story.php?eid=34&id=1008#.YT-FaZ3LeUk . September 13, 2021 . Spring 2007 . live.