List of Carnegie libraries in North Dakota

The following list of Carnegie libraries in North Dakota provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in North Dakota, where 8 public libraries were built from 8 grants (totaling $132,700) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1901 to 1916. In addition, academic libraries were built at 3 institutions (totaling $68,400).

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

Public libraries

	Library	City or town	Date granted^[1]	Grant amount^[1]	Location	Notes
1	Bismarck	Bismarck	000000001916-01-28-0000Jan 28, 1916	$25,000	Thayer Ave. and 6th St. 46°48′27.74″N 100°47′1.6″W / 46.8077056°N 100.783778°W / 46.8077056; -100.783778 (Bismarck Public Library)	Opened in July 1918, this library closed in 1963. It was eventually demolished in 1980.^[2]
2	Devils Lake	Devils Lake	000000001908-04-23-0000Apr 23, 1908	$12,500	623 4th Ave. 48°6′53″N 98°51′37″W / 48.11472°N 98.86028°W / 48.11472; -98.86028 (Devils Lake Carnegie Library)	After opening January 21, 1910, this library operated until November 26, 2003, when a new facility opened. It now houses private businesses.
3	Dickinson	Dickinson	000000001908-03-21-0000Mar 21, 1908	$12,500	139 3rd St., W. 46°52′54.98″N 102°47′13.63″W / 46.8819389°N 102.7871194°W / 46.8819389; -102.7871194 (Dickinson Area Public Library)	Opening January 3, 1910, this library has undergone extensive additions and renovations but remains in the same building.^[3]
4	Fargo	Fargo	000000001901-03-06-0000Mar 6, 1901	$20,000	625 2nd Ave. N. 46°52′47.3″N 96°47′19.02″W / 46.879806°N 96.7886167°W / 46.879806; -96.7886167 (Fargo Public Library)	After opening on January 26, 1903, this library served Fargo until 1968. It was razed in 1970.^[4]
5	Grafton	Grafton	000000001903-02-02-0000Feb 2, 1903	$10,000	49 W. 7th St. 48°25′3.75″N 97°24′44.92″W / 48.4177083°N 97.4124778°W / 48.4177083; -97.4124778
6	Grand Forks	Grand Forks	000000001901-07-04-0000Jul 4, 1901	$22,700
7	Minot	Minot	000000001908-08-29-0000Aug 29, 1908	$15,000	105 2nd Ave., SE 48°14′05″N 101°17′27″W / 48.23472°N 101.29083°W / 48.23472; -101.29083 (Minot)
8	Valley City	Valley City	000000001901-07-05-0000Jul 5, 1901	$15,000	410 Central Ave. N. 46°55′35″N 98°00′11″W / 46.92639°N 98.00306°W / 46.92639; -98.00306 (Valley_City)

Academic libraries

	Institution	Locality	Year granted^[5]	Grant amount^[5]	Location	Notes
1	Fargo College	Fargo	000000001905-12-23-0000Dec 23, 1905	$20,000	Front St. and S. Broadway St. 46°52′27.71″N 96°47′16.71″W / 46.8743639°N 96.7879750°W / 46.8743639; -96.7879750 (Fargo College Library)	The cornerstone for this library was ceremonially laid by former President Theodore Roosevelt on September 5, 1910. Fargo College was closed in 1922, however, and the library was razed in 1964.^[6]
2	North Dakota Agricultural College	Fargo	000000001905-02-16-0000Feb 16, 1905	$18,400	1349 12th Ave. NW
3	University of North Dakota	Grand Forks	000000001906-03-26-0000Mar 26, 1906	$30,000

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.
↑ Langemo, Cathy (2002). Bismarck, North Dakota. Chicago: Arcadia. p. 39. ISBN 0-7385-2000-4.
↑ "History of the Dickinson Area Public Library". Dickinson Area Public Library. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
↑ Engelhardt, Carroll (2007). Gateway to the Northern Plains: Railroads and the Birth of Fargo and Moorhead. Minneapolis: U of M Press. pp. 166–8. ISBN 978-0-8166-4956-3.
1 2 Miller, pp. 38–40
↑ "Fargo College Library". Retrieved 2009-07-20.

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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