List of Carnegie libraries in New York explained

The following list of Carnegie libraries in New York provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in New York, where 107 public libraries were built from 42 grants (totaling $6,416,821) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1899 to 1917. In addition, academic libraries were built at 3 institutions (totaling $247,949).

Of the 107 public libraries, 66 were built in New York City alone and are listed separately.

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Public libraries

LibraryCity or
town
ImageDate
granted[1]
Grant
amount
LocationNotes
align=center 1 Amsterdam align=right $25,00028 Church St.Construction began 1902, opened 1903
align=center 2 Andover Andoveralign=right $5,00040 Main St.Opened 1912
align=center 3 Binghamton Binghamtonalign=right $75,00078 Exchange St.Open 1904–2002
align=center 4 Bolivaralign=right $5,000390 Main St.Opened 1910
align=center 5 CanastotaCanastotaalign=right $10,000102 W. Center St.
align=center 6 Catskill Catskillalign=right $20,0001 Franklin St.
align=center 7 Chatham Chathamalign=right $15,00011 Woodbridge AveOpened 1905
align=center 8 Dunkirk Dunkirkalign=right $25,000536 Central Ave.
align=center 9 Elmira Elmiraalign=right $70,000400 E. Church St.The new Steele Library at 101 E. Church opened in 1979.
align=center 10FleischmannsFleischmanns1901align=right $5,0001017 Main St.
align=center 11 Franklinville Franklinvillealign=right $2,2005 N. Main St.
align=center 12 FultonFultonalign=right $15,000160 S. 1st St.
align=center 13 GloversvilleGloversvillealign=right $50,00058 E. Fulton St.
align=center 14 Hamburg Hamburgalign=right $5,000102 Buffalo St.
align=center 15 HornellHornellalign=right $25,00064 Genesee St.
align=center 16 Johnstown Johnstownalign=right $16,00038 S. Market St.Construction started in 1902.
align=center 17 Kingstonalign=right $30,00055 Franklin St.
align=center 18Lackawanna Lackawannaalign=right $30,000560 Ridge Rd.
align=center 19 Mount Vernon Mount Vernonalign=right $72,00028 S. 1st Ave.
align=center 20 New Rochelle New Rochellealign=right $60,000662 Main St.
align=center 21 Niagara FallsNiagara Fallsalign=right $50,0001022 Main St.
align=center 22 North TonawandaNorth Tonawandaalign=right $20,000240 Goundry St.
align=center 23 NorthportNorthportalign=right $10,000215 Main St.
align=center 24 Nyackalign=right $15,00059 S. Broadway
align=center 25 OleanOleanalign=right $40,000116 S. Union St.
align=center 26 Ossining Ossiningalign=right $26,000
align=center 27 Patchogue Patchoguealign=right $15,000160 W. Main St.Open 1908–1981, moved to a temporary location in 2012.[2] [3] Moved to current location in 2013, re-opened in 2016 as Teen Center at the Patchogue-Medford Carnegie Library.
align=center 28 Penn Yan Penn Yanalign=right $10,000214 Main St.
align=center 29 Perry Perryalign=right $12,00070 Main St. N.
align=center 30 Port Jervis Port Jervisalign=right $30,000138 Pike St.
align=center 31 Rockville Centre Rockville Centrealign=right $10,00011 Clinton Ave.
align=center 32 Salamanca Salamancaalign=right $17,50045 S. Main St.Open 1920–1976, now a law office
align=center 33 Saugerties Saugertiesalign=right $12,50091 Washington Ave.
align=center 34 Schenectady Schenectadyalign=right $50,000Open 1903–1970, now Webster House, a dormitory at Union College
align=center 35 SolvaySolvayalign=right $10,000615 Woods Rd.
align=center 36 Syracuse Syracusealign=right $200,000335 Montgomery St.Open 1905–1988
align=center 37 Theresa Theresaalign=right $7,500301 Main St.
align=center 38 TiconderogaTiconderogaalign=right $7,000161 Montcalm St.
align=center 39 Warsaw Warsawalign=right $12,500130 N. Main St.
align=center 40 White Plains White Plainsalign=right $40,000
align=center 41 Yonkers Yonkersalign=right $50,000

Academic libraries

InstitutionLocalityImageYear
granted[4]
Grant
amount
LocationNotes
align=center 1 Alfred UniversityAlfred
align=right $10,000
$20,000
Renamed Jordan Hall in 2021, houses Alfred University administration and finance offices
align=center 2 Syracuse UniversitySyracusealign=right $150,000One of the Comstock Tract Buildings
align=center 3 Wells CollegeAurora
align=right $57,949
$10,000
Open 1911–1968, now Cleveland Hall

References

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.

Notes and References

  1. 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. http://patchogue.patch.com/articles/carnegie-library-moving-wednesday "Carnegie Library Moving Wednesday," by Michael Sorrentino (Patchogue Patch)
  3. Web site: The Carnegie Library Move (Greater Patchogue Historical Society) . 2013-01-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921232922/http://greaterpatchoguehistoricalsociety.com/index.php?id=97 . 2013-09-21 . dead .
  4. [#Miller|Miller]