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The Lincoln Public Library is a Carnegie library located at 725 Pekin St. in Lincoln, Illinois. Built in 1902, the library was funded by a $25,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation. Chicago architect W. A. Otis designed the library in the Classical Revival style.
granted [1] Grant amount [1] Location Notes 1: Aledo Aledo: May 21, 1913: $10,000 200 N. College Ave. In June 1974, the Mercer Carnegie Library was one of two buildings in Aledo named “Landmarks in Mercer County” by the Historic Sites Division of the Illinois Department of Conservation. Closed as a library in April 2019 upon opening of new ...
The Carnegie Library, in Illinois and nationwide, represents a significant period in the history of the American public library, which is part of the very social history that threads its way through the American past. Collectively the buildings of the Illinois Carnegie Library Multiple Property Submission come from a time period when Americans ...
The Springfield native has a master's degree in library and information science and is expected to take over Oct. 2. She replaces Summer Beck-Griffith Gwendolyn Harrison named Lincoln Library ...
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Lincoln Public Library may refer to: in the United States (by state then city) Lincoln Public Library (Lincoln, California), listed on the NRHP in Placer County, ...
With $500,000 from the Plaedes Foundation, the Lincoln Branch was remodeled in 1993. [3] In June 2009, the library was designed by the City of Peoria as a local historic landmark. [4] The library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 2014. [1]
The Vernon Area Public Library offers access to nearly 200,000 physical items, [1] along with programming and instruction for all ages. The library also delivers materials to senior centers in the area. [3] The Vernon Area Public Library was counted among America's Star Libraries for 2010, [4] 2011, [5] and 2013 [6] as named by Library Journal.