List of Carnegie libraries in Montana explained

The following list of Carnegie libraries in Montana provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Montana, where 17 libraries were built from 17 grants (totaling $219,200) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1901 to 1918. As of 2013, 15 of these buildings are still standing, and 9 still operate as libraries.

Key

Carnegie libraries

	Library	City or town	Image	Date granted^[1]	Grant amount	Location	Notes
align=center	1		Big Timber	Big Timber			align=right	$7,500	314 McLeod St. 45.8325°N -109.9519°W
align=center	2			Bozeman			align=right	$15,000	35 N. Bozeman Ave. 45.6803°N -111.0344°W	Now houses law offices
align=center	3		Chinook	Chinook			align=right	$15,000	421 Ohio St.
align=center	4		Dillon	Dillon			align=right	$7,500	121 S. Idaho St. 45.2164°N -112.6369°W
align=center	5		Fort Benton	Fort Benton			align=right	$15,000	1518 Main St.
align=center	6		Glasgow	Glasgow			align=right	$7,500		Demolished about 1965
align=center	7		Great Falls	Great Falls			align=right	$31,700		Demolished about 1965
align=center	8		Hamilton	Hamilton			align=right	$9,000	306 State St.
align=center	9		Hardin	Hardin			align=right	$7,500	419 N. Custer Ave.
align=center	10		Havre	Havre			align=right	$12,000	447 4th Ave. 48.5492°N -109.6764°W	Now the Old Library Art Gallery
align=center	11		Kalispell	Kalispell			align=right	$10,000	302 2nd Ave. E.	Now the Hockaday Museum of Art
align=center	12		Lewistown	Lewistown			align=right	$10,000	701 W. Main St. 47.0614°N -109.4297°W	Completed in 1906, opened in 1907
align=center	13		Livingston	Livingston			align=right	$10,000	228 W. Callender St.	Opened October 1904
align=center	14		Malta	Malta			align=right	$15,000	S. 1st St. 48.3597°N -107.8761°W	Now a museum
align=center	15		Miles City	Miles City			align=right	$10,000	1 S. 10th St.
align=center	16		Missoula	Missoula			align=right	$12,500	335 N. Pattee St. 46.8725°N -113.9914°W	Now the Missoula Art Museum
align=center	17		Red Lodge	Red Lodge			align=right	$15,000	3 W. 8th St.

References

• Book: Anderson, Florence. Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961. Carnegie Corporation. New York. 1963. 1282382. Anderson.
• Book: Bobinski, George S.. Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. American Library Association. Chicago. 1969. 0-8389-0022-4. Bobinski.
• Book: Jones, Theodore. Carnegie Libraries Across America. John Wiley & Sons. New York. 1997. 0-471-14422-3. Jones.
• Book: Miller, Durand R.. Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890-1917. Carnegie Corporation of New York. New York. 1943. 2603611. Miller.

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 without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.

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.