List of Carnegie libraries in Minnesota

The following list of Carnegie libraries in Minnesota provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Minnesota, where 65 libraries were built from 57^[1] grants (totaling $969,375) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1901 to 1918. In addition, Hamline University in Saint Paul was awarded a $30,000 grant on March 12, 1906, to construct an academic library.

Public libraries

	Library	City or town	Date granted^[2]	Grant amount^[2]^[3]	Location	Notes
1	Aitkin	Aitkin	01908-04-23 April 23, 1908	$6,500
2	Albert Lea	Albert Lea	01902-04-11 April 11, 1902	$13,000
3	Alexandria	Alexandria	01903-02-02 February 2, 1903	$12,000
4	Anoka	Anoka	01903-03-27 March 27, 1903	$12,500
5	Austin	Austin	01901-10-03 October 3, 1901	$15,000
6	Bemidji	Bemidji	01908-02-10 February 10, 1908	$12,500
7	Benson	Benson	01912-04-03 April 3, 1912	$7,500
8	Brainerd	Brainerd	01903-01-06 January 6, 1903	$12,000	N 7th St & Washington St
9	Browns Valley	Browns Valley	01914-01-31 January 31, 1914	$5,500
10	Chatfield	Chatfield	01913-07-09 July 9, 1913	$6,000
11	Coleraine	Coleraine	01908-12-16 December 16, 1908	$15,000
12	Crookston	Crookston	01903-11-25 November 25, 1903	$17,500
13	Dawson	Dawson	01916-03-31 March 31, 1916	$9,000
14	Detroit Lakes	Detroit Lakes	01911-12-23 December 23, 1911	$10,000
15	Duluth (Main)	Duluth	01899-10-07 October 7, 1899	$75,000
16	Duluth Lincoln	Duluth	01899-10-07 October 7, 1899	$30,000
17	Duluth West Duluth	Duluth	01899-10-07 October 7, 1899	$20,000
18	Eveleth	Eveleth	01911-02-20 February 20, 1911	$15,000
19	Fairmont	Fairmont	01903-02-12 February 12, 1903	$10,000
20	Fergus Falls	Fergus Falls	01904-02-20 February 20, 1904	$21,475
21	Glenwood	Glenwood	01907-05-02 May 2, 1907	$10,000
22	Graceville	Graceville	01913-05-21 May 21, 1913	$7,000
23	Grand Rapids	Grand Rapids	01905-01-19 January 19, 1905	$10,000
24	Hibbing	Hibbing	01906-04-23 April 23, 1906	$25,000
25	Hutchinson	Hutchinson	01903-04-13 April 13, 1903	$12,500
26	Janesville	Janesville	01911-05-02 May 2, 1911	$5,000
27	Lake City	Lake City	01917-11-07 November 7, 1917	$13,000
28	Litchfield	Litchfield	01903-02-12 February 12, 1903	$10,000
29	Little Falls	Little Falls	01902-03-14 March 14, 1902	$10,000
30	Luverne	Luverne	01903-03-27 March 27, 1903	$10,000
31	Madison	Madison	01905-02-01 February 1, 1905	$8,000
32	Mankato	Mankato	01901-02-06 February 6, 1901	$40,000
33	Mapleton	Mapleton	01905-03-25 March 25, 1905	$5,000
34	Marshall	Marshall	01903-02-12 February 12, 1903	$10,000
35	Minneapolis Central	Minneapolis	01912-04-03 April 3, 1912	$125,000
36	Minneapolis Franklin	Minneapolis	01912-04-03 April 3, 1912	—
37	Minneapolis Hosmer	Minneapolis	01912-04-03 April 3, 1912	—
38	Minneapolis Sumner	Minneapolis	01912-04-03 April 3, 1912	—
39	Montevideo	Montevideo	01905-12-16 December 16, 1905	$10,000
40	Moorhead	Moorhead	01904-02-29 February 29, 1904	$12,000
41	Morris	Morris	01903-12-04 December 4, 1903	$10,000
42	Mountain Iron	Mountain Iron	01914-01-14 January 14, 1914	$8,000
43	Northfield	Northfield	01908-01-08 January 8, 1908	$10,000
44	Ortonville	Ortonville	01913-08-11 August 11, 1913	$10,000
45	Park Rapids	Park Rapids	01908-05-08 May 8, 1908	$5,000
46	Pipestone	Pipestone	01903-03-22 March 22, 1903	$10,000
47	Preston	Preston	01909-12-02 December 2, 1909	$8,000
48	Red Wing	Red Wing	01901-12-14 December 14, 1901	$17,000
49	Redwood Falls	Redwood Falls	01903-11-25 November 25, 1903	$10,000
50	Sauk Centre	Sauk Centre	01903-02-12 February 12, 1903	$11,000
51	Spring Valley	Spring Valley	01903-03-27 March 27, 1903	$8,000
52	St. Cloud	St. Cloud	01901-02-16 February 16, 1901	$25,000
53	St. Paul Arlington Hills	St. Paul	01914-05-08 May 8, 1914	$75,000
54	St. Paul Riverview	St. Paul	01914-05-08 May 8, 1914	—
55	St. Paul St. Anthony Park	St. Paul	01914-05-08 May 8, 1914	—
56	St. Peter	St. Peter	01903-01-06 January 6, 1903	$10,000
57	Stillwater	Stillwater	01901-07-03 July 3, 1901	$27,500
58	Thief River Falls	Thief River Falls	01914-01-31 January 31, 1914	$12,500
59	Two Harbors	Two Harbors	01908-02-10 February 10, 1908	$15,000
60	Virginia	Virginia	01904-12-20 December 20, 1904	$10,000
61	Walker	Walker	01910-04-08 April 8, 1910	$6,500
62	White Bear	White Bear	01912-07-13 July 13, 1912	$5,000
63	Willmar	Willmar	01903-01-13 January 13, 1903	$11,000
64	Worthington	Worthington	01903-06-01 June 1, 1903	$10,000
65	Zumbrota	Zumbrota	01906-11-27 November 27, 1906	$6,500	320 East Avenue	Crossings at Carnegie

Notes

^ Jones erroneously reports this number as 64, while Bobinski reports the number of grants at 58. However, Jones lists 65 public libraries in his gazetteer, and Anderson lists 57 grants.
^ ^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.
^ Grants for multiple libraries (Minneapolis and St. Paul) are listed only by their total amount, not broken down for each branch (excepting Duluth, for which individuals amounts are known).

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 without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.

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