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Carnegie Libraries of California - History, architecture and modern use of every Carnegie library building in the state.
Carnegie Public Libraries in Oregon - List of the state's Carnegie libraries with dates, grants and whether they are still in use as libraries.
Carnegie Libraries in Nebraska Built 1902-1921 - Modern and contemporary photographs of the state's Carnegie buildings.
Deconstructing the Philanthropic Library: the Sociological Reasons Behind Andrew Carnegie's Millions to Libraries - Essay examining Carnegie's support for meritocracy and the socialization of immigrants to the United States.
Florida's Carnegie Libraries: a Lasting Legacy - Introduction to the benefactions and list of Carnegie libraries in the state.
Carnegie Library Buildings in Michigan - List of Carnegie grants in the state with dates and modern photographs.
The Carnegie Public Library, Trinidad, Colorado - Article on the library's foundation, with photographs.
Carnegie Libraries in Texas - Checklist of buildings and current uses, with postcards of now-demolished Carnegie libraries.
Carnegie Libraries, the Future Made Bright - Lesson plan for teaching about Andrew Carnegie's library philanthropy. Includes readings, photos, and suggested activities.
Carnegie Library Buildings in South Carolina - List of Carnegie buildings in the state with dates and photographs.

Carnegie library - Carnegie libraries are libraries which were built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman Andrew Carnegie. Over 2,500 Carnegie libraries were built, including public and university libraries.
Illinois Carnegie Libraries Multiple Property Submission - Illinois Carnegie Libraries Multiple Property Submission was a National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission in the U.S.
The Dalles Carnegie Library - The Dalles Carnegie Library is a historic building located at the corner of Fourth and Washington Streets in The Dalles, Oregon, United States. It is one of the 2,509 libraries whose construction was funded by Andrew Carnegie.
W. H. Weeks - William Henry Weeks (died 1936) was an early 20th century architect who designed many public buildings in California, including schools and many of the Carnegie libraries in Northern California. He was well-known for his monumental Greek Revival neoclassical style of architecture, although he used other styles.
Million Book Project - The Million Book Project (or the Universal Library), led by Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science and University Libraries, aims to digitize a million books by 2007. Working with government and research partners in India and China, the project is scanning books in many languages, using OCR to enable full text searching, and providing free-to-read access to the books on the web.