The West Lebanon-Pike Township Public Library in West Lebanon, Indiana

West Lebanon, Indiana

West Lebanon is a town in Pike Township, Warren County, Indiana, United States. The population was 723 at the 2010 census.-History:West Lebanon was laid out and platted in the fall of 1830 by Ebenezer Purviance, John G. Jemison and Andrew Fleming, and consisted of 64 lots...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, is a Carnegie library

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...

 serving southwestern Warren County

Warren County, Indiana

Warren County lies in western Indiana between the Illinois border and the Wabash River in the United States. Before the arrival of non-indigenous settlers in the early 19th century, the area was inhabited by several Native American tribes. The county was officially established in 1827 and...

. Its original 3060 square feet (284.3 m²) brick-and-limestone building was constructed in 1916 using a $7,500 gift from Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist, businessman, and entrepreneur who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century...

. A $610,000 renovation in 2006 added an additional 1768 square feet (164.3 m²) of floor space, plus better access for handicapped patrons, more shelf space and a multi-purpose children's activity room. The library's collection contains approximately 12,000 books.