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

LibraryCity or
town
ImageDate
granted
Grant
amount
LocationNotes
1AmsterdamAmsterdam$25,00028 Church St.Construction began 1902, opened 1903
2AndoverAndover$5,00040 Main St.Opened 1912
3BinghamtonBinghamton$75,00078 Exchange St.Open 1904–2002
4BolivarBolivar$5,000390 Main St.Opened 1910
5CanastotaCanastota$10,000102 W. Center St.
6CatskillCatskill$20,0001 Franklin St.
7ChathamChatham$15,00011 Woodbridge AveOpened 1905
8DunkirkDunkirk$25,000536 Central Ave.
9ElmiraElmira$70,000400 E. Church St.The new Steele Library at 101 E. Church opened in 1979.
10FleischmannsFleischmanns1901$5,0001017 Main St.
11FranklinvilleFranklinville$2,2005 N. Main St.
12FultonFulton$15,000160 S. 1st St.
13GloversvilleGloversville$50,00058 E. Fulton St.
14HamburgHamburg$5,000
15HornellHornell$25,00064 Genesee St.
16JohnstownJohnstown$16,00038 S. Market St.Construction started in 1902.
17KingstonKingston$30,00055 Franklin St.
18LackawannaLackawanna$30,000560 Ridge Rd.
19Mount VernonMount Vernon$72,00028 S. 1st Ave.
20New RochelleNew Rochelle$60,000662 Main St.
21Niagara FallsNiagara Falls$50,0001022 Main St.
22North TonawandaNorth Tonawanda$20,000240 Goundry St.
23NorthportNorthport$10,000215 Main St.
24NyackNyack$15,00059 S. Broadway
25OleanOlean$40,000116 S. Union St.
26OssiningOssining$26,000
27PatchoguePatchogue$15,000160 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.
28Penn YanPenn Yan$10,000214 Main St.
29PerryPerry$12,00070 Main St. N.
30Port JervisPort Jervis$30,000138 Pike St.
31Rockville CentreRockville Centre$10,00012 Clinton Ave.
32SalamancaSalamanca$17,50045 S. Main St.Open 1920–1976, now a law office
33SaugertiesSaugerties$12,50091 Washington Ave.
34SchenectadySchenectady$50,000Open 1903–1970, now Webster House, a dormitory at Union College
35SolvaySolvay$10,000615 Woods Rd.
36SyracuseSyracuse$200,000335 Montgomery St.Open 1905–1988
37TheresaTheresa$7,500301 Main St.
38TiconderogaTiconderoga$7,000161 Montcalm St.
39WarsawWarsaw$12,500130 N. Main St.
40White PlainsWhite Plains$40,000
41YonkersYonkers$50,000

Academic libraries

InstitutionLocalityImageYear
granted
Grant
amount
LocationNotes
1Alfred UniversityAlfred
$10,000
$20,000
Now Carnegie Hall, houses offices
2Syracuse UniversitySyracuse$150,000
3Wells CollegeAurora
$57,949
$10,000
Open 1911–1968, now Cleveland Hall