steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, who started building libraries in the United States in the 1880s. By the Great Depression, Carnegie and his foundation had helped fund more than 2,500 libraries in the ...

The $21 million renovation of the first library in the United States — built by steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew ...

The Braddock Carnegie Library was founded by steel magnate Andrew Carnegie for his workers in 1889 and remains a National Historic Landmark. Since its closing and almost demolition in 1974 ...

She not only shares this message from Andrew Carnegie, Bakker works to bring his passion for libraries to as many Nashvillians as possible through the Nashville Public Library Foundation.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The philanthropic foundation established in 1911 by Andrew Carnegie announced today a return to its historic roots with $4 million in grants to public libraries across ...

PARIS, Ky. (LEX 18) — At the turn of the 19th century, industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie donated more than $40 million to build public libraries across the country. To receive an ...