Carnegie Libraries (Record no. 5620)
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
|---|---|
| International Standard Book Number | 0838900224 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 021 Bob |
| Item number | 6 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) | |
| Classification number | 021 Bob |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Bobinski, George S. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Carnegie Libraries |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | George Sylvan Bobinski |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | American Library Association |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 1969 |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Chicago, Illinois |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 257 p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Title | Contents Carnegie's public library philanthropy Instruments of the Carnegie library philanthropy Obtaining a library building Carnegie library architecture Unusual Public library philanthropy Reaction to Carnegie library donations Libraries which never materialized The Alvin Johnson report and the end of Carnegie Library giving How Carnegie libraries fared Impact of Carnegie Philanthropy on American public library development Appendixes A. B. Selected Bibliography Index Illustrations Tables |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Carnegie and the Carnegie Corporation provided funding for 1,681 public library buildings in 1,412 U.S. communities between 1889 and 1923. This philanthropy had a great impact on the growth of public library development in the United States. Free public libraries supported by local taxation had begun with Boston in 1849 and slowly spread throughout the country. The Carnegie benefactions made them leap forward. This internationally famous celebrity chose libraries as one of the primary sources for his philanthropy. He also attached two conditions to his offer of money for a public library building--the local community had to provide a suitable site and formally agree to continuously support the library through local tax funds. The latter solidified acceptance of the concept of tax support for libraries |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) | |
| Local note | 36433 |
| 600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Carnegie, Andrew |
| Dates associated with a name | 1835-1919 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | libraries |
| General subdivision | carnegie Libraries |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Public libraries |
| Geographic subdivision | United States |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | 0 - 99 |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | |
| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Permanent Location | Current Location | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Public note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | 8.00 | 021 Bob | 36433 | 2007-07-31 | In Memory of : Mrs. Claude (Nell) Stockton |