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{{Kentucky Carnegie libraries map}}The following list of Carnegie libraries in Kentucky provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Kentucky, where 23 public libraries were built from 15 grants (totaling $795,300) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1899 to 1914. In addition, academic libraries were built at 4 institutions (totaling $101,500). As of 2013, 24 of these buildings are still standing, and 7 still operate as libraries. Key{{legend2|#CEF2CE|Building still operating as a library|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#EEF2CE|Building standing, but now serving another purpose|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#F2CEF2|Building no longer standing|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#A8EDEF|Building listed on the National Register of Historic Places|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#E6E6FA|Building contributes to a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}Public libraries | Library | City or town | Image | Date granted[1] | Grant amount[1][2] | Location | Notes | 1 | Corbin | Corbin | 1914|Apr|13}} | $6,000 | | {{coord>36|56|59|N|84|05|38|W|name=Corbin}} | 2 | Covington | Covington | 1900|Jan|15}} | $85,000 | | {{coord>39|04|48|N|84|30|26|W|name=Covington}} Now the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center containing five art galleries and a theater[3] | 3 | Henderson | Henderson | 1901|Jul|3}} | $25,000 | 101 S. Main St. | | 4 | Hickman | Hickman | 1906|Nov|27}} | $10,000 | | {{coord>36|34|18|N|89|11|07|W|name=Hickman}} | 5 | Hopkinsville | Hopkinsville | | 1912|Dec|3}} | $15,000 | 708 Liberty St. | Vacant since the library moved in 1977. Undergoing restoration, to reopen as the Hopkinsville Carnegie Library of Kentucky Architecture | 6 | Lawrenceburg | Lawrenceburg | | 1908|Apr|6}} | $5,800 | 108 E. Woodford St. | | 7 | Lexington | Lexington | 1902|Jan|16}} | $60,000 | 251 W. 2nd St. | | 8 | Louisville Main | Louisville | 1899|Nov|11}} | $450,000 | | {{coord>38|14|40|N|85|45|28|W|name=Louisville_Main}} Main branch of Louisville Free Public Library | 9 | Louisville Crescent Hill | Louisville | 1899|Nov|11}} | — | | {{coord>38|15|16|N|85|41|29|W|name=Louisville_Crescent_Hill}} | 10 | Louisville Eastern | Louisville | 1899|Nov|11}} | — | 600 Lampton St. | | 11 | Louisville Highland | Louisville | | 1899|Nov|11}} | — | 1000 Cherokee Rd. | | 12 | Louisville Jefferson | Louisville | 1899|Nov|11}} | — | | {{coord>38|15|22|N|85|46|47|W|name=Louisville_Jefferson}} | 13 | Louisville Parkland | Louisville | 1899|Nov|11}} | — | 2743 Virginia Ave. | | 14 | Louisville Portland | Louisville | 1899|Nov|11}} | — | 3305 Northwestern Parkway | | 15 | Louisville Shelby Park | Louisville | 1899|Nov|11}} | — | | {{coord>38|14|01|N|85|44|44|W|name=Louisville_Shelby_Park}} | 16 | Louisville Western | Louisville | 1899|Nov|11}} | — | | {{coord>38|14|59|N|85|46|03|W|name=Louisville_Western}} | 17 | Middlesboro | Middlesboro | 1908|Nov|20}} | $15,000 | | {{coord>36|36|33|N|86|42|53|W|name=Middlesboro}} | 18 | Newport | Newport | | 1899|Oct|30}} | $26,500 | 401 Monmouth St. | | 19 | Owensboro | Owensboro | 1903|Nov|18}} | $30,000 | | {{coord>37|46|02|N|87|06|45|W|name=Owensboro}} | 20 | Paducah | Paducah | | 1901|Oct|13}} | $35,000 | | Burned December 30, 1964. | 21 | Paris | Paris | | 1903|Jan|2}} | $12,000 | 701 High St. | | 22 | Shelbyville | Shelbyville | 1901|Dec|30}} | $10,000 | | {{coord>38|12|45|N|85|13|17|W|name=Shelbyville}} | 23 | Somerset | Somerset | 1905|Dec|8}} | $10,000 | | {{coord>37|05|45|N|84|36|06|W|name=Somerset}} |
Academic libraries | Institution | Locality | Image | Year granted[4] | Grant amount[4] | Location | Notes | 1 | Berea College | Berea | | 1904|Mar|10}} | $30,000 | | Now called the Frost Building, houses classrooms | 2 | Centre College | Danville | 1913|Feb|13}} | $30,000 | | Open 1913–1967 | 3 | Kentucky Wesleyan College | Winchester | | 1913|Jul|9}} | $15,000 | 15 Wheeler Ave. | County Parks and Recreation | 4 | University of Kentucky | Lexington | | 1906|Mar|12}} | $26,500 | | |
References1. ^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 (Louisville) are listed only by their total amount, not broken down for each branch. 3. ^{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sh4DAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA79&dq=downtown%20cincinnati&pg=PA14#v=onepage&q=downtown%20cincinnati&f=false | title=Arts Organizations | publisher=Cincinnati Magazine | work=Cincinnati USA City Guide | date=2007 | accessdate=2013-05-06 | author=Smith, Steve| pages=14|display-authors=etal}} 4. ^1 Miller, pp. 38–40
Further reading- {{cite book|last=Anderson|first=Florence|title=Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961|publisher=Carnegie Corporation|location=New York|year=1963|oclc=1282382|ref=Anderson}}
- {{cite book|last=Bobinski|first=George S.|title=Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development|publisher=American Library Association|location=Chicago|year=1969|isbn=0-8389-0022-4|ref=Bobinski}}
- {{cite book|last=Jones|first=Theodore|title=Carnegie Libraries Across America|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|location=New York|year=1997|isbn=0-471-14422-3|ref=Jones}}
- {{cite book|last=Miller|first=Durand R.|title=Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890–1917|publisher=Carnegie Corporation of New York|location=New York|year=1943|oclc=2603611|ref=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 (usually Jones) without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.
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