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The following list of Carnegie libraries in Oklahoma provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Oklahoma, where 24 public libraries were built from 24 grants (totaling $464,500) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1899 to 1916. In addition, an academic library was built at the University of Oklahoma in Norman from a $30,000 grant given February 20, 1903. 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] | Location | Notes | 1 | Ardmore | Ardmore | 1903|Mar|20}} | $15,000 | 500 Stanley Street SW | Current location of the Pansy Garden Club | 2 | Bartlesville | Bartlesville | | 1908|Apr|23}} | $12,500 | 7th and Osage | Currently Law Offices | 3 | Chickasha | Chickasha | | 1903|Feb|12}} | $10,000 | 527 Iowa Ave | Razed in 1963 | 4 | Collinsville | Collinsville | | 1915|Jun|1}} | $7,500 | 1223 W Main St | | 5 | Cordell | Cordell | 1911|Jan|6}} | $9,000 | 105 E 1st St | Location of Washita County Historical Society museum since 1981 | 6 | El Reno | El Reno | 1903|Nov|25}} | $12,500 | 215 E. Wade | | 7 | Elk City | Elk City | | 1914|Apr|13}} | $10,000 | 221 West Broadway | | 8 | Enid | Enid | | 1904|Feb|20}} | $25,000 | 402 North Independence Avenue | Razed in 1972 | 9 | Frederick | Frederick | | 1914|Sep|25}} | $10,000 | 200 East Grand | | 10 | Guthrie | Guthrie | 1901|Oct|17}} | $26,000 | 406 E Oklahoma Ave | Now part of the Oklahoma Territorial Museum | 11 | Hobart | Hobart | 1911|May|2}} | $10,000 | 200 S Main | | 12 | Lawton | Lawton | 1916|Mar|31}} | $20,000 | 5th & "B" Avenue | Currently Lawton town hall | 13 | McAlester | McAlester | | 1906|Mar|24}} | $25,000 | 325 E. Grand Avenue | Razed in 1973 | 14 | Miami | Miami | | 1916|Mar|15}} | $10,000 | 200 N. Main | Razed in 1962 | 15 | Muskogee | Muskogee | | 1910|Aug|30}} | $60,000 | 401 E. Broadway | Currently occupied by Ark of Faith | 16 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City | | 1899|Oct|27}} | $60,000 | 131 Dean A. McGee Avenue | Razed in 1951 | 17 | Perry | Perry | | 1909|Feb|13}} | $10,000 | 302 North 7th Street | | 18 | Ponca City | Ponca City | | 1908|Aug|29}} | $6,500 | Grand Avenue and Fifth Street | Razed in 1935 | 19 | Sapulpa | Sapulpa | | 1916|Jan|28}} | $25,000 | 27 W Dewey | | 20 | Shawnee | Shawnee | 1904|Jun|2}} | $15,500 | 331 North Broadway | Now the District Attorney's office | 21 | Tahlequah | Tahlequah | 1905|Mar|25}} | $10,000 | 120 S. College Ave | A new building was attached to the Carnegie building and was dedicated in 1978. This new addition currently serves as the primary library facility while the Carnegie building serves as a meeting and special occasion area, still in use by the Tahlequah Public Library. | 22 | Tulsa | Tulsa | | 1910|Nov|30}} | $55,000 | 3rd and Cheyenne | Razed in 1965 | 23 | University of Oklahoma | Norman | 1903|02|20}} | $30,000 | 650 Parrington Oval | Now the Department of Classics and Letters, the Institute for the American Constitutional Heritage, and the Office of Academic Integrity | 24 | Wagoner | Wagoner | | 1911|Dec|7}} | $10,000 | 102 South State | | 25 | Woodward | Woodward | | 1915|Dec|3}} | $10,000 | 1207 8th Street | | {{commonscat|Carnegie libraries in Oklahoma}}Notes1. ^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.
References- {{cite book|last=Anderson|first=Florence|title=Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961|publisher=Carnegie Corporation|location=New York|date=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|date=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|date=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|date=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 without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.{{Carnegie libraries (US)}} 4 : Lists of Carnegie libraries in the United States by state|Oklahoma education-related lists|Carnegie libraries in Oklahoma|Lists of buildings and structures in Oklahoma |