List of Carnegie libraries in Nebraska

The following list of Carnegie libraries in Nebraska provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Nebraska, where 69 libraries were built from 68 grants (totaling $707,488) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1899 to 1917.

Key

Building still operating as a library
Building standing, but now serving another purpose
Building no longer standing
Building listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Building contributes to a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places

Carnegie libraries

	Library	City or town	Date granted^[1]	Grant amount^[1]^[2]	Location	Notes
1	Albion	Albion	000000001907-04-08-0000Apr 8, 1907	$6,000
2	Alliance	Alliance	000000001909-12-02-0000Dec 2, 1909	$10,000
3	Alma	Alma	000000001907-12-13-0000Dec 13, 1907	$10,000
4	Arcadia	Arcadia	000000001916-03-31-0000Mar 31, 1916	$7,000	100 S. Reynolds St.
5	Ashland	Ashland	000000001911-03-18-0000Mar 18, 1911	$5,500	207 N. 15th St.
6	Aurora	Aurora	000000001909-12-02-0000Dec 2, 1909	$10,000
7	Beatrice	Beatrice	000000001902-03-14-0000Mar 14, 1902	$23,000	220 N. 5th St.
8	Blair	Blair	000000001916-03-31-0000Mar 31, 1916	$10,000
9	Bloomfield	Bloomfield	000000001913-01-02-0000Jan 2, 1913	$5,000
10	Broken Bow	Broken Bow	000000001914-07-23-0000Jul 23, 1914	$10,000	255 S. 10th St.
11	Burwell	Burwell	000000001913-05-21-0000May 21, 1913	$5,000	110 S. 7th Ave.
12	Chadron	Chadron	000000001910-04-16-0000Apr 16, 1910	$5,788	507 Bordeaux St.
13	Clarks	Clarks	000000001917-05-03-0000May 3, 1917	$7,500
14	Clay Center	Clay Center	000000001915-01-06-0000Jan 6, 1915	$7,000
15	College View	College View	000000001914-09-25-0000Sep 25, 1914	$7,500	3800 S. 48th St.
16	Columbus	Columbus	000000001913-08-11-0000Aug 11, 1913	$13,000
17	Cozad	Cozad	000000001917-09-14-0000Sep 14, 1917	$6,000
18	Crete ^[3]	Crete	000000001913-08-11-0000Aug 11, 1913	$10,000	305 East 13th Street, Crete, Nebraska 68333	Expanded and remodeled in the 1990s
19	David City	David City	000000001916-11-09-0000Nov 9, 1916	$10,000
20	Dewitt	De Witt	000000001906-11-14-0000Nov 14, 1906	$3,000
21	Fairbury	Fairbury	000000001907-12-24-0000Dec 24, 1907	$12,500	601 7th St.
22	Fairfield	Fairfield	000000001913-01-09-0000Jan 9, 1913	$6,000	412 N. D St.
23	Franklin	Franklin	000000001915-09-29-0000Sep 29, 1915	$5,000
24	Fremont	Fremont	000000001901-12-30-0000Dec 30, 1901	15000
25	Fullerton	Fullerton	000000001912-07-13-0000Jul 13, 1912	$6,000
26	Geneva	Geneva	000000001911-01-31-0000Jan 31, 1911	$8,000
27	Gibbon	Gibbon	000000001912-05-17-0000May 17, 1912	$6,000
28	Gothenburg	Gothenburg	000000001914-01-14-0000Jan 14, 1914	$8,000
29	Grand Island	Grand Island	000000001902-04-26-0000Apr 26, 1902	$20,000	321 W. 2nd St.
30	Hartington	Hartington	000000001914-03-11-0000Mar 11, 1914	$8,000
31	Harvard	Harvard	000000001914-06-11-0000Jun 11, 1914	$6,000
32	Hastings	Hastings	000000001902-12-27-0000Dec 27, 1902	$15,000
33	Havelock	Havelock	000000001906-03-24-0000Mar 24, 1906	$7,000
34	Holdrege	Holdrege	000000001904-11-16-0000Nov 16, 1904	$8,500
35	Kearney	Kearney	000000001903-01-13-0000Jan 13, 1903	$12,000
36	Lexington	Lexington	000000001916-11-09-0000Nov 9, 1916	$10,000
37	Lincoln Main	Lincoln	000000001899-12-20-0000Dec 20, 1899	$87,000	136 South 14th Street
38	Lincoln Branch	Lincoln	000000001899-12-20-0000Dec 20, 1899	—
39	Loup City	Loup City	000000001916-03-31-0000Mar 31, 1916	$8,000	652 N St.
40	Madison	Madison	000000001911-01-31-0000Jan 31, 1911	$6,000
41	McCook	McCook	000000001905-12-08-0000Dec 8, 1905	$11,000	423 Norris Ave.
42	Neligh	Neligh	000000001908-12-14-0000Dec 14, 1908	$5,000
43	Norfolk	Norfolk	000000001907-12-13-0000Dec 13, 1907	$10,000	803 W. Norfolk Ave.
44	North Bend	North Bend	000000001911-12-07-0000Dec 7, 1911	$7,500	140 E. 8th St.
45	North Platte	North Platte	000000001910-04-08-0000Apr 8, 1910	$12,000
46	O'Neill	O'Neill	000000001912-05-17-0000May 17, 1912	$10,000
47	Pawnee City	Pawnee City	000000001904-12-30-0000Dec 30, 1904	$7,000	730 G St.
48	Pierce	Pierce	000000001911-03-29-0000Mar 29, 1911	$4,000
49	Plainview	Plainview	000000001915-12-03-0000Dec 3, 1915	$6,000	102 S. Main St.
50	Plattsmouth	Plattsmouth	000000001915-06-01-0000Jun 1, 1915	$12,500
51	Ponca	Ponca	000000001911-04-25-0000Apr 25, 1911	$4,500
52	Randolph	Randolph	000000001916-11-09-0000Nov 9, 1916	$6,000
53	Ravenna	Ravenna	000000001916-11-09-0000Nov 9, 1916	$7,500
54	Schuyler	Schuyler	000000001911-03-29-0000Mar 29, 1911	$9,000	1003 B St.
55	Scottsbluff	Scottsbluff	000000001917-06-06-0000Jun 6, 1917	$15,000	106 E. 18th St.
56	Seward	Seward	000000001912-04-03-0000Apr 3, 1912	$8,000
57	Shelton	Shelton	000000001913-04-02-0000Apr 2, 1913	$9,000
58	Sidney	Sidney	000000001913-07-09-0000Jul 9, 1913	$6,500	740 Illinois St.
59	South Omaha	Omaha	000000001901-06-21-0000Jun 21, 1901	$50,000	2302 M Street	Located in the former city of South Omaha. The Carnegie building was razed in 1954 and a new building was built in its place. Today's location is a partnership with Metropolitan Community College.
60	Spencer	Spencer	000000001915-12-03-0000Dec 3, 1915	$8,000
61	Stanton	Stanton	000000001914-04-13-0000Apr 13, 1914	$8,000
62	Stromsburg	Stromsburg	000000001915-03-16-0000Mar 16, 1915	$7,500
63	Superior	Superior	000000001907-12-24-0000Dec 24, 1907	$7,000
64	Sutton	Sutton	000000001909-02-01-0000Feb 1, 1909	$5,700
65	Tecumseh	Tecumseh	000000001906-11-14-0000Nov 14, 1906	$6,000
66	Tekamah	Tekamah	000000001914-11-17-0000Nov 17, 1914	$8,000	204 S. 13th St.
67	University Place	University Place	000000001915-03-16-0000Mar 16, 1915	$12,500
68	Wayne	Wayne	000000001911-01-06-0000Jan 6, 1911	$9,000
69	Wymore	Wymore	000000001914-09-25-0000Sep 25, 1914	$10,000

Notes

1 2 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 (Lincoln) are listed only by their total amount, not broken down for each branch.
↑ "Crete Public Library web page". Retrieved 9 August 2012.

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 0-8389-0022-4.
Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-14422-3.
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.

U.S. Carnegie libraries by state

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