Carnegie Library Building (Athens, Georgia)

Carnegie Library Building
Location Athens, Georgia
Coordinates 33°57′49.6044″N 83°24′5.9796″W / 33.963779000°N 83.401661000°W / 33.963779000; -83.401661000Coordinates: 33°57′49.6044″N 83°24′5.9796″W / 33.963779000°N 83.401661000°W / 33.963779000; -83.401661000
Built 1900
Architectural style Antebellum revival
NRHP Reference #

75000577

[1]
Added to NRHP November 11, 1975

The Carnegie Library Building is an historic building in Athens, Georgia. It was one of many such libraries donated by Andrew Carnegie which were named Carnegie Library after him. Funds were donated on March 5, 1905, and construction was completed in 1910 on the site of the state Normal School.[2][3] On November 11, 1975, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

It was used as a Navy Supply Corps Museum when the campus was the base of the Naval Supply Corps School.

The University of Georgia has renovated the building, which now houses a part of the university libraries. It has been given the name, Carnegie Library Learning Center.[4]

Services

The Carnegie Library primarily serves as an electronic library. Wi-fi access is available to students and faculty with a UGA login. The library provides computer workstations as well as printer and scanner access. It also provides “Bulldog Bikes” for students to check out for traveling around campus.

The Carnegie Library does not have its own print collection. However, students and faculty are allowed to drop off and pick up books and periodicals from the library’s location.[5]

Hours of operation

The Carnegie Library Learning Center is open during the regular academic year on Mondays through Thursdays from 9am to 10 pm and Sundays from 2 pm to 10 pm, and is closed on Fridays and holidays. Summer semester hours are Mondays through Fridays from 9am to 6pm. [6]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-14422-3.
  3. ↑ Walker, Jr, Robert Burke (1994). Georgia's Carnegie Libraries: A study of their History, Their Existing Conditions, and Conservation (PDF). Athens, Georgia. pp. 31–32. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  4. ↑ Cleveland, Jean (November 2, 2015). "Carnegie Library Learning Center opens on Health Sciences Campus". UGA Today. University of Georgia. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  5. ↑ “Services Available at the Carnegie Library”. Retrieved from: http://demo.libs.uga.edu/carnegie/services
  6. ↑ http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/carnegie-library-learning-center-opens/


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