The following list of Carnegie libraries in California provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in California, where 142 public libraries were built from 121 grants (totaling $2,779,487) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1899 to 1917. In addition, academic libraries were built at 2 institutions (totaling $60,000).
Contents |
Building still operating as a library
Building no longer standing
Building standing, but now serving another purpose
Building listed on the National Register of Historic Places
| Library | City or town |
Image | Date granted[1] |
Grant amount[1] |
Location | Notes[2] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alameda | Alameda | October 3, 1899 | $35,000 | 2264 Santa Clara Ave. |
Opened in 1903, this Wilcox and Curtis Neoclassical building served as a public library until 1998. It has been vacant since. | |
| 2 | Alturas | Alturas | November 20, 1908 | $10,000 | 201 S. Court St. |
This building, designed by F. J. DeLongchamps, opened in 1918 and served as a library until 1947. It now houses law offices. | |
| 3 | Anaheim | Anaheim | February 6, 1907 | $10,000 | 241 S. Anaheim Blvd. |
A John C. Austin work, this building opened in 1909. It was a library until 1963, and it has been home to the Anaheim Museum since 1987. | |
| 4 | Antioch | Antioch | June 1, 1915 | $2,500 | 519 F St. |
This Francis Reid Neoclassical design was Antioch's library from its opening in 1916 until 1967. It is currently a church. | |
| 5 | Auburn | Auburn | March 9, 1907 | $10,000 | 175 Almond St. |
From May 26, 1909 to 1968, this Allen D. Fellows Classical Revival building was the Auburn library. Currently, it is an arts center. | |
| 6 | Azusa | Azusa | December 24, 1908 | $10,000 | 213 E. Foothill Blvd. |
This Norman F. Marsh design was the library in Azusa from 1910 to 1959. The building was razed in 1959 and a new City Hall erected on its site. | |
| 7 | Bayliss District | Bayliss District | January 5, 1916 | $4,000 | 7830 County Rd. 39 | Bayliss sought a grant in conjunction with rural parts of Glenn County, hence its unusual name. Opened in 1917, this W. H. Weeks design continues to operate as one of the most rural Carnegie libraries in the country. | |
| 8 | Beaumont | Beaumont | April 28, 1913 | $10,000 | 125 E. Eighth St. |
Opened in 1914, this Neoclassical design by E. L. Hopkins has always served the Beaumont area as a library. | |
| 9 | Berkeley | Berkeley | February 12, 1903 | $40,000 | Shattuck Ave. and Kittridge St. |
A 1905 John Galen Howard design, this library served the Berkeley area for only 24 years before it was razed in 1929—the first Carnegie library to be demolished in California. | |
| 10 | Biggs | Biggs | April 23, 1906 | $5,000 | |||
| 11 | Calexico | Calexico | March 16, 1915 | $10,000 | 420 Heber Avenue | Currently in the Calexico Public Library system, after several years of idleness being completely restored and reopened as a computer lab, with free wifi offering access to the vast library that is the internet. Inducted into the National Register of Historic Places in 2005 (Building #05001085). | |
| 12 | Chico | Chico | January 7, 1904 | $10,000 | |||
| 13 | Chula Vista | Chula Vista | March 31, 1916 | $10,000 | |||
| 14 | Clovis | Clovis | March 11, 1914 | $7,000 | |||
| 15 | Coalinga | Coalinga | January 27, 1912 | $20,000 | Demolished in 1955. Designed by architects Swartz, Hotchkin and Swartz, in a Mediterranean Revival style, as one of the three high school district California Carnegies. The new Coalinga Library is on the site. | ||
| 16 | Colton | Colton | April 10, 1906 | $10,000 | 380 North LaCadena Drive, Colton, CA 92324 | Currently the Colton Museum. Designed by architect Franklin P. Burnham, a temple style Classical Revival building, with pediment and columns, two fireplaces and skylight above a central rotunda. It served as both library and community center. In 1982 it was carefully restored to house the museum. | |
| 17 | Colusa | Colusa | January 19, 1905 | $10,000 | |||
| 18 | Concord | Concord | June 1, 1915 | $2,500 | |||
| 19 | Corning | Corning | August 11, 1913 | $10,000 | |||
| 20 | Corona | Corona | March 25, 1905 | $11,500 | |||
| 21 | Covina | Covina | April 11, 1905 | $9,000 | Demolished in 1962. | ||
| 22 | Dinuba | Dinuba | March 16, 1915 | $8,000 | Demolished in 1975. | ||
| 23 | Dixon | Dixon | November 21, 1911 | $10,000 | Currently the Dixon Unified School District Library. Dixon is one of only three California Carnegie communities to obtain a library as a high school district rather than city or county. Designed by architects Parker and Kenyon, in the Mission Revival-Classical Revival style, and designated as historically significant by the Dixon city council in 1988. | ||
| 24 | Eagle Rock | Eagle Rock | March 11, 1914 | $7,500 | The building is currently the Eagle Rock Community Cultural Center. Designed by architect W.E. Kleinpell, in the Mission Revival-Spanish Colonial Revival styles and opened in 1915. In 1923 it became a branch library when Eagle Rock was annexed by Los Angeles. | ||
| 25 | East San Diego | East San Diego | June 1, 1915 | $10,000 | |||
| 26 | El Centro | El Centro | February 13, 1909 | $10,000 | 539 State Street, El Centro, CA 92243 | El Centro Public Library. Extensive earthquake damage in the late 1920s necessitated drastic strengthening procedures with steel banding; with successive additions, the Classical Revival building has been plastered over to create a Modern look. | |
| 27 | Escondido | Escondido | June 29, 1908 | $7,500 | Demolished in 1956. Designed by the Los Angeles architectural firm of Van Trees and Millar Inc., in the Classical Revival style, and one of the few to display the name "Carnegie Library." The new Escondido Public Library building is on the site. | ||
| 28 | Eureka | Eureka | October 3, 1901 | $20,000 | 636 F St. |
The Eureka is now used by the Clarke Historical Society as a museum. | |
| 29 | Exeter | Exeter | May 8, 1914 | $5,000 | |||
| 30 | Ferndale | Ferndale | March 21, 1908 | $8,000 | 807 Main Street |
The Ferndale Public Library designed by architect Warren Skellings, in a bold Classical Revival style is the only Carnegie Grant Library in northwestern California still functioning as a library. | |
| 31 | Fresno | Fresno | February 14, 1901 | $30,000 | Demolished in 1959. The Fresno Carnegie Library was one of the earliest and costliest of the Carnegies. Architects Copeland and Dole of New York designed the large building in the Classical Revival style. New Fresno County Public Library building on the site. | ||
| 32 | Fullerton | Fullerton | December 8, 1905 | $10,000 | Demolished in 1940. Designed by architects Hunt and Eager, in the Mission Revival-Spanish Colonial Revival styles. New Fullerton Public Library building on site. | ||
| 33 | Gilroy | Gilroy | March 12, 1906 | $10,000 | 195 Fifth Street, Gilroy, CA 95020 | Now the Gilroy Historical Museum, the building is virtually unchanged. Designed by architect William H. Weeks, one of his seven "classic Carnegies" of the Greek temple style, with pediments and columns. | |
| 34 | Glendale | Glendale | August 11, 1911 | $12,500 | Demolished in 1977. Architect Paul Tuttle designed the building in the Classical Revival style; a 1940 WPA project added wings to each side. New Glendale Public Library building was built nearby and the old library demolished once the new, larger building was open. | ||
| 35 | Grass Valley | Grass Valley | January 6, 1915 | $15,000 | 207 Mill Street, Grass Valley, CA 95945 | Currently the Grass Valley Public Library. Designed by architect William Mooser, its Classical Revival red brick facade is highlighted with numerous white pilasters. | |
| 36 | Gridley | Gridley | January 2, 1913 | $7,000 | 519 Kentucky Street, Gridley, CA 95966 | Currently a private office. Designed by Chico architect Chester Cole, in the Classical Revival style. | |
| 37 | Hanford | Hanford | March 20, 1903 | $12,500 | 109 East Eighth Street, Hanford, CA 93230 | The Hanford Carnegie Museum since 1974. Designed by the McDougall Bros. and one of California's few in the Richardson Romanesque style. | |
| 38 | Hayward | Hayward | February 20, 1906 | $11,750 | |||
| 39 | Healdsburg | Healdsburg | August 31, 1909 | $10,000 | |||
| 40 | Hemet | Hemet | November 30, 1910 | $10,000 | Demolished in 1969. Designed by architect S. L. Pillar, in the Classical Revival with a large raised open loggia. The new Hemet Public Library was built in 1971 on the site. | ||
| 41 | Hollister | Hollister | April 16, 1910 | $10,000 | 375 Fifth Street, Hollister, CA 95023 | Currently the Hollister City Hall. Designed by architect William Binder, the low, one story Classical Revival style building is constructed of concrete scored to resemble granite block. It is on the National Register of Historic Places, and part of downtown Hollister's National Register-listed historic district. | |
| 42 | Hollywood | Hollywood | February 28, 1906 | $10,000 | Demolished in 1958. Designed by architects Marsh and Russell, one of only two California Carnegies the Tudor Revival style. In 1910 when Hollywood was annexed to Los Angeles, it became a branch library. | ||
| 43 | Huntington Beach | Huntington Beach | February 13, 1913 | $10,000 | Demolished in 1951. Designed by architects Tuttle and Hopkins, in an elaborate Classical Revival style, in red brick with white elements. The new Huntington Beach Public Library was built on site in 1951. | ||
| 44 | Imperial | Imperial | January 23, 1909 | $10,000 | |||
| 45 | Inglewood | Inglewood | November 9, 1916 | $10,000 | 101 S. Grevillea Avenue |
Designed by an unknown architect in the Mission Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival styles. It was severely damaged in the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, and the city voted funds to rebuild and enlarge it. Demolished in 1967; the new Inglewood Public Library was built across Manchester Boulevard and completed in 1973. A temporary library existed on Queen Street. | |
| 46 | Lakeport | Lakeport | November 17, 1914 | $8,000 | 200 Park Street, Lakeport, CA 95453 | Currently the Lakeport Carnegie Library houses U.C. Davis scientists for Clear Lake research. Designed by architects Ward and Blohme, in an austere Classical Revival style in the city park on the shores of the lake. | |
| 47 | Lincoln | Lincoln | December 13, 1907 | $6,000 | The Lincoln Public Library. Built in the Mediterranean Revival-Classical Revival style, with the brick and terra cotta products of notable Gladding, McBean Pottery. | ||
| 48 | Livermore | Livermore | August 5, 1909 | $10,000 | 2155 Third Street, Livermore, CA 94550 | Currently a museum, the Livermore Heritage Guild History Center. The Classical Revival building is an example of the library as "temple in the park," with its pedimented central portico supported by Greek Ionic columns and located in the center of Carnegie Park. The building's distinctive yellow brick came from the nearby Carnegie Brick Works. | |
| 49 | Lodi | Lodi | December 13, 1907 | $9,000 | 305 West Pine Street, Lodi, CA 95240 | Currently the "Carnegie Forum and City Council Chambers. The temple style Classical Revival Lodi Carnegie is notable for the incorporation of brick in the formed columns, triangular area within the pediment, and finely detailed trim. | |
| 50 | Lompoc | Lompoc | December 13, 1909 | $10,000 | 200 South H Street, Lompoc, CA 93436 | Currently The Lompoc Museum, an historical and archeological museum. Designed by William Weeks in the Classic Revival "temple style," and designated Lompoc Historical Landmark No. 1. | |
| 51 | Long Beach | Long Beach | January 19, 1905 | $30,000 | In 1972 the Classical Revival style library was damaged by fire, and in 1973 demolished for a new Long Beach Public Library. | ||
| 52 | Los Angeles Arroyo Seco | Los Angeles | January 31, 1911 | $210,000 | Designed by architect Frederick Ashley, in the Classical Revival style. Demolished in 1959. | ||
| 53 | Los Angeles Boyle Heights | Los Angeles | January 31, 1911 | — | Designed by architect W.J. Dodd, in the Classical Revival style. Demolished in 1974. | ||
| 54 | Los Angeles Cahuenga Branch | Los Angeles | January 31, 1911 | — | 4591 West Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90029 | Cahuenga Branch, Los Angeles Public Library. Designed by architect C.H. Russell, in the Italian Renaissance Revival style. | |
| 55 | Los Angeles Lincoln Heights | Los Angeles | January 31, 1911 | — | 2530 Workman Street, Los Angeles, CA 90031 | Lincoln Heights Branch, Los Angeles Public Library | |
| 56 | Los Angeles Vermont Square | Los Angeles | January 31, 1911 | — | 1201 West 48th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90037 | Vermont Square Branch, Los Angeles Public Library | |
| 57 | Los Angeles Vernon | Los Angeles | January 31, 1911 | — | Designed by architects Kysor and Biggar, in the Classical Revival style. The Vernon open air reading room could be converted into a closed room by means of a sliding sash. Demolished in 1974. | ||
| 58 | Los Gatos | Los Gatos | October 17, 1901 | $10,400 | |||
| 59 | Mill Valley | Mill Valley | January 18, 1910 | $10,000 | 52 Lovell Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941 | Currently a private residence. | |
| 60 | Monrovia | Monrovia | January 19, 1905 | $10,000 | |||
| 61 | Monterey | Monterey | December 24, 1907 | $10,000 | 425 Van Buren Street, Monterey, CA 93930 | Currently offices of the Monterey Institute of International Studies. Designed by William H. Weeks in the Mission Revival style. | |
| 62 | National City | National City | February 13, 1909 | $10,000 | |||
| 63 | Nevada City | Nevada City | March 20, 1904 | $10,000 | 211 North Pine Street, Nevada City, CA 95959 | Now the Doris Foley Library for Historical Research, in the Nevada County Library System. Designed by architect: W. H. Weeks, in the Romanesque Revival style, constructed of dark gray "man-made" cast stone, and rough and smooth concrete blocks fabricated at the site. It is part of the historic downtown district placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and was added in its own right in 1990. | |
| 64 | Newman | Newman | November 17, 1914 | $8,000 | 1209 Main Street, Newman, CA 95360 | Now the Newman Museum, the first pioneer museum in Stanislaus County when it opened in the library basement in 1941, and which currently occupies the whole building. Designed by Antioch architect Francis Reid, essentially Classical Revival style with Colonial elements in a tall, red brick building. | |
| 65 | Oakdale | Oakdale | May 15, 1916 | $7,000 | |||
| 66 | Oakland Main | Oakland | August 23, 1899 | $190,000 | 659 14th Street Oakland, CA 94612 | Oakland Main Library 1902-1951. Charles Greene Branch 1951-1994. Currently housing the African American Museum and Library at Oakland. | |
| 67 | Oakland Golden Gate | Oakland | August 23, 1899 | — | 5606 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, CA 94608 | ||
| 68 | Oakland Melrose | Oakland | August 23, 1899 | — | 4805 Foothill Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94601 | ||
| 69 | Oakland Miller | Oakland | August 23, 1899 | — | 1449 Miller Avenue, Oakland, CA 94601 | Currently vacant. 23rd Avenue Branch 1918-1966, Ina Coolbrith Branch 1966-1972, and Latin American Branch 1972-1976. | |
| 70 | Oakland Temescal | Oakland | August 23, 1899 | — | 5205 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609 | Named the Alden Branch Library 1918-1948, Temescal Branch Library 1948–present. | |
| 71 | Ontario | Ontario | June 8, 1905 | $12,000 | |||
| 72 | Orange | Orange | March 9, 1907 | $10,000 | |||
| 73 | Orland | Orland | November 3, 1913 | $8,000 | |||
| 74 | Orosi | Orosi | September 14, 1917 | $3,000 | 12646 Avenue 416, Orosi, CA 93647 | The last Carnegie library to be completed in California. Now the Orosi/Cutler Branch Library. It is one of only three wood frame (non-masonry) California Carnegies, designed by architect: Ernest J. Kump in the American Craftsman Bungalow style. | |
| 75 | Oroville | Oroville | May 2, 1911 | $10,000 | |||
| 76 | Oxnard | Oxnard | February 13, 1906 | $12,000 | 424 South C Street, Oxnard, CA 93030 | Carnegie Art Museum (Oxnard, California). Designed by Los Angeles architect F.P. Burnham, with four wide pedimented porticos, each supported by six Doric columns, the Oxnard Carnegie gives the impression of a temple on a hill. Designated a Ventura County landmark, and in 1971 was the first California Carnegie to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places. | |
| 77 | Pacific Grove | Pacific Grove | March 12, 1906 | $10,000 | |||
| 78 | Palo Alto | Palo Alto | February 20, 1903 | $10,000 | |||
| 79 | Paso Robles | Paso Robles | December 13, 1906 | $10,000 | Paso Robles City Park |
The building has housed the El Paso de Robles Area Historical Society Museum since 1998. In 1906 the Board of Library trustees "ladies" correspondence with Andrew Carnegie resulted a letter offering that if the Paso Robles City Council agreed to provide a suitable site and maintain the Free Public Library, he would be glad to give six thousand dollars to erect the building. | |
| 80 | Patterson | Patterson | June 6, 1917 | $3,000 | |||
| 81 | Petaluma | Petaluma | January 13, 1903 | $12,500 | |||
| 82 | Pomona | Pomona | January 23, 1902 | $25,000 | 380 North Main Street, Pomona (former site) | Designed by the Burnham & Bliesner architecture firm and C. E. Wolfe, a local architect, in the Classical Revival style. It opened in 1903, was expanded in 1912 with second Carnegie grant, and in 1939 by the Works Progress Administration. Closed and demolished in 1965. Later the main Pomona First Federal Savings & Loan (U.S. Bank) office built on site, since closed. | |
| 83 | Porterville | Porterville | February 6, 1907 | $10,000 | |||
| 84 | Redding | Redding | March 20, 1903 | $10,000 | |||
| 85 | Redwood City | Redwood City | February 20, 1904 | $16,000 | |||
| 86 | Richmond | Richmond | January 14, 1909 | $17,500 | Currently the Richmond Museum. | ||
| 87 | Riverbank | Riverbank | June 6, 1917 | $3,000 | |||
| 88 | Riverside | Riverside | August 16, 1901 | $52,500 | Demolished in 1964. California's first Mission Revival style Carnegie, was designed by Burnham and Bliesner who won an architectural competition. The current Riverside Public Library is adjacent to the site of the elaborate original. | ||
| 89 | Roseville | Roseville | April 25, 1911 | $10,000 | |||
| 90 | Sacramento | Sacramento | February 26, 1914 | $100,000 | |||
| 91 | Salinas | Salinas | March 9, 1907 | $10,000 | |||
| 92 | San Anselmo | San Anselmo | January 14, 1914 | $10,000 | |||
| 93 | San Bernardino | San Bernardino | March 14, 1902 | $27,600 | Demolished in 1958. Architects Burnham and Bliesner won a competition with plans for a grand Classical Revival style building. A new library was completed in 1960 on its former site. | ||
| 94 | San Diego | San Diego | July 7, 1899 | $60,000 | Demolished in 1952. San Diego received California's first Carnegie grant in 1899, with a large well detailed Classical Revival library building opening in 1902. The San Diego Public Library system continues elsewhere. | ||
| 95 | San Francisco Main | San Francisco | June 20, 1901 | $750,000 | Civic Center, San Francisco | Now housing the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. | |
| 96 | San Francisco Chinatown | San Francisco | June 20, 1901 | — | |||
| 97 | San Francisco Golden Gate Valley | San Francisco | June 20, 1901 | — | |||
| 98 | San Francisco Mission | San Francisco | June 20, 1901 | — | |||
| 99 | San Francisco Noe Valley | San Francisco | June 20, 1901 | — | |||
| 100 | San Francisco Presidio | San Francisco | June 20, 1901 | — | 3150 Sacramento Street, S.F. CA 94115 | Today the branch library also houses the city's only Library for the Blind. San Francisco's seventh and last Carnegie is centered on a generous lot which extends through its city block uphill from Sacramento to Clay, with landscaping directed by John McLaren of Golden Gate Park. The brick Classical Revival building was designed by G. Albert Lansburgh, and is on San Francisco's "List of Architecturally Significant Buildings." | |
| 101 | San Francisco Richmond | San Francisco | June 20, 1901 | — | |||
| 102 | San Francisco Sunset | San Francisco | June 20, 1901 | — | |||
| 103 | San Jose Main | San Jose | March 8, 1901 | $57,000 | |||
| 104 | San Jose East | San Jose | March 8, 1901 | — | The East San Jose Carnegie Branch Library. | ||
| 105 | San Leandro | San Leandro | December 13, 1907 | $12,000 | |||
| 106 | San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo | February 12, 1903 | $10,000 | San Luis Obispo County History Center and Museum, downtown on Mission Plaza. | ||
| 107 | San Mateo | San Mateo | April 20, 1905 | $12,500 | |||
| 108 | San Pedro | San Pedro | March 25, 1905 | $10,375 | Designed by architects Edelsvard and Saffell, as well as H. V.Bradbeer, in the Classical Revival style. Demolished in 1966 | ||
| 109 | San Rafael | San Rafael | December 20, 1904 | $25,000 | 1100 E Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 | Wing of current San Rafael Public Library building. | |
| 110 | Sanger | Sanger | November 17, 1914 | $10,000 | |||
| 111 | Santa Ana | Santa Ana | January 22, 1902 | $15,000 | Designed by architects Bither, Dennis and Farwell, in the Mission Revival style. Demolished in 1960. | ||
| 112 | Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | May 8, 1914 | $50,000 | 40 East Anapamu Street | Santa Barbara Public Library | |
| 113 | Santa Cruz Main | Santa Cruz | February 15, 1902 | $29,000 | 224 Church Street | The 1904 Richardsonian Romanesque-style Santa Cruz Main, designed by W. H. Weeks, was the scene of a 1910 visit by Andrew Carnegie, a festive civic event. Demolished in 1966 and replaced by the current building. | |
| 114 | Santa Cruz East Cliff | Santa Cruz | February 15, 1902 | — | 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 | Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History | |
| 115 | Santa Cruz Eastside | Santa Cruz | February 15, 1902 | — | Demolished in 1968. | ||
| 116 | Santa Cruz Garfield Park | Santa Cruz | February 15, 1902 | — | 705 Woodrow Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 | Santa Cruz Library branch. | |
| 117 | Santa Maria | Santa Maria | January 8, 1908 | $10,000 | |||
| 118 | Santa Monica Main | Santa Monica | April 13, 1903 | $25,000 | Designed by architects Marsh and Russell, in the Classical Revival style. Demolished in 1974. | ||
| 119 | Santa Monica Ocean Park | Santa Monica | April 13, 1903 | — | Addition added to rear, active branch of Santa Monica Public Library. | ||
| 120 | Santa Rosa | Santa Rosa | March 14, 1902 | $26,900 | |||
| 121 | Sebastopol | Sebastopol | November 21, 1911 | $7,500 | |||
| 122 | Selma | Selma | March 14, 1905 | $6,000 | |||
| 123 | Sonoma | Sonoma | April 25, 1911 | $6,000 | |||
| 124 | South Pasadena | South Pasadena | December 13, 1906 | $18,600-1906, $6600–1916 | 1100 Oxley Street, South Pasadena, CA 91030 | South Pasadena Public Library. One of the few visited by Carnegie on his 1910 trip to California. Designated a South Pasadena Cultural Heritage Landmark in 1972. | |
| 125 | South San Francisco | South San Francisco | May 8, 1914 | $10,000 | South San Francisco Public Library | ||
| 126 | St. Helena | St. Helena | December 13, 1906 | $8,362 | |||
| 127 | Tulare | Tulare | December 30, 1904 | $10,000 | |||
| 128 | Turlock | Turlock | June 1, 1915 | $9,200 | 250 North Broadway | Destroyed by fire but walls still standing. Historic building currently being restored, within the context of a new, larger addition. Anticipated completion, Summer 2011. | |
| 129 | Ukiah City | Ukiah City | May 2, 1911 | $8,000 | |||
| 130 | Upland | Upland | May 2, 1911 | $10,000 | 123 East D Street, Upland, CA 91786 | Designed by Los Angeles architect Homer Glidden, in the Classical Revival style. Currently a community center. | |
| 131 | Vacaville | Vacaville | March 14, 1905 | $12,500 | |||
| 132 | Vallejo | Vallejo | December 27, 1902 | $20,000 | |||
| 133 | Visalia | Visalia | February 2, 1903 | $10,000 | |||
| 134 | Walnut Creek | Walnut Creek | June 1, 1915 | $2,500 | |||
| 135 | Watsonville | Watsonville | April 23, 1903 | $12,000 | |||
| 136 | Watts | Watts | January 9, 1913 | $10,000 | |||
| 137 | Whittier | Whittier | December 30, 1904 | $12,500 | |||
| 138 | Willits | Willits | December 8, 1913 | $8,000 | |||
| 139 | Willows | Willows | February 12, 1910 | $10,000 | |||
| 140 | Woodland | Woodland | February 20, 1903 | $22,000 | 250 First Street, Woodland, CA 95695 | The Woodland Public Library. Designed by architects Dodge and Dolliver, in the Mission Revival Style. From 1915 until 1979 the building housed distinct city and Yolo County public libraries. | |
| 141 | Yolo | Yolo | September 14, 1917 | $3,000 | 37750 Sacramento Street, Yolo, CA 95697 | The Yolo Library. Designed by architect William H. Weeks, as a modest low wood frame American Craftsman Bungalow. | |
| 142 | Yreka | Yreka | March 14, 1913 | $8,000 |
| Institution | City or town |
Image | Date granted[3] |
Grant amount[3] |
Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mills College Margaret Carnegie Library Building | Oakland | April 18, 1905 | $20,000 | The Oval, Mills College, Oakland, CA 94613 | Academic library from 1906–1989, currently administrative offices and upstairs reading room. The Mills College Margaret Carnegie Library Building, named in honor of Andrew Carnegie's daughter, is the only California Carnegie designed by renowned architect Julia Morgan, in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. | |
| 2 | Claremont/Pomona College | Claremont | March 15, 1905 | $40,000 | Pomona College, Claremont, CA 91711 | Building has housed Pomona College offices and classrooms since 1953. Carnegie funded only two academic libraries in California, with terms different than for public libraries. The college was offered $40,000 on condition that it raise an equal endowment for maintenance. Designed by Franklin P. Burnham in a Classical Revival temple style, using reinforced concrete in an imposing exterior. It served students and public until a 1914 L.A. County Library Claremont branch opened. |
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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