List of Carnegie libraries in Oklahoma
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The following list of Carnegie libraries in Oklahoma provides detailed information on United States
Carnegie libraries
in Oklahoma
, where 24 public libraries were built from 24 grants (totaling $464,500) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York
from 1899 to 1916. In addition, an academic library was built at the University of Oklahoma
in Norman
from a $30,000 grant given February 20, 1903.
United States
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Carnegie libraries
Carnegie library
A Carnegie library is a library built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. 2,509 Carnegie libraries were built between 1883 and 1929, including some belonging to public and university library systems...
in Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
, where 24 public libraries were built from 24 grants (totaling $464,500) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Carnegie Corporation of New York, which was established by Andrew Carnegie in 1911 "to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding," is one of the oldest, largest and most influential of American foundations...
from 1899 to 1916. In addition, an academic library was built at the University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
in Norman
Norman, Oklahoma
Norman is a city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States, and is located south of downtown Oklahoma City. It is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, Norman was to have 110,925 full-time residents, making it the third-largest city in Oklahoma and the...
from a $30,000 grant given February 20, 1903.
Public libraries
| Library | City or town |
Image | Date granted |
Grant amount |
Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ardmore | Ardmore Ardmore, Oklahoma Ardmore is a business, cultural and tourism city in and the county seat of Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 24,283, while a 2007 estimate has the Ardmore micropolitan statistical area totaling 56,694 residents... |
$15,000 | 500 Stanley Street SW | Current location of the Pansy Garden Club | ||
| 2 | Bartlesville | Bartlesville Bartlesville, Oklahoma Bartlesville is a city in Osage and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 43,070 at the 2010 census. Bartlesville is located forty-seven miles north of Tulsa and very close to Oklahoma's northern border with Kansas. It is the county seat of Washington County, in... |
$12,500 | 7th and Osage | |||
| 3 | Chickasha | Chickasha Chickasha, Oklahoma Chickasha is a city in and the county seat, business and employment center of Grady County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 15,850 at the 2000 census. Chickasha is home to the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma and hosts an annual Festival of Light celebration located at... |
$10,000 | 527 Iowa Ave | Razed in 1963 | ||
| 4 | Collinsville | Collinsville Collinsville, Oklahoma Collinsville is a city in Rogers and Tulsa counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, and a part of the Tulsa, Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was named for Dr. A. H. Collins, an engineer and surveyor who first surveyed the land that became this community... |
$7,500 | 1223 W Main St | |||
| 5 | Cordell | Cordell | $9,000 | 105 E 1st St | Location of Washita County Historical Society museum since 1981 | ||
| 6 | El Reno | El Reno El Reno, Oklahoma El Reno is a city in Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States, in the central part of the state. A part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area, El Reno is west of downtown Oklahoma City... |
$12,500 | 215 E. Wade | |||
| 7 | Elk City | Elk City Elk City, Oklahoma Elk City is a city in Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 11,693 at the 2010 census. Elk City is located on Interstate 40 and Historic U.S. Route 66 in Western Oklahoma, approximately west of Oklahoma City and east of Amarillo.... |
$10,000 | 221 West Broadway | |||
| 8 | Enid | Enid Enid, Oklahoma Enid is a city in Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States. In 2010, the population was 49,379, making it the ninth largest city in Oklahoma. It is the county seat of Garfield County. Enid was founded during the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in the Land Run of 1893, and is named after Enid, a... |
$25,000 | 402 North Independence Avenue | Razed in 1972 | ||
| 9 | Frederick | Frederick Frederick, Oklahoma Frederick is a city in Tillman County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 3,940 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Tillman County. This is an agriculture based community primarily with wheat, cotton, and cattle.... |
$10,000 | 200 East Grand | |||
| 10 | Guthrie | Guthrie Guthrie, Oklahoma Guthrie is a city in and the county seat of Logan County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City Metroplex. The population was 9,925 at the 2000 census.Guthrie was the territorial and later the first state capital for Oklahoma... |
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$26,000 | 406 E Oklahoma Ave | ||
| 11 | Hobart | Hobart Hobart, Oklahoma Hobart is a city in and the county seat of Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States. Hobart was founded in 1901 on what had been part of an Indian reservation. The settlers drew lots for free land. It was named for Garret Hobart, the twenty-fourth Vice President of the United States. The population... |
$10,000 | 200 S Main | |||
| 12 | Lawton | Lawton Lawton, Oklahoma The city of Lawton is the county seat of Comanche County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Located in the southwestern region of Oklahoma approximately southwest of Oklahoma City, it is the principal city of the Lawton Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
$20,000 | 5th & "B" Avenue | Currently Lawton town hall | ||
| 13 | McAlester | McAlester McAlester, Oklahoma McAlester is a city in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 17,783 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pittsburg County. It is currently the largest city in the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, followed by Durant.... |
$25,000 | 325 E. Grand Avenue | Razed in 1973 | ||
| 14 | Miami | Miami Miami, Oklahoma Miami is a city in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. As of 2009, the population estimate was 12,910. It is the county seat of Ottawa County. The city is named after the Miami tribe... |
$10,000 | 200 N. Main | Razed in 1962 | ||
| 15 | Muskogee | Muskogee Muskogee, Oklahoma Muskogee is a city in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. It is the county seat of Muskogee County, and home to Bacone College. The population was 38,310 at the 2000 census, making it the eleventh-largest city in Oklahoma.... |
$60,000 | 401 E. Broadway | Currently occupied by Ark of Faith | ||
| 16 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma... |
$60,000 | 131 Dean A. McGee Avenue | Razed in 1951 | ||
| 17 | Perry | Perry Perry, Oklahoma Perry is a city in Noble County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 5,126. It is the county seat of Noble County.-19th century:... |
$10,000 | 302 North 7th Street | |||
| 18 | Ponca City | Ponca City Ponca City, Oklahoma Ponca City is a small city in Kay and Osage counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, which was named after the Ponca Tribe. Located in north central Oklahoma, it lies approximately south of the Kansas border, and approximately east of Interstate 35. 25,919 people called Ponca City home at the... |
$6,500 | Grand Avenue and Fifth Street | Razed in 1935 | ||
| 19 | Sapulpa | Sapulpa Sapulpa, Oklahoma Sapulpa is a city in Creek and Tulsa counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 20,544 at the 2010 United States census, compared to 19,166 at the 2000 census... |
$25,000 | 27 W Dewey | |||
| 20 | Shawnee | Shawnee Shawnee, Oklahoma Shawnee is a city in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 29,857 at the 2010 census. The city is part of the Oklahoma City-Shawnee Combined Statistical Area; it is also the county seat of Pottawatomie County and the principal city of the Shawnee Micropolitan Statistical... |
$15,500 | 331 North Broadway | Now the District Attorney's office; Shawnee's library is part of the Pioneer Library System | ||
| 21 | Tahlequah | Tahlequah Tahlequah, Oklahoma Tahlequah is a city in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States located at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. It was founded as a capital of the original Cherokee Nation in 1838 to welcome those Cherokee forced west on the Trail of Tears. The city's population was 15,753 at the 2010 census. It... |
$10,000 | 300 S College Ave | |||
| 22 | Tulsa | Tulsa Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's... |
$55,000 | 3rd and Cheyenne | Razed in 1965 | ||
| 23 | Wagoner | Wagoner Wagoner, Oklahoma Wagoner is a city in Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 7,669 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wagoner County.-Geography:Wagoner is located at .... |
$10,000 | 102 South State | |||
| 24 | Woodward | Woodward Woodward, Oklahoma Woodward is a city in and the county seat of Woodward County, Oklahoma, United States. It is the largest city in a nine-county area. The population was 12,051 at the 2010 census.... |
$10,000 | 1207 8th Street |