List of Carnegie libraries in Canada
There are a total of 125 public Carnegie libraries in Canada. Of these, the vast majority (111) were built in Ontario. They were constructed and opened from 1903 to 1922. Place names as they were during the grant period are used. In a few cases, Carnegie made multiple donations. An attempt is made to note these and sum the total amount. In addition, one academic library was built for Victoria University in the University of Toronto by architect Henry Sproatt,[1] from a $50,000 grant awarded April 16, 1906.
Alphabetical listing
[edit] Building still operating as a library
Building no longer standing
Building standing, but now serving another purpose
Library name | Place | Province | Date granted[2][3] | Grant amount (US$)[2] | Date opened[3][4] | Location[3] | Notes |
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Amherstburg Public Library | Amherstburg | Ontario | April 8, 1911 | 10,000 | 1913 | 232 Sandwich St. 42°06′11″N 83°06′34″W / 42.103056°N 83.109392°W |
by architect Charles Howard Crane,[5] |
Aylmer Public Library | Aylmer | Ontario | November 21, 1911 | 8,000 | 1913 | Centre St. and Sydenham St. 42°46′20″N 80°59′04″W / 42.772122°N 80.984354°W |
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Ayr Public Library | Ayr | Ontario | December 24, 1909 | 5,200 | October 31, 1911[8] | 92 Stanley St. 43°17′09″N 80°27′00″W / 43.285780°N 80.449888°W |
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Barrie Public Library | Barrie | Ontario | July 23, 1914 | 15,000 | June 1917[10] | 37 Mulcaster St. 44°23′25″N 79°41′07″W / 44.390258°N 79.685362°W |
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Beaverton Public Library | Beaverton | Ontario | April 28, 1910 | 7,000 | December 5, 1913[12] | 401 Simcoe St. 44°25′45″N 79°09′10″W / 44.429055°N 79.152703°W |
by architect William Edward Binning,[9] |
Berlin Public Library | Berlin | Ontario | March 14, 1902 | 40,900 | January 8, 1904[13] | Queen St. and Weber St. 43°27′07″N 80°29′15″W / 43.451948°N 80.487503°W |
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Bracebridge Public Library | Bracebridge | Ontario | March 24, 1906 | 10,000 | January 1908[15] | 94 Manitoba St. 45°02′30″N 79°18′43″W / 45.041753°N 79.311901°W |
by architect George Martel Miller,[16] |
Brampton Public Library | Brampton | Ontario | April 11, 1902 | 12,500 | 1907 | 55 Queen St. E 43°41′14″N 79°45′31″W / 43.6871°N 79.758517°W |
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Brantford Public Library | Brantford | Ontario | April 11, 1902 | 48,000[18] | July 4, 1904[19] | 73 George St. 43°08′27″N 80°15′45″W / 43.140883°N 80.262456°W |
Closed in the 1990s, now home to the Brantford campus of Wilfrid Laurier University. |
Brockville Public Library | Brockville | Ontario | April 13, 1903 | 17,500 | August 13, 1904[20] | 23 Buell St. 44°35′22″N 75°41′12″W / 44.589384°N 75.686768°W |
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Brussels Public Library | Brussels | Ontario | March 13, 1909 | 7,000 | January 14, 1910[22] | 402 Turnberry St. 43°44′36″N 81°15′02″W / 43.743353°N 81.250428°W |
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Calgary Public Library | Calgary | Alberta | 80,000 | January 2, 1912 | 1221 2nd St. SW 51°02′26″N 114°04′06″W / 51.040603°N 114.068351°W |
Known as Memorial Park Library since 1977. | |
Campbellford Public Library | Campbellford | Ontario | January 6, 1911 | 8,000 | November 1912 | 98 Bridge St. E 44°18′29″N 77°47′42″W / 44.308068°N 77.794994°W |
by architect William Austin Mahoney [6] |
Chatham Public Library | Chatham | Ontario | February 13, 1902 | 19,000 | September 14, 1903 | The first Carnegie library opened in Canada. Destroyed by 1983. | |
Clinton Public Library | Clinton | Ontario | January 6, 1915 | 4,900 | 1905 | 23 Albert St. 43°37′05″N 81°32′22″W / 43.618066°N 81.539583°W |
The Clinton library is the only Carnegie library in Canada which was funded as an addition to an existing building, which was built in 1900.[24] |
Collingwood Public Library | Collingwood | Ontario | August 16, 1901 | 14,500 | 1904 | Maple St. and Second St. 44°30′02″N 80°13′12″W / 44.500591°N 80.220087°W |
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Cornwall Public Library | Cornwall | Ontario | December 21, 1901 | 8,000 | 1903 | Second St. and Sydney St. 45°01′08″N 74°43′36″W / 45.018924°N 74.726613°W |
Demolished in 1956. |
Dawson City Public Library | Dawson City | Yukon | 1902 | 25,000 | August 16, 1904[27] | Queen St. and 4th Ave. 64°03′38″N 139°25′50″W / 64.060605°N 139.430481°W |
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Dresden Public Library | Dresden | Ontario | November 27, 1906 | 8,000 | 1913[30] | 187 Brown St. 42°35′24″N 82°10′50″W / 42.589871°N 82.180672°W |
* by architect Arthur M Piper,[31]
This is the only remaining Carnegie building in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent still operating as a library. It was built in 1913 with a donation of $8,000 received from Andrew Carnegie in 1906. In the 1980s the building was designated an historic site under the Ontario Heritage Act. It remained unchanged for many years until after the amalgamation of the County of Kent and City of Chatham. In 2000, the townspeople of Dresden celebrated the grand opening of the refurbished library.[32] |
Dundas Public Library | Dundas | Ontario | December 30, 1904 | 12,000 | 1910[33] | 10 King St. W 43°15′58″N 79°57′17″W / 43.266033°N 79.954691°W |
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Durham Public Library | Durham | Ontario | January 6, 1911 | 8,000 | July 1912[30] | 240 Garafraxa St. N 44°10′49″N 80°49′10″W / 44.180166°N 80.819536°W |
by architect William Austin Mahoney [6] |
Edmonton Public Library | Edmonton | Alberta | 1913[34] | 75,000 | August 30, 1923 | MacDonald Dr. west of 100th St. 53°32′25″N 113°29′27″W / 53.540278°N 113.490833°W |
The building was demolished in 1969; AGT Tower was erected on the former library's site. |
Elmira Public Library | Elmira | Ontario | March 18, 1911 | 7,000 | December 26, 1913 | 65 Arthur St. S 43°35′49″N 80°33′31″W / 43.597068°N 80.558674°W |
by architect William Austin Mahoney [6] |
Elora Public Library | Elora | Ontario | March 23, 1909 | 6,400 | 1909 | 144 Geddes St. 43°41′02″N 80°25′51″W / 43.683886°N 80.430897°W |
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Essex Public Library | Essex | Ontario | January 6, 1911 | 6,000 | 18 Gordon Ave. 42°10′29″N 82°49′15″W / 42.174616°N 82.820791°W |
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Exeter Public Library | Exeter | Ontario | January 2, 1913 | 8,000 | 1915 | Main St. and Sanders St. 43°20′50″N 81°28′50″W / 43.347270°N 81.480577°W |
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Fergus Public Library | Fergus | Ontario | January 29, 1908 | 7,000 | 1910 | 190 Saint Andrew St. W 43°42′18″N 80°22′43″W / 43.704951°N 80.378522°W |
by architect William Austin Mahoney [6] |
Forest Public Library | Forest | Ontario | May 16, 1911 | 5,000 | 1912[37] | by architect William Austin Mahoney.[6] Closed in 1986. | |
Fort Frances Public Library | Fort Frances | Ontario | May 8, 1914 | 10,000 | January 15, 1915[38] | 363 Church St. 48°36′32″N 93°23′37″W / 48.608761°N 93.393739°W |
by architect William Austin Mahoney [6] |
Fort William (Thunder Bay) Public Library | Fort William | Ontario | November 20, 1908 | 50,000 | 1912[39] | 216 Brodie St. S 48°22′54″N 89°14′48″W / 48.381634°N 89.246629°W |
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Galt (Cambridge) Public Library | Cambridge | Ontario | April 11, 1902 | 23,000 | 1903 | 34 Water St. N 43°21′37″N 80°18′55″W / 43.360389°N 80.315327°W |
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Glencoe Public Library | Glencoe | Ontario | November 11, 1914 | 5,000 | 1923 | Main St. 42°44′51″N 81°42′37″W / 42.747486°N 81.710371°W |
Closed in 1993. |
Goderich Public Library | Goderich | Ontario | March 14, 1902 | 10,000 | March 3, 1905[30] | 52 Montreal St. 43°44′29″N 81°42′49″W / 43.741402°N 81.713564°W |
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Grand Valley Public Library | Grand Valley | Ontario | February 13, 1909 | 7,500 | May 1, 1913[42] | 4 Amaranth St. E 43°53′58″N 80°18′49″W / 43.899424°N 80.313532°W |
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Gravenhurst Public Library | Gravenhurst | Ontario | March 24, 1906 | 7,000 | 1923 | 275 Muskoka Rd. S 44°55′06″N 79°22′24″W / 44.918330°N 79.373426°W |
Closed in 2000, this building is now the Carnegie Arts Centre. |
Grimsby Public Library | Grimsby | Ontario | January 6, 1911 | 8,000 | 1912 | 25 Adelaide St. 43°11′40″N 79°33′34″W / 43.194536°N 79.559408°W |
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Guelph Public Library | Guelph | Ontario | October 17, 1901 | 14,500 | 1904 | 100 Norfolk St. 43°32′44″N 80°15′09″W / 43.545441°N 80.2524°W |
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Hamilton Public Library | Hamilton | Ontario | March 23, 1909 | 100,000 | May 5, 1913[46] | 55 Main St. W 43°15′21″N 79°52′18″W / 43.255897°N 79.871738°W |
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Hanover Public Library | Hanover | Ontario | May 15, 1906 | 10,000 | October 3, 1911 | 451 10th Ave. 44°09′06″N 81°01′35″W / 44.151754°N 81.026359°W |
by architect William Edward Binning,[9] |
Harriston Public Library | Harriston | Ontario | May 8, 1908 | 10,000 | 88 Mill St. 43°54′42″N 80°52′06″W / 43.911707°N 80.868444°W |
by architect William Edward Binning,[9] | |
Hespeler Public Library | Hespeler | Ontario | January 18, 1910 | 14,280 | 1923 | 5 Tannery St. E 43°25′51″N 80°18′34″W / 43.430746°N 80.309492°W |
by architect A.H. Cober.[2] |
Ingersoll Public Library | Ingersoll | Ontario | June 29, 1908 | 10,000 | July 1, 1910[48] | ||
Kemptville Public Library | Kemptville | Ontario | April 23, 1906 | 3,000 | 1912 | 207 Prescott St. 45°00′54″N 75°38′41″W / 45.014901°N 75.644668°W |
Closed in 2010, now in private hands |
Kenora Public Library | Kenora | Ontario | May 21, 1913 | 15,000 | 1916[50] | 24 Main St. S 49°46′06″N 94°29′23″W / 49.768317°N 94.489817°W |
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Kincardine Public Library | Kincardine | Ontario | April 10, 1906 | 5,000 | 1908 | 727 Queen St. 44°10′33″N 81°38′11″W / 44.175764°N 81.636264°W |
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Kingsville Public Library | Kingsville | Ontario | March 29, 1911 | 5,000 | 1913 | 28 Division St. S 42°02′13″N 82°44′23″W / 42.036810°N 82.739680°W |
by architect William Austin Mahoney [6] |
Leamington Public Library | Leamington | Ontario | March 21, 1910 | 10,000 | 1912[51] | by architect John Alexander Maycock [52] | |
Lethbridge Public Library | Lethbridge | Alberta | 25,000 | January 24, 1922 | 601 – 3rd Ave. S 49°41′45″N 112°50′19″W / 49.695908°N 112.838633°W |
The library closed in 1974 but is now home to the Southern Alberta Art Gallery. | |
Lindsay Public Library | Lindsay | Ontario | January 23, 1902 | 13,500 | June 28, 1904 | 190 Kent St. W 44°21′15″N 78°44′25″W / 44.354215°N 78.740366°W |
by architect George Martel Miller,[16] |
Listowel Public Library | Listowel | Ontario | November 25, 1903 | 10,000 | 1907 | 260 Main St. W 43°43′56″N 80°57′18″W / 43.732217°N 80.955108°W |
by architect William Edward Binning,[9] |
Lucknow Public Library | Lucknow | Ontario | April 20, 1905 | 7,500 | April 6, 1910[53] | 526 Campbell St. 43°57′30″N 81°30′30″W / 43.958252°N 81.508206°W |
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Markdale Public Library | Markdale | Ontario | August 1914 | 7,000 | June 24, 1915[54] | 21 Main St. E. 44°19′08″N 80°38′51″W / 44.318933°N 80.647567°W |
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Merritton Public Library | Merritton | Ontario | March 31, 1916 | 8,500 | 1924 | 344 Merritt St. 43°08′25″N 79°12′49″W / 43.140365°N 79.213573°W |
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Midland Public Library | Midland | Ontario | March 21, 1910 | 12,500 | 1915[56] | 526 Hugel Ave. 44°44′59″N 79°53′10″W / 44.749850°N 79.886146°W |
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Milverton Public Library | Milverton | Ontario | December 24, 1908 | 7,000 | June 10, 1910[57] | 27 Main St. S 43°33′52″N 80°55′24″W / 43.564329°N 80.923414°W |
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Mimico Public Library | Mimico, Toronto | Ontario | February 26, 1914 | 7,500 | March 2, 1915 | 47 Station Rd. 43°36′53″N 79°29′38″W / 43.614709°N 79.493930°W |
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Mitchell Public Library | Mitchell | Ontario | March 21, 1908 | 6,000 | 105 Saint Andrew St. 43°27′59″N 81°11′48″W / 43.466332°N 81.196619°W |
by architect William Edward Binning,[9] | |
Mount Forest Public Library | Mount Forest | Ontario | April 10, 1909 | 6,000 | December 1913[59] | 118 Main St. N 43°58′59″N 80°44′14″W / 43.982940°N 80.737179°W |
by architect George Gray [43] |
New Hamburg Public Library | New Hamburg | Ontario | April 30, 1912 | 8,000 | 1915 | 145 Huron St. 43°22′42″N 80°42′45″W / 43.378279°N 80.712584°W |
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New Liskeard Public Library | New Liskeard | Ontario | April 16, 1910 | 10,900 | 50 Whitewood Ave. 47°30′30″N 79°40′20″W / 47.508430°N 79.672333°W |
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New Westminster Public Library | New Westminster | British Columbia | 1902 | 15,000 | 1905 | Carnarvon St and Mackenzie St. 49°12′13″N 122°54′36″W / 49.203617°N 122.910050°W |
This library closed in 1958, when a new library opened on the same site.[61] |
Niagara Falls Public Library | Niagara Falls | Ontario | December 8, 1905 | 15,000 | 1910[62] | 5017 Victoria Ave. 43°06′06″N 79°04′23″W / 43.101568°N 79.073178°W |
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North Battleford Public Library | North Battleford | Saskatchewan | 1913 | 15,000 | 1916 | 1 Railway Ave. E 52°46′21″N 108°17′57″W / 52.772488°N 108.299066°W |
Now the Allen Sapp Gallery. |
North Bay Public Library | North Bay | Ontario | April 25, 1911 | 16,395 |
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Norwich Public Library | Norwich | Ontario | May 8, 1915 | 7,000 | 1915? | 21 Stover St. N 42°59′21″N 80°35′53″W / 42.989110°N 80.597959°W |
Now home to private businesses. |
Norwood Public Library | Norwood | Ontario | June 11, 1914 | 5,000 | |||
Orangeville Public Library | Orangeville | Ontario | June 2, 1904 | 12,500 | 1908[64] | 144 Broadway 43°55′10″N 80°05′46″W / 43.919464°N 80.096049°W |
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Orillia Public Library | Orillia | Ontario | April 10, 1909 | 13,500 | 36 Mississaga St. W. 44°36′28″N 79°25′15″W / 44.607765°N 79.420802°W |
*by architect William Henry Croker [65]
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Oshawa Public Library | Oshawa | Ontario | November 24, 1906 | 14,000 | 1909 | Athol St. and Simcoe St. 43°53′48″N 78°51′47″W / 43.896600°N 78.863149°W |
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Ottawa Public Library — Central Branch | Ottawa | Ontario | November 6, 1901 | 100,000 | April 30, 1906 | 120 Metcalfe St. 45°25′13″N 75°41′43″W / 45.420351°N 75.695195°W |
Demolished in the fall of 1971; a new library was built at the same location. |
Ottawa Public Library — Rosemount Branch | Ottawa | Ontario | March 31, 1917 | 15,000 | November 29, 1919[67] | 18 Rosemount Ave. 45°24′06″N 75°43′34″W / 45.401646°N 75.726227°W |
Last Carnegie grant given in Canada. |
Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library | Owen Sound | Ontario | June 2, 1904 | 25,000 | February 3, 1914[30] | 824 1st Ave. W 44°33′50″N 80°56′42″W / 44.5638804°N 80.9448949°W |
by architect Julian Charles Forster,[55] |
Palmerston Public Library | Palmerston | Ontario | February 4, 1902 | 10,000 | 1903 | 265 Bell St. 43°49′59″N 80°50′57″W / 43.833118°N 80.849214°W |
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Paris Public Library | Paris | Ontario | January 2, 1903 | 10,000 | July 27, 1904[30] | 12 William St. 43°11′37″N 80°23′09″W / 43.193564°N 80.385943°W |
by architect Alexander Frank Wickson,[17] |
Parkhill Public Library | Parkhill | Ontario | January 14, 1914 | 8,000 | July 28, 1915[30] | 233 Main St. 43°09′45″N 81°41′03″W / 43.162384°N 81.684145°W |
by architect William Austin Mahoney [6] |
Pembroke Public Library | Pembroke | Ontario | December 24, 1907 | 14,000 | 1912 | 237 Victoria St. 45°49′31″N 77°06′47″W / 45.825189°N 77.113011°W |
Notably designed by Francis Conroy Sullivan, a Canadian pupil of Frank Lloyd Wright[68] |
Penetanguishene Public Library[26] | Penetanguishene | Ontario | December 13, 1907 | 13,000 | |||
Perth Public Library | Perth | Ontario | February 13, 1906 | 10,000 | 77 Gore St. E 44°53′57″N 76°14′55″W / 44.899253°N 76.248709°W |
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Peterborough Public Library | Peterborough | Ontario | March 21, 1908 | 30,000 | 1911 | 519 George St N 44°18′34″N 78°19′13″W / 44.3093328°N 78.320282°W |
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Picton Public Library | Picton | Ontario | February 13, 1906 | 12,500 | December 14, 1907 | 208 Main St. 44°00′26″N 77°08′30″W / 44.007310°N 77.141553°W |
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Port Elgin Public Library | Port Elgin | Ontario | March 9, 1907 | 8,800 | October 1908 | 708 Goderich St. 44°26′19″N 81°23′14″W / 44.438516°N 81.387177°W |
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Port Hope Public Library | Port Hope | Ontario | January 6, 1911 | 10,000 | 1913 | 31 Queen St. 43°56′58″N 78°17′35″W / 43.949474°N 78.292930°W |
by architect William Austin Mahoney [6] |
Preston Public Library | Preston | Ontario | February 13, 1909 | 12,000 | 1910 | 156 Argyle St. N 43°23′50″N 80°21′33″W / 43.397160°N 80.359124°W |
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Regina Public Library | Regina | Saskatchewan | 1910 | 50,000 | May 11, 1912 | 1900 Lorne St. 50°26′56″N 104°36′49″W / 50.448781°N 104.613705°W |
Demolished and replaced in 1962. |
Renfrew Public Library | Renfrew | Ontario | March 16, 1915 | 16,000 | 13 Railway Ave. 45°28′22″N 76°41′04″W / 45.472864°N 76.684528°W |
by architects Joseph A. Humphris & Richard Hubert Millson [75] | |
Saint John Public Library | Saint John | New Brunswick | 50,000 | 1904 | 20 Hazen Ave. 45°16′31″N 66°03′47″W / 45.275281°N 66.063194°W |
Closed in 1983, this building is now home to the Saint John Arts Centre. | |
Sarnia Public Library | Sarnia | Ontario | January 10, 1902 | 20,000 | December 1, 1903 | Demolished in 1960. | |
Sault Ste. Marie Public Library | Sault Ste. Marie | Ontario | December 14, 1901 1907 |
10,000 15,500 |
1903 1909 |
Queen St. and East St. 46°30′28″N 84°19′40″W / 46.507738°N 84.327670°W |
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Seaforth Public Library | Seaforth | Ontario | July 20, 1908 | 10,000 | April 1912 | 108 Main St. S 43°33′11″N 81°23′36″W / 43.553172°N 81.393463°W |
Carnegie's secretary, James Bertram, who not only organized but decided upon many new library grants himself,[76] is buried outside Seaforth with his wife (a Seaforth native). |
Selkirk Public Library | Selkirk | Manitoba | 1908 | 10,000 | June 1909 | Eaton Ave. and Eveline St. 50°08′33″N 96°52′12″W / 50.142559°N 96.870137°W |
This building was declared structurally unsafe in 1959 and later demolished. |
Shelburne Public Library | Shelburne | Ontario | January 21, 1911 | 6,000 | 1912 | 201 Owen Sound St. 44°04′46″N 80°12′18″W / 44.079324°N 80.204945°W |
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Simcoe Public Library | Simcoe | Ontario | January 31, 1910 | 10,000 | 1912 | 23 Argyle St. 42°50′15″N 80°18′11″W / 42.837496°N 80.302944°W |
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Smiths Falls Public Library | Smiths Falls | Ontario | January 23, 1902 | 11,000 | February 25, 1904 | 81 Beckwith St. N 44°54′10″N 76°01′17″W / 44.902693°N 76.021417°W |
First library in Canada visited by Andrew Carnegie (April 28, 1906).[78] |
St. Catharines Public Library | St. Catharines | Ontario | December 31, 1901 | 25,000 | January 2, 1905 | 59 Church St. 43°09′33″N 79°14′46″W / 43.159116°N 79.246243°W |
Building demolished in 1977, replaced by Ontario Court of Justice building |
St. Marys Public Library | St. Marys | Ontario | March 8, 1904 | 10,000 | July 1905 | 15 Church St. N 43°15′37″N 81°08′27″W / 43.260248°N 81.140737°W |
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St. Thomas Public Library | St. Thomas | Ontario | March 20, 1903 | 27,000 | February 6, 1906[80] | 9 Mondamin St. 42°46′46″N 81°11′35″W / 42.779414°N 81.193019°W |
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Stirling Public Library | Stirling | Ontario | April 13, 1914 | 5,000 | 43 W Front St. 44°17′36″N 77°33′34″W / 44.293222°N 77.559399°W |
by architect William Austin Mahoney [6] | |
Stouffville Public Library | Stouffville | Ontario | April 28, 1913 | 5,000 | 1923 | 7 Main St. E 43°58′30″N 79°13′52″W / 43.974902°N 79.231220°W |
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Stratford Public Library | Stratford | Ontario | December 14, 1901 | 15,000 | September 19, 1903 | 19 Andrew St. 43°22′16″N 80°59′09″W / 43.371039°N 80.985721°W |
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Sydney Public Library | Sydney | Nova Scotia | May 8, 1903 | 15,000 | May 8, 1903 |
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Sydney Public Library | Sydney | Nova Scotia | March 7, 1903 | 15,000 | March 7, 1903 |
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Tavistock Public Library | Tavistock | Ontario | April 13, 1914 | 7,500 | 1916 | 31 Maria St. 43°19′08″N 80°50′07″W / 43.318840°N 80.835270°W |
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Teeswater Public Library | Teeswater | Ontario | April 8, 1907 | 10,000 | 1914? | 2 Clinton St. S 43°59′53″N 81°17′12″W / 43.998159°N 81.286624°W |
by architect William Edward Binning,[9] |
Thorold Public Library | Thorold | Ontario | April 26, 1902 | 10,000 | April 1912[85] | 1 Ormond St. S 43°07′30″N 79°11′56″W / 43.124884°N 79.198964°W |
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Tillsonburg Public Library | Tillsonburg | Ontario | January 2, 1913 | 10,000 | 1915 | Broadway St. and Washington Grande Ave. 42°51′44″N 80°43′46″W / 42.862183°N 80.729442°W |
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Toronto Public Library — Beaches Branch | Toronto | Ontario | August 8, 1908 | 15,000 | December 6, 1916 | 2161 Queen St. E 43°40′13″N 79°17′53″W / 43.670283°N 79.298175°W |
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Toronto Public Library — Central Reference Branch | Toronto | Ontario | January 23, 1903 | 275,000 | September 8, 1909 | 214 College St. 43°39′31″N 79°23′47″W / 43.658706°N 79.396477°W |
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Toronto Public Library — High Park Branch | Toronto | Ontario | August 8, 1908 | 15,000 | April 15, 1915 | 228 Roncesvalles Ave. 43°38′41″N 79°26′54″W / 43.644722°N 79.448466°W |
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Toronto Public Library — Queen & Lisgar Branch | Toronto | Ontario | January 23, 1903 | 25,000 | April 30, 1909 | 1115 Queen St. W 43°38′36″N 79°25′24″W / 43.643258°N 79.423427°W |
It served the community until 1964, when it was replaced by a new Parkdale Library. The building housed the offices of the Parkdale Branch of Toronto Public Health until September 2012. A $6.2 million renovation transformed the building into a 21st-century live arts hub and incubator and the permanent home of The Theatre Centre (http://www.theatrecentre.org). The renovation started in 2012.[86] |
Toronto Public Library — Riverdale Branch | Toronto | Ontario | January 23, 1903 | 25,000 | October 19, 1910 | 370 Broadview Ave. 43°39′57″N 79°21′10″W / 43.665901°N 79.352794°W |
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Toronto Public Library — Wychwood Branch | Toronto | Ontario | August 8, 1908 | 20,000 | October 31, 1916 | 1431 Bathurst St. 43°40′55″N 79°25′04″W / 43.682011°N 79.417821°W |
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Toronto Public Library — Yorkville Branch | Toronto | Ontario | January 23, 1903 | 25,000 | June 13, 1907 | 22 Yorkville Ave. 43°40′19″N 79°23′19″W / 43.671810°N 79.388624°W |
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Toronto Junction Public Library | Toronto Junction | Ontario | April 6, 1908 | 20,000 | September 1, 1909 | 145 Annette St. 43°39′49″N 79°27′58″W / 43.663589°N 79.466221°W |
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Vancouver Public Library | Vancouver | British Columbia | March 25, 1901 | 50,000 | October 1, 1903 | 401 Main St. 49°16′52″N 123°06′00″W / 49.2812°N 123.1°W |
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Victoria Public Library | Victoria | British Columbia | 1905 | 794 Yates St. 48°25′34″N 123°21′44″W / 48.425999°N 123.362201°W |
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Walkerton Public Library | Walkerton | Ontario | March 29, 1911 | 10,000 | 253 Durham St. E 44°08′00″N 81°08′57″W / 44.133347°N 81.149205°W |
by architect George Gray [43] | |
Wallaceburg Public Library | Wallaceburg | Ontario | March 24, 1906 | 11,500 | December 12, 1907 | by architect Arthur M Piper,[31] | |
Waterloo Public Library | Waterloo | Ontario | July 18, 1902 | 10,000 | November 1, 1905 | 40 Albert St. 43°28′01″N 80°31′29″W / 43.466830°N 80.524598°W |
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Watford Public Library | Watford | Ontario | May 17, 1912 | 6,000 | 5317 Nauvoo Rd. 42°57′00″N 81°52′48″W / 42.949930°N 81.879985°W |
by architect William Austin Mahoney [6] | |
Welland Public Library | Welland | Ontario | December 8, 1913 | 25,000 | 1923 | 140 King St. 42°59′22″N 79°15′04″W / 42.989391°N 79.251041°W |
Now the Welland Museum. Architect was Norman A. Kearns. |
Weston Public Library | Weston, Toronto | Ontario | January 2, 1913 | 10,000 | December 29, 1914 | 2 King St. 43°42′05″N 79°31′14″W / 43.701479°N 79.520574°W |
Now part of Toronto Public Library system. |
Whitby Public Library | Whitby | Ontario | April 8, 1911 | 1914 | 132 Dundas St. W 43°52′46″N 78°56′36″W / 43.879570°N 78.943344°W |
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Winnipeg Public Library — William Avenue | Winnipeg | Manitoba | 75,000 | October 11, 1905 | 380 William Ave. 49°54′03″N 97°08′41″W / 49.900702°N 97.144695°W |
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Winnipeg Public Library — Cornish Branch | Winnipeg | Manitoba | 1915 | 35,000 | 20 West Gate 49°52′41″N 97°09′32″W / 49.878094°N 97.159007°W |
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Winnipeg Public Library — St. John's Branch | Winnipeg | Manitoba | 1915 | 35,000 | 500 Salter St. 49°55′31″N 97°07′59″W / 49.925302°N 97.132972°W |
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Windsor Public Library | Windsor | Ontario | February 13, 1901 | 27,000 | October 16, 1903 | Park St. and Victoria St. 42°18′57″N 83°02′25″W / 42.31592°N 83.04035°W |
First Carnegie library granted in Canada. |
Woodstock Public Library | Woodstock | Ontario | July 6, 1905 | 24,000 | 1909 | 449 Hunter St. 43°07′52″N 80°45′45″W / 43.131102°N 80.762525°W |
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Further reading
[edit]- Beckman, Margaret; Stephen Langmead, John B. Black (1984). The Best Gift: a Record of the Carnegie Libraries in Ontario. Toronto: Dundurn Press Ltd. ISBN 0-919670-82-2.
- Yvan Lamonde; Patricia Lockhart Fleming; Fiona A. Black, eds. (2005). "The Evolution of Public Libraries". History of the Book in Canada: 1840-1918. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. pp. 254–260. ISBN 0-8020-8012-X.