“List of Carnegie libraries in Vermont”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The following list of Carnegie libraries in Vermont provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Vermont, where 4 public libraries were built from 4 grants (totaling $80,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1901 to 1911. In addition, one academic library was built.

Public libraries

Library

Town

Image

Date
granted^[1]

Grant
amount^[1]

Location

Notes^[2]^[3]

Fletcher Free Library

Burlington

1901|Jul|25}}

$50,000

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This building opened on August 17, 1904. In the late 1970s a large grant was awarded to repair the building, which was later expanded in 1981.^[4]

Fair Haven Public Library

Fair Haven

1905|Jan|19}}

$8,000

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This building opened on March 18, 1908, and was expanded in 1997.

Morristown Centennial Library

Morristown

1911|Mar|18}}

$7,000

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This building opened in July 1913, and an expansion is currently planned.

Rockingham Free Public Library

Rockingham

1903|Jun|1}}

$15,000

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Designed by H.M. Francis and Son, this building was opened in 1909. The grant was initially refused by the town, who did not agree to the annual maintenance tax until 1908. It was expanded in 1929 and 1967.

Academic library

Institution

Town

Image

Date
granted^[5]

Grant
amount^[5]

Location

Notes

Norwich University

Northfield

1905|Mar|18}}

$25,000

{{coord>44.139148|-72.660699|region:US-VT_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Chaplin Hall}}

Served as a library from its dedication in 1908 until 1991. It now houses the School of Architecture & Art and is known as Chaplin Hall.

Notes

1. ^¹At 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. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.necarnegies.com|title=New England Carnegies: honoring the public libraries that Andrew Carnegie helped to fund|last=Smith|first=Corinne H|accessdate=2009-07-15}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://dol.state.vt.us/sites/libraries/files/misc/carnegie.pdf|title=A Short History of Vermont's Carnegie Libraries|last=Resnik|first=Robert, compiler|date=July 2004|publisher=Fletcher Free Library|accessdate=2009-07-15}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.fletcherfree.org/about.html|title=Fletcher Free Library: About the Library|publisher=Fletcher Free Library|accessdate=2009-07-15}}
5. ^¹Miller, pp. 38–40

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.

Key

Public libraries

Academic library

Notes

References

External links