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How long has Carnegie Library been operating?
The first Carnegie Library opened up in 1883. Since then, many Carnegie Libraries have been opened. Between 1883 and 1929, 2,509 of these libraries were opened for business.
How many Carnegie Libraries were funded by Andrew Carnegie?
Andrew Carnegie's company the Carnegie Corporation of New York helped build 1,689 public libraries in the United States between the years 1883 and 1929. Worldwide the number is 2509.
Who was the leading supporter of public libraries in the late nineteenth century?
His name was Andrew Carnegie and many public libraries were named for him.
What was Andrew Carnegie's main contribution to?
Libraries
How many Carnegie Libraries are there in the state of Oregon?
In Oregon there were 31 public libraries built from 25 grants, for a grand total of only $478,000. These grants were awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from the years 1901 to 1915.
What steelmaker built free libraries?
Andrew Carnegie
Who was the steelmaker who built free libraries?
Andrew Carnegie
What was Andrew's Carnegie's main contribution to society?
Libraries
Steelmaker who built free libraries?
Answer Andrew carnegie was a steel maker who built free libraries
What public libraries carnegie donate his money?
over 2,000
What did Andrew Carnegie pledge to do in 1881?
In 1881, Carnegie began to implement his ideas. The result of his activity was 2811 public libraries, constructed by him and named after him. Today, 40% of the US population uses his libraries (Nasaw 43).
Dose andrearew carnegie how something to do with the carnegie library?
A "Carnegie Library" is any one of the more than 2,500 public libraries in the US which were built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman Andrew Carnegie.
