List of Carnegie libraries in New Mexico explained
The following list of Carnegie libraries in New Mexico provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in the Territory of New Mexico, where 3 libraries were built from 3 grants (totaling $32,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1902 to 1911.
Key
Carnegie libraries
| Library | City or
town | Image | Date
granted[1] | Grant
amount | Location | Notes |
|---|
| align=center | 1 | | Las Vegas | Las Vegas | | | align=right | $10,000 | 500 National Ave.
| Similar in architecture and style to Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, this work has served as a library since its opening in 1904. |
| align=center | 2 | | Raton | Raton | | | align=right | $12,000 | Ripley Park
| This building opened September 17, 1912, and was razed in 1969 when the library moved to a larger facility.[2] |
| align=center | 3 | | Roswell | Roswell | | | align=right | $10,000 | 123 W. 3rd St.
33.3954°N -104.5231°W | This 1906 building was a library until 1978, and it is now vacant.[3] | |
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
- 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.
- Book: Carroll, William. Raton War Years: 1940–1945. Coda Publications. Raton, NM. 2004. 114. 0-910390-00-2.
- Web site: Roswell Public Library. City of Roswell. 2009-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20090820044232/http://ci.roswell.nm.us/library.htm. 2009-08-20. dead.
