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词条 List of Carnegie libraries in Kentucky
释义

  1. Key

  2. Public libraries

  3. Academic libraries

  4. References

  5. Further reading

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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

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Public libraries

LibraryCity or
town
ImageDate
granted
[1]
Grant
amount
[1][2]
LocationNotes
1Corbin Corbin1914|Apr|13}} $6,000{{coord>36|56|59|N|84|05|38|W|name=Corbin}}
2Covington Covington1900|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]
3Henderson Henderson1901|Jul|3}} $25,000 101 S. Main St.
4Hickman Hickman1906|Nov|27}} $10,000{{coord>36|34|18|N|89|11|07|W|name=Hickman}}
5Hopkinsville 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
6Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg 1908|Apr|6}} $5,800 108 E. Woodford St.
7Lexington Lexington1902|Jan|16}} $60,000 251 W. 2nd St.
8Louisville Main Louisville1899|Nov|11}} $450,000{{coord>38|14|40|N|85|45|28|W|name=Louisville_Main}} Main branch of Louisville Free Public Library
9Louisville Crescent Hill Louisville1899|Nov|11}}{{coord>38|15|16|N|85|41|29|W|name=Louisville_Crescent_Hill}}
10Louisville Eastern Louisville1899|Nov|11}} 600 Lampton St.
11Louisville Highland Louisville 1899|Nov|11}} 1000 Cherokee Rd.
12Louisville Jefferson Louisville1899|Nov|11}}{{coord>38|15|22|N|85|46|47|W|name=Louisville_Jefferson}}
13Louisville Parkland Louisville1899|Nov|11}} 2743 Virginia Ave.
14Louisville Portland Louisville1899|Nov|11}} 3305 Northwestern Parkway
15Louisville Shelby Park Louisville1899|Nov|11}}{{coord>38|14|01|N|85|44|44|W|name=Louisville_Shelby_Park}}
16Louisville Western Louisville1899|Nov|11}}{{coord>38|14|59|N|85|46|03|W|name=Louisville_Western}}
17Middlesboro Middlesboro1908|Nov|20}} $15,000{{coord>36|36|33|N|86|42|53|W|name=Middlesboro}}
18Newport Newport 1899|Oct|30}} $26,500 401 Monmouth St.
19Owensboro Owensboro1903|Nov|18}} $30,000{{coord>37|46|02|N|87|06|45|W|name=Owensboro}}
20Paducah Paducah 1901|Oct|13}} $35,000 Burned December 30, 1964.
21Paris Paris 1903|Jan|2}} $12,000 701 High St.
22Shelbyville Shelbyville1901|Dec|30}} $10,000{{coord>38|12|45|N|85|13|17|W|name=Shelbyville}}
23Somerset Somerset1905|Dec|8}} $10,000{{coord>37|05|45|N|84|36|06|W|name=Somerset}}

Academic libraries

InstitutionLocalityImageYear
granted
[4]
Grant
amount
[4]
LocationNotes
1Berea College Berea 1904|Mar|10}}$30,000 Now called the Frost Building, houses classrooms
2Centre College Danville1913|Feb|13}}$30,000 Open 1913–1967
3Kentucky Wesleyan College Winchester 1913|Jul|9}}$15,000 15 Wheeler Ave. County Parks and Recreation
4University of Kentucky Lexington 1906|Mar|12}}$26,500

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 (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. ^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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