List of Carnegie libraries in Illinois

The following list of Carnegie libraries in Illinois provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Illinois, where 106 public were built from 105 grants (totaling $1,661,200) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1903 to 1914. In addition, academic libraries were built at 5 institutions (totaling $90,000).

1 Carnegie libraries
2 Academic libraries
3 Notes
4 References

Carnegie libraries

	Library	City or town	Date granted^[1]	Grant amount^[1]	Notes
1	Aledo	Aledo	01913-05-21 May 21, 1913	$10,000
2	Arcola	Arcola	01903-03-27 March 27, 1903	$10,000
3	Aurora	Aurora	01901-01-16 January 16, 1901	$50,000
4	Beardstown	Beardstown	01903-01-22 January 22, 1903	$10,000
5	Belleville	Belleville	01913-08-11 August 11, 1913	$45,000
6	Belvidere	Belvidere	01910-04-08 April 8, 1910	$17,500
7	Blue Island	Blue Island	01902-03-14 March 14, 1902	$15,000
8	Brookfield	Brookfield	01912-04-03 April 3, 1912	$10,000
9	Carmi	Carmi	01914-01-14 January 14, 1914	$10,000
10	Carrollton	Carrollton	01901-10-03 October 3, 1901	$10,000
11	Centralia	Centralia	01901-02-14 February 14, 1901	$20,000
12	Charleston	Charleston	01901-10-03 October 3, 1901	$15,000
13	Chicago Heights	Chicago Heights	01902-03-14 March 14, 1902	$15,000
14	Chillicothe	Chillicothe	01915-04-19 April 19, 1915	$10,000
15	Danville (Main)	Danville	01901-12-21 December 21, 1901	$65,000^[2]
16	Danville Veterans Branch	Danville	01901-12-21 December 21, 1901	—
17	Decatur	Decatur	01901-02-06 February 6, 1901	$60,000	Demolished
18	DeLand	De Land	01911-04-25 April 25, 1911	$8,000
19	Delavan	Delavan	01913-04-28 April 28, 1913	$10,000
20	Des Plaines	Des Plaines	01906-04-10 April 10, 1906	$5,000
21	Downers Grove	Downers Grove	01906-02-13 February 13, 1906	$8,500
22	Edwardsville	Edwardsville	01903-02-12 February 12, 1903	$12,500
23	El Paso	El Paso	01905-09-01 September 1, 1905	$6,000
24	Evanston	Evanston	01903-12-14 December 14, 1903	$50,000
25	Farmington	Farmington	01906-01-29 January 29, 1906	$5,600
26	Flora	Flora	01903-02-20 February 20, 1903	$10,000
27	Freeport	Freeport	01901-02-21 February 21, 1901	$30,000
28	Fulton	Fulton	01908-12-14 December 14, 1908	$5,000
29	Galena	Galena	01905-04-20 April 20, 1905	$12,500
30	Galesburg	Galesburg	01901-02-14 February 14, 1901	$50,000
31	Galva	Galva	01908-02-10 February 10, 1908	$8,000
32	Geneva	Geneva	01907-01-23 January 23, 1907	$7,500
33	Gilman	Gilman	01915-09-29 September 29, 1915	$10,000
34	Glen Ellyn	Glen Ellyn	01912-05-17 May 17, 1912	$10,000
35	Grayville	Grayville	01911-05-16 May 16, 1911	$6,000
36	Greenup	Greenup	01904-01-27 January 27, 1904	$8,000
37	Greenville	Greenville	01903-04-23 April 23, 1903	$11,000
38	Griggsville	Griggsville	01915-04-19 April 19, 1915	$5,000
39	Harrisburg	Harrisburg	01908-03-21 March 21, 1908	$12,500
40	Harvey	Harvey	01905-02-01 February 1, 1905	$13,500
41	Havana	Havana	01900-10-03 October 3, 1900	$8,000
42	Highland Park	Highland Park	01903-03-27 March 27, 1903	$12,000
43	Hillsboro	Hillsboro	01903-11-25 November 25, 1903	$11,000
44	Hoopeston	Hoopeston	01903-02-12 February 12, 1903	$12,500
45	Jacksonville	Jacksonville	01901-02-06 February 6, 1901	$40,000
46	Jerseyville	Jerseyville	01902-04-11 April 11, 1902	$12,000
47	Kewanee	Kewanee	01901-03-14 March 14, 1901	$25,000
48	La Harpe	La Harpe	01904-12-20 December 20, 1904	$5,000
49	LaGrange	LaGrange	01903-03-27 March 27, 1903	$12,500
50	LaSalle	LaSalle	01904-06-02 June 2, 1904	$25,000
51	Lewistown	Lewistown	01905-12-16 December 16, 1905	$5,400
52	Lincoln	Lincoln	01901-03-06 March 6, 1901	$25,000
53	Litchfield	Litchfield	01903-01-06 January 6, 1903	$15,000
54	Macomb	Macomb	01903-04-13 April 13, 1903	$15,000
55	Marion	Marion	01909-02-13 February 13, 1909	$18,000
56	Marseilles	Marseilles	01904-06-02 June 2, 1904	$10,000
57	Mattoon	Mattoon	01901-06-21 June 21, 1901	$25,000
58	Maywood	Maywood	01904-08-19 August 19, 1904	$12,500
59	Mendota	Mendota	01904-01-14 January 14, 1904	$10,000
60	Metropolis	Metropolis	01912-01-27 January 27, 1912	$9,000
61	Milford	Milford	01904-12-30 December 30, 1904	$7,000
62	Moline	Moline	01901-08-16 August 16, 1901	$40,000
63	Morris	Morris	01912-01-06 January 6, 1912	$12,500
64	Mount Carmel	Mount Carmel	01909-04-10 April 10, 1909	$15,000
65	Mount Carroll	Mount Carroll	01905-01-19 January 19, 1905	$11,000
66	Mount Vernon	Mount Vernon	01903-03-27 March 27, 1903	$15,000
67	Olney	Olney	01903-01-06 January 6, 1903	$11,500
68	Onarga	Onarga	01906-12-13 December 13, 1906	$5,000
69	Oregon	Oregon	01905-04-20 April 20, 1905	$10,000
70	Pana	Pana	01911-01-31 January 31, 1911	$14,000
71	Paris	Paris	01902-03-14 March 14, 1902	$18,000
72	Park Ridge	Park Ridge	01909-12-02 December 2, 1909	$7,500
73	Paxton	Paxton	01903-03-20 March 20, 1903	$10,000
74	Pekin	Pekin	01900-08-08 August 8, 1900	$17,500
75	Peoria	Peoria	01909-12-13 December 13, 1909	$20,000
76	Peru	Peru	01910-04-08 April 8, 1910	$15,000
77	Petersburg	Petersburg	01906-12-13 December 13, 1906	$8,000
78	Pittsfield	Pittsfield	01905-11-24 November 24, 1905	$7,500
79	Plano	Plano	01904-12-20 December 20, 1904	$10,250
80	Polo	Polo	01903-04-13 April 13, 1903	$10,000
81	Ridge Farm	Ridge Farm	01909-04-28 April 28, 1909	$9,000
82	Robinson	Robinson	01904-08-06 August 6, 1904	$11,000
83	Rochelle	Rochelle	01911-04-25 April 25, 1911	$10,000
84	Rockford	Rockford	01901-03-06 March 6, 1901	$70,000
85	Rushville	Rushville	01906-02-13 February 13, 1906	$7,500
86	Savanna	Savanna	01903-04-23 April 23, 1903	$11,350
87	Sheffield	Sheffield	01911-05-02 May 2, 1911	$4,000
88	Shelbyville	Shelbyville	01903-01-22 January 22, 1903	$10,000
89	Sheldon	Sheldon	01915-06-01 June 1, 1915	$9,000
90	Spring Valley	Spring Valley	01912-01-27 January 27, 1912	$15,000
91	Springfield	Springfield	01901-03-08 March 8, 1901	$75,000
92	St. Charles	St. Charles	01906-12-13 December 13, 1906	$12,500
93	Sterling	Sterling	01903-01-02 January 2, 1903	$17,500
94	Streator	Streator	01901-02-19 February 19, 1901	$35,000
95	Sycamore	Sycamore	01903-01-13 January 13, 1903	$12,000
96	Taylorville	Taylorville	01903-03-27 March 27, 1903	$14,000
97	Toulon	Toulon	01914-07-23 July 23, 1914	$6,000
98	Tuscola	Tuscola	01903-04-13 April 13, 1903	$10,000
99	Vienna	Vienna	01908-01-20 January 20, 1908	$6,000
100	Warren	Warren	01910-08-17 August 17, 1910	$7,000
101	Waterman	Waterman	01913-01-31 January 31, 1913	$3,500
102	Waukegan	Waukegan	01903-03-20 March 20, 1903	$27,500
103	Waverly	Waverly	01911-05-16 May 16, 1911	$4,500
104	Wilmette	Wilmette	01903-03-20 March 20, 1903	$11,000
105	Winchester	Winchester	01908-02-10 February 10, 1908	$7,500
106	Wyoming	Wyoming	01913-11-03 November 3, 1913	$5,600

Academic libraries

	Institution	Locality	Year granted	Grant amount	Notes
1	Ewing College	Ewing	01906-03-12 March 12, 1906	$10,000
2	Monmouth College	Monmouth	01905-09-01 September 1, 1905	$30,000
3	North-Western College	Naperville	01905-04-18 April 18, 1905	$25,000
4	Shurtleff College	Upper Alton	01907-03-02 March 2, 1907	$15,000
5	University of Chicago	Chicago	01907-11-07 November 7, 1907	$10,000	The UC library was not funded/endowed by Andrew Carnegie according to the Director of Communications at the UC Library. 06/16/2010

Notes

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ This is the total grant for both Danville branches.

References

Anderson, Florence (1963). Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961. New York: Carnegie Corporation. OCLC 1282382.
Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0838900224.
Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0471144223.
Miller, Durand R. (1943). Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890–1917. New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York. OCLC 2603611.

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. email correspondence, 06/16/2010. with Director of Communications, The University of Chicago Library. Pat Warnock

U.S. Carnegie libraries by state

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Federal district	District of Columbia

Other	Puerto Rico

Other Carnegie libraries: Africa, the Caribbean, and Oceania • Canada • Europe

List of Carnegie libraries in Illinois

Contents

Carnegie libraries

Academic libraries

Notes

References