List of Carnegie libraries in New York
The following list of Carnegie libraries in New York provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in New York, where 107 public libraries were built from 42 grants awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1899 to 1917. In addition, academic libraries were built at 3 institutions.
Of the 107 public libraries, 66 were built in New York City alone and are listed separately.
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Public libraries
Library | City or town | Image | Date granted | Grant amount | Location | Notes | |
1 | Amsterdam | Amsterdam | $25,000 | 28 Church St. | Construction began 1902, opened 1903 | ||
2 | Andover | Andover | $5,000 | 40 Main St. | Opened 1912 | ||
3 | Binghamton | Binghamton | $75,000 | 78 Exchange St. | Open 1904–2002 | ||
4 | Bolivar | Bolivar | $5,000 | 390 Main St. | Opened 1910 | ||
5 | Canastota | Canastota | $10,000 | 102 W. Center St. | |||
6 | Catskill | Catskill | $20,000 | 1 Franklin St. | |||
7 | Chatham | Chatham | $15,000 | 11 Woodbridge Ave | Opened 1905 | ||
8 | Dunkirk | Dunkirk | $25,000 | 536 Central Ave. | |||
9 | Elmira | Elmira | $70,000 | 400 E. Church St. | The new Steele Library at 101 E. Church opened in 1979. | ||
10 | Fleischmanns | Fleischmanns | 1901 | $5,000 | 1017 Main St. | ||
11 | Franklinville | Franklinville | $2,200 | 5 N. Main St. | |||
12 | Fulton | Fulton | $15,000 | 160 S. 1st St. | |||
13 | Gloversville | Gloversville | $50,000 | 58 E. Fulton St. | |||
14 | Hamburg | Hamburg | $5,000 | ||||
15 | Hornell | Hornell | $25,000 | 64 Genesee St. | |||
16 | Johnstown | Johnstown | $16,000 | 38 S. Market St. | Construction started in 1902. | ||
17 | Kingston | Kingston | $30,000 | 55 Franklin St. | |||
18 | Lackawanna | Lackawanna | $30,000 | 560 Ridge Rd. | |||
19 | Mount Vernon | Mount Vernon | $72,000 | 28 S. 1st Ave. | |||
20 | New Rochelle | New Rochelle | $60,000 | 662 Main St. | |||
21 | Niagara Falls | Niagara Falls | $50,000 | 1022 Main St. | |||
22 | North Tonawanda | North Tonawanda | $20,000 | 240 Goundry St. | |||
23 | Northport | Northport | $10,000 | 215 Main St. | |||
24 | Nyack | Nyack | $15,000 | 59 S. Broadway | |||
25 | Olean | Olean | $40,000 | 116 S. Union St. | |||
26 | Ossining | Ossining | $26,000 | ||||
27 | Patchogue | Patchogue | $15,000 | 160 W. Main St. | Open 1908–1981, moved to a temporary location in 2012. Moved to current location in 2013, re-opened in 2016 as Teen Center at the Patchogue-Medford Carnegie Library. | ||
28 | Penn Yan | Penn Yan | $10,000 | 214 Main St. | |||
29 | Perry | Perry | $12,000 | 70 Main St. N. | |||
30 | Port Jervis | Port Jervis | $30,000 | 138 Pike St. | |||
31 | Rockville Centre | Rockville Centre | $10,000 | 12 Clinton Ave. | |||
32 | Salamanca | Salamanca | $17,500 | 45 S. Main St. | Open 1920–1976, now a law office | ||
33 | Saugerties | Saugerties | $12,500 | 91 Washington Ave. | |||
34 | Schenectady | Schenectady | $50,000 | Open 1903–1970, now Webster House, a dormitory at Union College | |||
35 | Solvay | Solvay | $10,000 | 615 Woods Rd. | |||
36 | Syracuse | Syracuse | $200,000 | 335 Montgomery St. | Open 1905–1988 | ||
37 | Theresa | Theresa | $7,500 | 301 Main St. | |||
38 | Ticonderoga | Ticonderoga | $7,000 | 161 Montcalm St. | |||
39 | Warsaw | Warsaw | $12,500 | 130 N. Main St. | |||
40 | White Plains | White Plains | $40,000 | ||||
41 | Yonkers | Yonkers | $50,000 |
Academic libraries
Institution | Locality | Image | Year granted | Grant amount | Location | Notes | |
1 | Alfred University | Alfred | $10,000 $20,000 | Now Carnegie Hall, houses offices | |||
2 | Syracuse University | Syracuse | $150,000 | ||||
3 | Wells College | Aurora | $57,949 $10,000 | Open 1911–1968, now Cleveland Hall |