Bobinski, George S.      <br/><br/>
Carnegie Libraries 
George Sylvan Bobinski 
 - Chicago, Illinois  American Library Association  1969 
 - 257 p. 
<br/><br/> Contents<br/>Carnegie's public library philanthropy<br/>Instruments of the Carnegie library philanthropy<br/>Obtaining a library building<br/>Carnegie library architecture<br/>Unusual Public library philanthropy<br/>Reaction to Carnegie library donations<br/>Libraries which never materialized<br/>The Alvin Johnson report and the end of Carnegie Library giving<br/>How Carnegie libraries fared<br/>Impact of Carnegie Philanthropy on American public library development<br/> Appendixes <br/>A.<br/>B.<br/>Selected Bibliography <br/>Index<br/>Illustrations<br/>Tables<br/> 
<br/><br/> 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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0838900224 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Carnegie, Andrew 1835-1919 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>libraries--carnegie Libraries<br/>Public libraries --United States
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>021 Bob   6