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Carnegie Library (314 West Grand River Avenue) The Carnegie Library is located across the street from the Presbyterian Church, and is located on a large lot in a park-like setting. It is a Neoclassical building, constructed in 1903-06 of local fieldstone and granite shaded gray, deep rose and white. A round cupola is atop the roof.
The library (right) in 1908, shortly after its construction. The first library in Jackson was founded in 1863 by a group of Jackson citizens. In 1884, the organization was taken over by the City of Jackson. In 1901, Andrew Carnegie donated $70,000 to the city, for the purpose of constructing a new library building. [2]
Howell is the largest city in and county seat of Livingston County, Michigan, United States. [4] As of the 2020 census , the city had a population of 10,068. The city is mostly surrounded by Howell Township , but the two are administered autonomously.
In late July, a group gathered outside the Livingston County Historic Courthouse and then the Howell Carnegie District Library. They were heard chanting "Heil Hitler."
Melon Fest runs Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 15-18, in downtown Howell.
The Jackson District Library is the library system serving Jackson County, Michigan. Founded in 1978 from the merger of two local libraries, its history dates back to the formation of a library association in downtown Jackson in the 1860s. The Jackson District Library provides services with 13 branches throughout Jackson County and a bookmobile.
Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4. Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-14422-3. Miller, Durand R. (1943). Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890-1917. New York: Carnegie ...
The Library Book: Centennial History of the Minneapolis Public Library. Minneapolis, MN: Minneapolis Public Library and Information Center. ISBN 978-0-9613716-0-9. Christensen, Karen; Levinson, David, eds. (2007). Heart of the Community: The Libraries We Love. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-9770159-2-4.