List of Carnegie libraries in Nebraska
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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The following list of Carnegie libraries in Nebraska provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Nebraska, where 69 libraries were built from 68 grants (totaling $707,488) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1899 to 1917.
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Carnegie libraries
| Library | City or town |
Image | Date granted[1] |
Grant amount[1][2] |
Location | Notes | |
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| 1 | Albion | Albion | Template:Dts | $6,000 | 437 S 3rd St | ||
| 2 | Alliance | Alliance | Template:Dts | $10,000 | 204 W 4th St | The building is now the Carnegie Arts Center. | |
| 3 | Alma | Alma | File:Alma, Nebraska former library from SE.JPG | Template:Dts | $10,000 | 111 S John St | |
| 4 | Arcadia | Arcadia | Template:Dts | $7,000 | 100 S. Reynolds St. | ||
| style="background-color:Template:Designation/color" align=center | 5 | Ashland | Ashland | File:Ashland library from NW 2.JPG | Template:Dts | $5,500 | 207 N. 15th St. | The library moved to a new building in January 2015. The Carnegie library now houses the Ashland History Museum. |
| 6 | Aurora | Aurora | Template:Dts | $10,000 | 812 12th St | ||
| style="background-color:Template:Designation/color" align=center | 7 | Beatrice | Beatrice | File:Beatrice, Nebraska Carnegie library from W 1.JPG | Template:Dts | $23,000 | 220 N. 5th St. | Now the Chamber of Commerce and Tourist Center |
| 8 | Blair | Blair | Template:Dts | $10,000 | Built at corner of 5th and Lincoln St. In 1958 5th St was renamed 17th St. | 1973 – Destroyed after a fire [3] | |
| 9 | Bloomfield | Bloomfield | Template:Dts | $5,000 | |||
| style="background-color:Template:Designation/color" align=center | 10 | Broken Bow | Broken Bow | File:Broken Bow, Nebraska Carnegie library from NE.JPG | Template:Dts | $10,000 | 255 S. 10th St. | |
| style="background-color:Template:Designation/color" align=center | 11 | Burwell | Burwell | File:Burwell, Nebraska Carnegie library from W.JPG | Template:Dts | $5,000 | 110 S. 7th Ave. | |
| style="background-color:Template:Designation/color" align=center | 12 | Chadron | Chadron | File:Chadron Public Library from SE 1.JPG | Template:Dts | $5,788 | 507 Bordeaux St. | |
| 13 | Clarks | Clarks | File:ClarksNE Library.jpg | Template:Dts | $7,500 | 101 W Amity St | |
| 14 | Clay Center | Clay Center | Template:Dts | $7,000 | 117 W Edgar St | ||
| style="background-color:Template:Designation/color" align=center | 15 | College View | College View | File:College View Public Library from W 2.JPG | Template:Dts | $7,500 | 3800 S. 48th St. | |
| 16 | Columbus | Columbus | Template:Dts | $13,000 | 1470 25th Ave | Designed by local architect Charles Wurdeman[4] | |
| 17 | Cozad | Cozad | Template:Dts | $6,000 | |||
| 18 | Crete [5] | Crete | Template:Dts | $10,000 | 305 East 13th Street, Crete, Nebraska 68333 | Expanded and remodeled in the 1990s. The library moved into a new building on January 30, 2020. The Carnegie library was demolished that same year. [6] | |
| 19 | David City | David City | Template:Dts | $10,000 | 360 E St | ||
| 20 | Dewitt | De Witt | Template:Dts | $3,000 | |||
| style="background-color:Template:Designation/color" align=center | 21 | Fairbury | Fairbury | File:Fairbury, Nebraska Carnegie library from SE 1.JPG | Template:Dts | $12,500 | 601 7th St. | |
| style="background-color:Template:Designation/color" align=center | 22 | Fairfield | Fairfield | File:Fairfield, Nebraska library from W 1.JPG | Template:Dts | $6,000 | 412 N. D St. | |
| 23 | Franklin | Franklin | Template:Dts | $5,000 | 1401 L St | ||
| 24 | Fremont | Fremont | Template:Dts | 15000 | Southeast corner of Military and Park | ||
| 25 | Fullerton | Fullerton | Template:Dts | $6,000 | 402 Fuller St | ||
| 26 | Geneva | Geneva | Template:Dts | $8,000 | 1043 G St | ||
| 27 | Gibbon | Gibbon | Template:Dts | $6,000 | |||
| style="background-color:Template:Designation/color" align=center | 28 | Gothenburg | Gothenburg | File:Gothenburg Carnegie library from SE 2.JPG | Template:Dts | $8,000 | 1104 Lake Av | |
| style="background-color:Template:Designation/color" align=center | 29 | Grand Island | Grand Island | File:Grand Island Carnegie library from NW.JPG | Template:Dts | $20,000 | 321 W. 2nd St. | |
| 30 | Hartington | Hartington | Template:Dts | $8,000 | 106 S Broadway | ||
| 31 | Harvard | Harvard | Template:Dts | $6,000 | 309 N Clay Ave | ||
| 32 | Hastings | Hastings | Template:Dts | $15,000 | Southeast corner of Denver Ave and 4th street | ||
| 33 | Havelock | Havelock | Template:Dts | $7,000 | 4308 N 63rd | ||
| 34 | Holdrege | Holdrege | Template:Dts | $8,500 | 604 East Av | ||
| 35 | Kearney | Kearney | Template:Dts | $12,000 | Southwest corner of 21st St and 1st Ave | ||
| 36 | Lexington | Lexington | Template:Dts | $10,000 | 705 N Washington St | ||
| 37 | Lincoln Main | Lincoln | Template:Dts | $87,000 | 136 South 14th Street | ||
| 38 | Lincoln Branch | Lincoln | Template:Dts | $10,000[7] | 2121 N 27th St | The library was built at the SW corner of 27th & Orchard Street. In 1992 it was moved to the current location.[7] | |
| style="background-color:Template:Designation/color" align=center | 39 | Loup City | Loup City | File:Loup City Carnegie Library from S.JPG | Template:Dts | $8,000 | 652 N St. | |
| 40 | Madison | Madison | File:Madison, Nebraska library from SW.JPG | Template:Dts | $6,000 | W 3rd and Kent | |
| style="background-color:Template:Designation/color" align=center | 41 | McCook | McCook | File:McCook, Nebraska Carnegie library from W.JPG | Template:Dts | $11,000 | 423 Norris Ave. | |
| 42 | Neligh | Neligh | Template:Dts | $5,000 | 510 Main Street | ||
| style="background-color:Template:Designation/color" align=center | 43 | Norfolk | Norfolk | File:Norfolk Carnegie Library fromNE 1.JPG | Template:Dts | $10,000 | 803 W. Norfolk Ave. | |
| style="background-color:Template:Designation/color" align=center | 44 | North Bend | North Bend | File:North Bend Carnegie library from SE.JPG | Template:Dts | $7,500 | 140 E. 8th St. | |
| 45 | North Platte | North Platte | Template:Dts | $12,000 | 314 N Jeffers St | ||
| 46 | O'Neill | O'Neill | Template:Dts | $10,000 | 601 E Douglas | ||
| style="background-color:Template:Designation/color" align=center | 47 | Pawnee City | Pawnee City | File:Pawnee City library from W 1.JPG | Template:Dts | $7,000 | 730 G St. | The library moved to a new building in 2011. |
| 48 | Pierce | Pierce | Template:Dts | $4,000 | 200 E Willow St | ||
| style="background-color:Template:Designation/color" align=center | 49 | Plainview | Plainview | File:Plainview, Nebraska library from E 1.JPG | Template:Dts | $6,000 | 102 S. Main St. | The library moved to a new building in June 2016. |
| style="background:Template:Designation/color" align=center | 50 | Plattsmouth | Plattsmouth | Template:Dts | $12,500 | 401 Avenue A | ||
| style="background:Template:Designation/color" align=center | 51 | Ponca | Ponca | Template:Dts | $4,500 | 203 2nd St | ||
| 52 | Randolph | Randolph | Template:Dts | $6,000 | The library was razed in 2007 and a new library built at the same location | ||
| 53 | Ravenna | Ravenna | Template:Dts | $7,500 | 121 W Seneca St | The library moved to a new building in July 2018. | |
| style="background-color:Template:Designation/color" align=center | 54 | Schuyler | Schuyler | File:Schuyler, Nebraska Carnegie library from NE 2.JPG | Template:Dts | $9,000 | 1003 B St. | |
| style="background-color:Template:Designation/color" align=center | 55 | Scottsbluff | Scottsbluff | File:Scottsbluff Carnegie Library N entrance.JPG | Template:Dts | $15,000 | 106 E. 18th St. | |
| style="background:Template:Designation/color" align=center | 56 | Seward | Seward | Template:Dts | $8,000 | 204 S 5th St | ||
| 57 | Shelton | Shelton | Template:Dts | $9,000 | 313 C St | ||
| style="background-color:Template:Designation/color" align=center | 58 | Sidney | Sidney | File:Sidney, Nebraska Carnegie library from SW 3.JPG | Template:Dts | $6,500 | 740 Illinois St. | |
| 59 | South Omaha | Omaha | Template:Dts | $50,000 | 2302 M Street | Located in the former city of South Omaha. The Carnegie building was razed in 1954 and a new building was built in its place. Today's location is a partnership with Metropolitan Community College. | |
| 60 | Spencer | Spencer | Template:Dts | $8,000 | 110 W Main | ||
| style="background-color:Template:Designation/color" align=center | 61 | Stanton | Stanton | Template:Dts | $8,000 | 1009 Jackpine St. | ||
| 62 | Stromsburg | Stromsburg | Template:Dts | $7,500 | 5th and Commercial | ||
| style="background:Template:Designation/color" align=center | 63 | Superior | Superior | File:Superior, Nebraska Carnegie Library.jpg | Template:Dts | $7,000 | 354 N Commercial Ave | |
| 64 | Sutton | Sutton | Template:Dts | $5,700 | |||
| 65 | Tecumseh | Tecumseh | Template:Dts | $6,000 | 136 N 5th St | ||
| style="background-color:Template:Designation/color" align=center | 66 | Tekamah | Tekamah | File:Tekamah Carnegie Library from SE 1.JPG | Template:Dts | $8,000 | 204 S. 13th St. | |
| 67 | University Place | University Place | Template:Dts | $12,500 | 2820 N 48th St | ||
| 68 | Wayne | Wayne | Template:Dts | $9,000 | 410 Main St | ||
| 69 | Wymore | Wymore | Template:Dts | $10,000 | 116 W F St |
Notes
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- ↑ a b 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.
- ↑ Grants for multiple libraries (Lincoln) are listed only by their total amount, not broken down for each branch.
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