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List of Carnegie libraries in California

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 18, 2026
Entity authorityQ6566172 ↗
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The following list of Carnegie libraries in California provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in California, where 142 public libraries were built from 121 grants (totaling $2,779,487) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1899 to 1917. In addition, academic libraries were built at two institutions (totaling $60,000).

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Building still operating as a library Building standing, but now serving another purpose Building no longer standing Building listed on the National Register of Historic Places Building contributes to a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places

Public libraries

Academic libraries

See also

List of libraries in the United States

Notes

References

Anderson, Florence (1963). Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961. New York: Carnegie Corporation. OCLC 1282382.

Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago, Illinois: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4.

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