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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

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  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

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Library City or
town 		Image Date
granted[1] 		Grant
amount[1][2] 		Location Notes
1 Albion Albion Apr 8, 1907 $6,000 437 S 3rd St
2 Alliance Alliance Dec 2, 1909 $10,000 204 W 4th St The building is now the Carnegie Arts Center.
3 Alma Alma Dec 13, 1907 $10,000 111 S John St
4 Arcadia Arcadia Mar 31, 1916 $7,000 100 S. Reynolds St.
5 Ashland Ashland Mar 18, 1911 $5,500 207 N. 15th St. The library moved to a new building in January 2015. The Carnegie library now houses the Ashland History Museum.
6 Aurora Aurora Dec 2, 1909 $10,000 812 12th St
7 Beatrice Beatrice Mar 14, 1902 $23,000 220 N. 5th St. Now the Chamber of Commerce and Tourist Center
8 Blair Blair Mar 31, 1916 $10,000 Built at corner of 5th and Lincoln St. In 1958 5th St was renamed 17th St. 1973 – Destroyed after a fire [3]
9 Bloomfield Bloomfield Jan 2, 1913 $5,000
10 Broken Bow Broken Bow Jul 23, 1914 $10,000 255 S. 10th St.
11 Burwell Burwell May 21, 1913 $5,000 110 S. 7th Ave.
12 Chadron Chadron Apr 16, 1910 $5,788 507 Bordeaux St.
13 Clarks Clarks May 3, 1917 $7,500 101 W Amity St
14 Clay Center Clay Center Jan 6, 1915 $7,000 117 W Edgar St
15 College View College View Sep 25, 1914 $7,500 3800 S. 48th St.
16 Columbus Columbus Aug 11, 1913 $13,000 1470 25th Ave Designed by local architect Charles Wurdeman[4]
17 Cozad Cozad Sep 14, 1917 $6,000
18 Crete [5] Crete Aug 11, 1913 $10,000 305 East 13th Street, Crete, Nebraska 68333 Expanded and remodeled in the 1990s. The library moved into a new building on January 30, 2020.
19 David City David City Nov 9, 1916 $10,000 360 E St
20 Dewitt De Witt Nov 14, 1906 $3,000
21 Fairbury Fairbury Dec 24, 1907 $12,500 601 7th St.
22 Fairfield Fairfield Jan 9, 1913 $6,000 412 N. D St.
23 Franklin Franklin Sep 29, 1915 $5,000 1401 L St
24 Fremont Fremont Dec 30, 1901 15000 Southeast corner of Military and Park
25 Fullerton Fullerton Jul 13, 1912 $6,000 402 Fuller St
26 Geneva Geneva Jan 31, 1911 $8,000 1043 G St
27 Gibbon Gibbon May 17, 1912 $6,000
28 Gothenburg Gothenburg Jan 14, 1914 $8,000 1104 Lake Av
29 Grand Island Grand Island Apr 26, 1902 $20,000 321 W. 2nd St.
30 Hartington Hartington Mar 11, 1914 $8,000 106 S Broadway
31 Harvard Harvard Jun 11, 1914 $6,000 309 N Clay Ave
32 Hastings Hastings Dec 27, 1902 $15,000 Southeast corner of Denver Ave and 4th street
33 Havelock Havelock Mar 24, 1906 $7,000 4308 N 63rd
34 Holdrege Holdrege Nov 16, 1904 $8,500 604 East Av
35 Kearney Kearney Jan 13, 1903 $12,000 Southwest corner of 21st St and 1st Ave
36 Lexington Lexington Nov 9, 1916 $10,000 705 N Washington St
37 Lincoln Main Lincoln Dec 20, 1899 $87,000 136 South 14th Street
38 Lincoln Branch Lincoln Dec 20, 1899 $10,000[6] 2121 N 27th St The library was built at the SW corner of 27th & Orchard Street. In 1992 it was moved to the current location.[6]
39 Loup City Loup City Mar 31, 1916 $8,000 652 N St.
40 Madison Madison Jan 31, 1911 $6,000 W 3rd and Kent
41 McCook McCook Dec 8, 1905 $11,000 423 Norris Ave.
42 Neligh Neligh Dec 14, 1908 $5,000 510 Main Street
43 Norfolk Norfolk Dec 13, 1907 $10,000 803 W. Norfolk Ave.
44 North Bend North Bend Dec 7, 1911 $7,500 140 E. 8th St.
45 North Platte North Platte Apr 8, 1910 $12,000 314 N Jeffers St
46 O'Neill O'Neill May 17, 1912 $10,000 601 E Douglas
47 Pawnee City Pawnee City Dec 30, 1904 $7,000 730 G St. The library moved to a new building in 2011.
48 Pierce Pierce Mar 29, 1911 $4,000 200 E Willow St
49 Plainview Plainview Dec 3, 1915 $6,000 102 S. Main St. The library moved to a new building in June 2016.
50 Plattsmouth Plattsmouth Jun 1, 1915 $12,500 401 Avenue A
51 Ponca Ponca Apr 25, 1911 $4,500 203 2nd St
52 Randolph Randolph Nov 9, 1916 $6,000 The library was razed in 2007 and a new library built at the same location
53 Ravenna Ravenna Nov 9, 1916 $7,500 121 W Seneca St The library moved to a new building in July 2018.
54 Schuyler Schuyler Mar 29, 1911 $9,000 1003 B St.
55 Scottsbluff Scottsbluff Jun 6, 1917 $15,000 106 E. 18th St.
56 Seward Seward Apr 3, 1912 $8,000 204 S 5th St
57 Shelton Shelton Apr 2, 1913 $9,000 313 C St
58 Sidney Sidney Jul 9, 1913 $6,500 740 Illinois St.
59 South Omaha Omaha Jun 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 Dec 3, 1915 $8,000 110 W Main
61 Stanton Stanton Apr 13, 1914 $8,000 1009 Jackpine St.
62 Stromsburg Stromsburg Mar 16, 1915 $7,500 5th and Commercial
63 Superior Superior Dec 24, 1907 $7,000 354 N Commercial Ave
64 Sutton Sutton Feb 1, 1909 $5,700
65 Tecumseh Tecumseh Nov 14, 1906 $6,000 136 N 5th St
66 Tekamah Tekamah Nov 17, 1914 $8,000 204 S. 13th St.
67 University Place University Place Mar 16, 1915 $12,500 2820 N 48th St
68 Wayne Wayne Jan 6, 1911 $9,000 410 Main St
69 Wymore Wymore Sep 25, 1914 $10,000 116 W F St

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Grants for multiple libraries (Lincoln) are listed only by their total amount, not broken down for each branch.
  3. ^ "Blair Historic Preservation Alliance". Blair Historic Preservation Alliance.
  4. ^ "Charles Wurdeman (1871-1961), Architect". Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  5. ^ "Crete Public Library web page". Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Lincoln Historic Preservation Commission agenda" (PDF). January 19, 2017.

References

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  • 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.

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