Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library

"Later the Carnegie Foundation donated 10,000 dollars toward creating a library building in Presque Isle. Thomas Phair provided the building site."

Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library

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Waterville Public Library

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"Andrew Carnegie libraries don't all look the same, but many have the same kind of windows that the Guilford Memorial Library's original building has."

L.C. Bates Museum/Good Will-Hinckley

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 2 of 4

"… established and best-known names are Hattie Carnegie and Nettie Rosenstein, the latter of which is credited with popularizing the 'little black…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Project Partners

"… donation from library philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. The library is home to approximately 45,000 items including books, newspapers, magazines…"

Lithgow Public Library

"The bequest, along with a $9,000 gift from Andrew Carnegie and the sale of subscriptions to area citizens, provided the funds to construct the…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"It is quite possibly the dedication of the new Carnegie Library around 1900. Members of the band can be seen sitting on the knoll to the left of the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"… building was constructed in 1903 with an Andrew Carnegie Foundation. It was enlarged in 1969 by the addition of a new extension on the rear of the…"

Caribou Public Library

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… a public library sponsored by the Andrew Carnegie Foundation, the Aroostook Valley Railroad (an electric railroad that connected residents to…"