List of Carnegie libraries in Hawaii
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The following list of Carnegie libraries in Hawaii provides detailed information on United States
Carnegie libraries
in Hawaii
, where 1 library was built from 1 grants (totaling $100,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York
in 1909.
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 Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, where 1 library was built from 1 grants (totaling $100,000) 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...
in 1909.
Carnegie libraries
| Library | City or town |
Image | Date granted |
Grant amount |
Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honolulu | Honolulu | $100,000 | 478 S King St. 21°18′20.55"N 157°51′27.49"W |
Opened February 1, 1913, this library in the territory of Hawaii was the only public library in the territory until 1921. In 1966, the library was renamed the Hawaii State Library which it remains to this day. |