List of Carnegie libraries in Iowa

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The following list of Carnegie libraries in Iowa provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Iowa, where 101 public libraries were built from 99 grants (totaling $1,495,706) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1892 to 1917. In addition, academic libraries were built at 7 institutions (totaling $210,000).

Contents

Key

      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
      Building contributes to a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places


Public libraries

Library City or
town		 Date
granted[1]		 Grant
amount[1][2]		 Location Remarks[3]
1 Albia Albia 01905-04-11 April 11, 1905 $10,000 203 E. Benton Ave.
 Opened March 21, 1906.
2 Alden Alden 01913-11-03 November 3, 1913 $9,000 1012 Water St.
 This is the smallest community in the United States to be granted a Carnegie library, with a population of just 699 in 1900. A Wetherell and Gage design in the Beaux-Arts style, it was opened August 26, 1914.
3 Algona Algona 01903-03-27 March 27, 1903 $10,000 110 E. Nebraska St.
 This Patton and Miller of Chicago design is now a private business. It was in use as a library from March 25, 1905 until 1983.
4 Ames Ames 01903-02-02 February 2, 1903 $16,000 515 Douglas Ave.
 Opened October 20, 1904, this building has been expanded twice to accommodate growing demand. It was designed by Hawlett and Rawson of Des Moines.
5 Atlantic Atlantic 01902-03-14 March 14, 1902 $12,500 507 Poplar St.
 Opened December 28, 1903.
6 Audubon Audubon 01911-03-29 March 29, 1911 $9,000 401 N. Park Pl.
 Dedicated on December 3, 1912.
7 Bedford Bedford 01907-04-08 April 8, 1907 $10,000 507 Jefferson St.
 Dedicated and opened on January 25, 1916.
8 Bloomfield Bloomfield 01911-11-21 November 21, 1911 $10,000 107 N. Columbia St.
 Opened August 8, 1913, this building was designed by Wetherall and Gage of Des Moines.
9 Britt Britt 01916-03-31 March 31, 1916 $8,000 Dedicated June 20, 1918, this building was razed in 1968.
10 Carroll Carroll 01903-02-12 February 12, 1903 $10,000 123 E. 6th St.
 Dedicated September 2, 1905, this building is now the Carroll County Historical Museum.
11 Cedar Falls Cedar Falls 01902-03-14 March 14, 1902 $15,000 Main St. & W. 6th St.
 Dedicated on September 24, 1903, this building housed the library for Cedar Falls until 2001, when it was demolished for construction of a new library.
12 Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids 01901-02-19 February 19, 1901 $75,000 410 3rd Ave. SE
 Now the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, this Josselyn and Taylor building opened on June 23, 1905 and served as the library until 1985.
13 Chariton Chariton 01903-01-13 January 13, 1903 $11,000 803 Braden Ave.
 A Patton and Miller work, this building opened October 28, 1904.
14 Charles City Charles City 01903-01-02 January 2, 1903 $12,500 301 N. Jackson St.
 Now the Charles City Art Center, this library opened November 24, 1904 and was designed by Patton and Miller.
15 Cherokee Cherokee 01903-01-06 January 6, 1903 $12,000 215 S. 2nd St.
 Dedicated May 2, 1905, this building was designed by Wetherall and Gage.
16 Clarinda Clarinda 01907-02-21 February 21, 1907 $15,000 300 N. 16th St.
 Dedicated April 15, 1909, this building served the city until 2004 and now houses several private businesses.
17 Clear Lake Clear Lake 01916-03-31 March 31, 1916 $8,500 200 N. 4th St.
 Opened June 7, 1918, this library was expanded in 2002 by adjoining with a neighboring building.
18 Clinton Clinton 01901-08-24 August 24, 1901 $45,000 306 8th Ave. S.
 Opened November 8, 1904, this building was designed by Patton and Miller.
19 Colfax Colfax 01904-12-02 December 2, 1904 $6,500 25 W. Division St.
 Opened May 14, 1913.
20 Corydon Corydon 01917-11-07 November 7, 1917 $8,000 102 N. DeKalb St.
 Dedicated June 20, 1919, this was the final Carnegie library granted and opened in Iowa. It was designed by Proudfoot, Bird, and Rawson of Des Moines and used until August 12, 1977; the building is now a school.
21 Council Bluffs Council Bluffs 01903-01-06 January 6, 1903 $70,000 200 Pearl St. S.
 Opened on September 12, 1905, this Beaux-Arts building was the Council Bluffs library until 1998, when it was extensively renovated and became the Union Pacific Railroad Museum. It was the largest of the 17 Carnegie libraries Patton and Miller designed in Iowa.[4]
22 Cresco Cresco 01913-02-13 February 13, 1913 $17,500 320 N. Elm St.
 Dedicated February 20, 1915, this building by local architect J.H. Howe is unusual among Carnegie libraries for resulting from a community grant—Cresco joined with six additional townships to receive its grant.[5]
23 Davenport Davenport 01899-12-02 December 2, 1899 $75,000 399 N. Main St.
 This Calvin Kiessling design was opened May 11, 1904, five years after local novelist Alice French lobbied Carnegie for a grant. It was condemned and demolished in 1966.
24 Denison Denison 01902-03-14 March 14, 1902 $12,500 1403 1st Ave. S.
 A Cox and Schoentgen design which opened on August 10, 1904, this building was extensively renovated in 1985; the original rooms are used only as meeting rooms today.[6]
25 DeWitt DeWitt 01907-04-08 April 8, 1907 $7,116 510 9th St.
 This building was converted to City Hall in the late 1980s when a new library was built for DeWitt.
26 Dubuque Dubuque 01901-01-12 January 12, 1901 $71,500 360 W. 11th St.
 Opened October 20, 1902, this Spencer and Williamson design is the largest Carnegie building in Iowa still in use as a library.
27 Dunlap Dunlap 01911-05-02 May 2, 1911 $10,000 116 Iowa Ave.
 This building was designed by Barber and Glenn of nearby Denison. It is now a church.
28 Eagle Grove Eagle Grove 01902-04-26 April 26, 1902 $10,000 401 W. Broadway St.
 Opened on September 15, 1903, this Smith and Gage design was a library until 1976. It is now the Eagle Grove Historical Museum.
29 Eldon Eldon 01911-03-18 March 18, 1911 $7,500 608 W. Elm St.
 This Wetherall and Gage building was opened on May 9, 1913.
30 Eldora Eldora 01901-12-30 December 30, 1901 $10,000 1219 14th Ave.
 Opened May 11, 1903, this Patton and Miller work is unusually asymmetrical. It is now a private business.
31 Emmetsburg Emmetsburg 01911-02-20 February 20, 1911 $10,000 804 Monroe St.
 The work of architect A. T. Simmons, this building was dedicated December 13, 1912 and is now the Palo Alto County Historical Museum.
32 Estherville Estherville 01902-02-15 February 15, 1902 $10,000 613 Central Ave.
 This building was greatly expanded in 1992.
33 Fairfield Fairfield 01892-01-15 January 15, 1892 $30,000 112 S. Court St.
 The oldest Carnegie library in the United States outside of Pennsylvania, Fairfield's grant effort was spurred by Senator James F. Wilson. The Richardsonian Romanesque work is now operated by Indian Hills Community College as a satellite campus building, as a new library was built in 1996.
34 Fort Dodge Fort Dodge 01901-01-10 January 10, 1901 $30,000 605 1st Ave. N.
 This building was designed by Milwaukee architects H. C. Koch and Son and was dedicated October 15, 1903. It operated until November 20, 2000, when a new library opened. It is currently being renovated to become an apartment complex.[7]
35 Garner Garner 01914-06-11 June 11, 1914 $6,500 Dedicated August 13, 1914, this building was razed in 1977 or 1978.
36 Glenwood Glenwood 01903-07-27 July 27, 1903 $7,500 109 N. Vine St.
 Opening February 4, 1907, this building was greatly renovated and modernized in the early 1980s.
37 Greenfield Greenfield 01915-09-29 September 29, 1915 $7,500 SE Kent St. and S. 1st St.
 Omaha architect Lloyd Willis designed this Colonial Revival building which was dedicated November 27, 1916. The building was used as a library until 1997.
38 Grundy Center Grundy Center 01910-04-08 April 8, 1910 $6,000 Designed by Conrad architect John R. Gier and opening November 6, 1912, this building was torn down to build Grundy Center's new library.
39 Hamburg Hamburg 01915-12-03 December 3, 1915 $9,000 1301 Main St.
 Designed by architects Sawyer and Watrous, this library was dedicated on June 9, 1919.
40 Hampton Hampton 01902-03-14 March 14, 1902 $10,000 4 S. Federal St.
 Dedicated October 6, 1905, this building is the design of Liebbe, Nourse, and Rasmussen.
41 Hawarden Hawarden 01901-10-03 October 3, 1901 $5,000 803 10th St.
 A Smith and Gage design, this building was dedicated April 30, 1903, and was renovated in 1971 and 1991.[8]
42 Humboldt Humboldt 01906-12-13 December 13, 1906 $10,000 30 N. 6th St.
 Designed by Hawlett and Rawson, this library was dedicated on February 9, 1909. An addition was built in 1992.
43 Indianola Indianola 01903-01-13 January 13, 1903 $12,000 106 W. Boston Ave.
 Dedicated on May 31, 1904, this building was in use as a library until 1984. It was designed by local architects Beymer and Keith. Today it houses the offices of the Des Moines Metro Opera.
44 Iowa City Iowa City 01902-03-14 March 14, 1902 $35,000 212 S. Linn St.
 Dedicated October 29, 1904, this building served Iowa City as a library until 1981, though an addition was added in 1963. It is now home to commercial offices.
45 Iowa Falls Iowa Falls 01903-03-20 March 20, 1903 $10,000 520 Rocksylvania Ave.
 Dedicated August 9, 1904, this library has since 2000 been an art and history museum.
46 Jefferson Jefferson 01903-02-02 February 2, 1903 $10,000 200 W. Lincolnway St.
 The design of Hawlett and Rawson, this library was dedicated April 19, 1904. An addition was added in 1967, and the building was renovated again in 1990.[9]
47 Knoxville Knoxville 01910-11-30 November 30, 1910 $10,000 213 E. Montgomery St.
 This building was dedicated July 2, 1913.
48 Lake City Lake City 01908-05-08 May 8, 1908 $7,500 120 N. Illinois St.
 This design of Edgar Lee Barber opened April 23, 1909. It is now a private restaurant.
49 Laurens Laurens 01907-02-06 February 6, 1907 $3,800 263 N. 3rd St.
 A Wetherell and Gage design, this building was dedicated on October 8, 1910.
50 Le Mars Le Mars 01903-01-22 January 22, 1903 $12,500 200 Central Ave. SE
 This building, designed by John Werling, was dedicated on January 1, 1904. It is now an art center.
51 Leon Leon 01905-04-20 April 20, 1905 $6,000 200 W. 1st St.
 This library opened and was dedicated on November 1, 1906.
52 Logan Logan 01915-12-03 December 3, 1915 $10,000 121 E. 6th St.
 This building was dedicated on December 28, 1920, and has served the community continuously since then.
53 Malvern Malvern 01915-09-29 September 29, 1915 $8,000 502 Main St.
 This building was opened on June 2, 1917.
54 Manchester Manchester 01902-04-11 April 11, 1902 $10,000 374 N. Franklin St.
 This library was opened in March 1903. An addition was completed in 1993.[10]
55 Maquoketa Maquoketa 01902-03-14 March 14, 1902 $12,500 126 S. Second St.
 Dedicated January 19, 1904, this work by architect Harry Netcott completed an expansion in 1998.[11]
56 Marengo Marengo 01903-03-27 March 27, 1903 $10,000 235 E. Hilton St.
 One of many Patton and Miller designs, this building was dedicated on August 4, 1905.
57 Marion Marion 01903-01-22 January 22, 1903 $11,500 1298 7th Ave.
 Dedicated on March 6, 1905, this Dieman and Fiske design now houses offices for the United Methodist Church.
58 Marshalltown Marshalltown 01901-12-30 December 30, 1901 $30,000 36 N. Center St.
 An unusual Carnegie library built on a corner, this Patton and Miller design served as a library from April 22, 1903, until December 2008.[12]
59 Mason City Mason City 01902-04-11 April 11, 1902 $20,000 208 E. State St.
 A Patton and Miller design, this library was dedicated on January 10, 1905, but by 1940 a new library was opened. It now houses private businesses.[13]
60 Missouri Valley Missouri Valley 01909-02-01 February 1, 1909 $10,000 119 N. Fifth St.
 Dedicated on January 2, 1912, this library completed an addition in 2004.[14]
61 Montezuma Montezuma 01917-05-03 May 3, 1917 $8,000 200 S. 3rd St.
 This library was designed by Wetherall and Gage and was dedicated April 16, 1919, and is now home to the Poweshiek County Historical & Genealogical Society.
62 Monticello Monticello 01903-02-12 February 12, 1903 $10,500 205 E. Grand St.
 Dedicated on May 27, 1904, this Patton and Miller library was designated one of Iowa's seven most endangered historic properties in 2005.[15]
63 Mount Ayr Mount Ayr 01915-09-29 September 29, 1915 $8,000 121 W. Monroe St.
 This library was dedicated on January 1, 1917.
64 Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant 01903-01-13 January 13, 1903 $12,500 200 N. Main St.
 Dedicated on February 22, 1905, this building's tower reflects a Romanesque style.
65 Nashua Nashua 01905-01-19 January 19, 1905 $5,690 220 Brasher St.
 Dedicated on January 10, 1906, the Nashua library completed an addition in 1986.[16]
66 New Hampton New Hampton 01908-08-15 August 15, 1908 $10,000 7 N. Water Ave.
 Dedicated on February 4, 1910, this building is now the Carnegie Cultural Center.
67 Newton Newton 01902-01-22 January 22, 1902 $10,000 400 1st Ave. W.
 Designed by Hallett and Rawson, this building was opened December 22, 1902, and demolished in 1994.
68 Odebolt Odebolt 01904-03-08 March 8, 1904 $4,000 200 S. Walnut St.
 Designed by George W. Burkhead of Sioux City, this library was opened on March 1, 1905. A major addition was completed in 1999.[17]
69 Onawa Onawa 01907-12-13 December 13, 1907 $10,000 707 Iowa Ave.
 An excellent example of Prairie School architecture, this building was dedicated on October 22, 1909.
70 Osage Osage 01905-03-27 March 27, 1905 $10,000 806 Main St.
 This building was dedicated on August 1, 1911 and now houses offices for the City of Osage.
71 Osceola Osceola 01908-12-14 December 14, 1908 $11,000 300 S. Fillmore St.
 This building was dedicated on June 15, 1911.
72 Oskaloosa Oskaloosa 01902-03-14 March 14, 1902 $22,000 301 S. Market St.
 Dedicated and opened on September 8, 1903, a 1997 addition doubled the size of this library.[18]
73 Ottumwa Ottumwa 01900-02-16 February 16, 1900 $50,000 102 W. 4th St.
 Designed by Smith and Gage, this building was dedicated on September 24, 1902.
74 Pella Pella 01905-11-24 November 24, 1905 $11,000 825 Broadway St.
 This building was dedicated on December 18, 1907, and served as a library until 1999. It is now Pella City Hall.
75 Perry Perry 01903-01-13 January 13, 1903 $10,600 1123 Willis Ave.
 This building served as the library from its dedication on December 10, 1904, until the mid–1990s.
76 Red Oak Red Oak 01906-11-27 November 27, 1906 $12,500 400 N. Second St.
 Dedicated and opened on October 8, 1909, this building is the design of Patton and Miller.
77 Reinbeck Reinbeck 01916-03-31 March 31, 1916 $6,000 501 Clark St.
 Dedicated on November 7, 1917, this library constructed an addition in 1992.[19]
78 Rockwell City Rockwell City 01908-02-10 February 10, 1908 $8,000 426 5th St.
 Dedicated June 3, 1909, this building was vacated when the library moved in 2008.
79 Sac City Sac City 01911-01-06 January 6, 1911 $8,000 615 W. Main St.
 Dedicated February 24, 1913, this library was in use until 1985. It is now the Sac City Chamber of Commerce.[20]
80 Sanborn Sanborn 01911-03-29 March 29, 1911 $4,000 407 Main St.
 This library was dedicated on May 22, 1912.
81 Sheldon Sheldon 01906-02-28 February 28, 1906 $10,000 321 10th St.
 Built in the Beaux-Arts style, this library is now a museum.
82 Shenandoah Shenandoah 01903-01-22 January 22, 1903 $10,000 201 S. Elm St.
 Dedicated August 1, 1905, this library has been twice expanded.[21]
83 Sibley Sibley 01915-09-29 September 29, 1915 $10,000 406 9th St.
 Dedicated December 11, 1917, this library was expanded in 1985.[22]
84 Sigourney Sigourney 01913-01-02 January 2, 1913 $10,000 203 N. Jefferson St.
 This library, dedicated on May 18, 1914, served the community until 2005. It is now home to a private firm.
85 Sioux City Main Sioux City 01911-04-08 April 8, 1911 $85,000 6th St. and Jackson St.
 Opened and dedicated on March 6, 1913, this library became in 1945 and has since been razed.
86 Sioux City Leeds Branch Sioux City 01911-04-08 April 8, 1911 ($85,000) 3901 Floyd Blvd.
 This building is now an American Legion hall.
87 Spencer Spencer 01903-01-13 January 13, 1903 $10,000 This library was dedicated on March 6, 1905, and was razed in 1970. Spencer's new library was home to Dewey Readmore Books.
88 Spirit Lake Spirit Lake 01905-02-01 February 1, 1905 $8,000 1801 Hill Ave.
 This library was dedicated on September 14, 1912, and is now a private business.
89 Storm Lake Storm Lake 01903-12-04 December 4, 1903 $10,000 200 E. 5th St.
 Designed by Paul O. Moratz and dedicated on September 29, 1906, this building is now the Buena Vista County Historical Museum.
90 Stuart Stuart 01906-11-14 November 14, 1906 $6,500 111 NE Front St.
 This building was dedicated on April 3, 1908.
91 Tama Tama 01904-08-30 August 30, 1904 $8,500 Dedicated on February 1, 1907, this library served Tama until 2000 when a new library was built.
92 Tipton Tipton 01902-07-09 July 9, 1902 $10,000 206 Cedar St.
 Dedicated August 16, 1904, this library was expanded in 1988.[23]
93 Traer Traer 01914-06-11 June 11, 1914 $10,000 531 Second St.
 This library was dedicated on March 31, 1916, and underwent a renovation and addition in 2004.[24]
94 Villisca Villisca 01907-05-02 May 2, 1907 $10,000 204 S. 3rd Ave.
 This building was dedicated and opened on February 5, 1909.
95 Vinton Vinton 01903-01-02 January 2, 1903 $12,500 510 Second Ave.
 Dedicated on August 25, 1904, this library was later expanded.[25]
96 Waterloo East Side Waterloo 01902-04-11 April 11, 1902 $24,000 715 Mulberry St.
 This library is the work of J.G. Ralston and was dedicated on February 23, 1906. Unusually, Waterloo was granted one library but requested funding for two after a disagreement on where to place the library resulted in additional funding from Carnegie.[26] It now houses city offices.
97 Waterloo West Side Waterloo 01902-04-11 April 11, 1902 $21,000 528 W. 4th St.
 This library is the work of J.G. Ralston and was dedicated on February 23, 1906. It was the second library proposed for Waterloo and now houses offices for private attorneys.
98 Waverly Waverly 01903-02-20 February 20, 1903 $10,000 This library was dedicated on January 1, 1905, and now houses city offices.
99 West Liberty West Liberty 01904-02-05 February 5, 1904 $7,500 400 N. Spencer St.
 This building was dedicated on January 12, 1905.
100 Winterset Winterset 01904-02-05 February 5, 1904 $10,000 124 W. Court Ave.
 This building, dedicated on June 16, 1905, is now City Hall.[26]
101 Woodbine Woodbine 01909-04-28 April 28, 1909 $7,500 58 Fifth St.
 Dedicated on March 9, 1910, this library was expanded in 2001.[27]

Academic libraries

Institution City or
town		 Date
granted[28]		 Grant
amount[28]		 Location Remarks[3]
1 Cornell College Mount Vernon 01903-12-21 December 21, 1903 $50,000 Cornell College campus
 Unusually, this library was granted with the intent to serve as both a community and collegiate library, a role which remains to this day (though the agreement was informal until 2001). This building was used until 1957, and it is now the Norton Geology Center and Anderson Museum.
2 Drake University Des Moines 01905-03-27 March 27, 1905 $50,000 2621 Carpenter Avenue (Oppermann Hall)
 A Proudfoot and Bird design, this building is now the Drake Law Library.
3 Ellsworth College Iowa Falls 01906-03-12 March 12, 1906 $10,000
4 Grinnell College Grinnell 01903-03-07 March 7, 1903 $50,000 1210 Park St.
 This H.D. Rawson design opened June 13, 1905, and served the college until 1959, when a new library was built. It is now Carnegie Hall.
5 Parsons College Fairfield 01905-03-31 March 31, 1905 $15,000 Parsons College campus
 Parsons College lost its accreditation and closed in 1973. This structure was razed in July 2000 by the Maharishi University of Management, which purchased the buildings and bulldozed many of them for new structures conforming to Maharishi Sthapatya Veda. It remains a contributing property to a historic district.
6 Simpson College Indianola 01905-02-16 February 16, 1905 $10,000 508 N. C St.
 Razed to make way for new Dunn Library.
7 Upper Iowa University Fayette 01901-01-01 January 1, 1901 $25,000 605 Washington St.
 The first academic library granted in Iowa, it was named after former student David B. Henderson, Speaker of the House and a personal friend of Carnegie's.

Notes

  1. ^ a b At various times, Bobinski and Jones disagree on these figures. In these cases, further references have been consulted, including Anderson and Miller.
  2. ^ Cities awarded more than one branch have only one, total amount reflected in this column.
  3. ^ a b "Carnegie Libraries in Iowa Project". The University of Iowa. 2008. http://clip.grad.uiowa.edu/. Retrieved 2009-07-06. 
  4. ^ Kruty, Paul (July/August 1983). "Patton and Miller: Designers of Carnegie Libraries". The Palimpsest (Des Moines: State Historical Society of Iowa) 64 (4). ISSN 0031-0360. 
  5. ^ "Cresco Public Library History". Cresco Public Library. http://www.cresco.lib.ia.us/library-information/history2. Retrieved 2009-07-09. 
  6. ^ "Norelius Library History". Norelius Community Library. http://www.denison.lib.ia.us/library-information/history2/history. Retrieved 2009-07-09. 
  7. ^ Shea, Bill (January 24, 2008). "Carnegie Library: SOLD". The Messenger. http://www.messengernews.net/page/content.detail/id/502766.html?showlayout=0. Retrieved 2009-07-13. 
  8. ^ "History of the library". Hawarden Public Library. http://www.hawardenlibrary.org/history.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-23. 
  9. ^ "History". City of Jefferson. http://www.cityofjeffersoniowa.org/depts-library.php. Retrieved 2009-07-23. 
  10. ^ "Library History". Manchester Public Library. http://www.manchester.lib.ia.us/library-information/history2/history. Retrieved 2009-07-24. 
  11. ^ Public Library1.pdf "Maquoketa Public Library". Maquoketa Public Library. http://www.maquoketaia.com/chamber/brochures/Maquoketa Public Library1.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-24. 
  12. ^ "About the Library". Marshalltown Public Library. http://www.marshalltownlibrary.org/general.html#about. Retrieved 2009-07-24. 
  13. ^ "Library History". Mason City Public Library. http://www.masoncity.lib.ia.us/library-information/history2. Retrieved 2009-07-24. 
  14. ^ "History of Missouri Valley Public Library". Missouri Valley Public Library. http://www.missourivalley.lib.ia.us/library-information/history2/history. Retrieved 2009-07-24. 
  15. ^ "IHPA Most Endangered Properties". The Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance. http://www.iowapreservation.org/endangered.php?endangered_year=2005. Retrieved 2009-07-24. 
  16. ^ "Nashua Public Library History". Nashua Public Library. http://nashua-iowa.com/library.htm#history. Retrieved 2009-07-24. 
  17. ^ "Odebolt Field Carnegie Library History". Odebolt Field Carnegie Library. http://www.odebolt.lib.ia.us/library-information/history2/history. Retrieved 2009-07-28. 
  18. ^ "Library History". Oskaloosa Public Library. http://www.oskaloosalibrary.org/about-us/history2. Retrieved 2009-08-02. 
  19. ^ "Library History". Reinbeck Public Library. http://www.reinbeck.lib.ia.us/library-information/history2/history. Retrieved 2009-08-02. 
  20. ^ "Library History". Sac City Public Library. http://www.saccity.lib.ia.us/library-information/history2/history. Retrieved 2009-08-02. 
  21. ^ "Library Information". Shenandoah Public Library. http://www.shenandoah.lib.ia.us/libinfo.html. Retrieved 2009-08-02. 
  22. ^ "Sibley Public Library History". Sibley Public Library. http://www.sibley.lib.ia.us/library-information/history. Retrieved 2009-08-02. 
  23. ^ "Library History". Tipton Public Library. http://www.tipton.lib.ia.us/library-information/history2/history. Retrieved 2009-08-03. 
  24. ^ "Welcome to Traer". City of Traer, Iowa. http://www.traer.com/WelcomeContent.html. Retrieved 2009-08-03. 
  25. ^ "Carnegie Libraries in Iowa". State Library of Iowa. http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/ld/lib-build/carnegie-libraries-in-iowa. Retrieved 2009-08-03. 
  26. ^ a b Baldwin, Clarence W. (1996). "History of the Waterloo Public Library 1865–1984". http://www.wplwloo.lib.ia.us/wplhist.html. Retrieved 2009-08-03. 
  27. ^ "Library". Woodbine Public Library. http://www.woodbineia.org/library.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-03. 
  28. ^ a b Miller, pp. 38–40

References

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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