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Carnegie Library, Aurora, Nebraska
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1914 Carnegie Library, Aurora, Illinois
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[LIB11074] - On October 15, 1900, Dr. William A. Colledge, pastor of the People’s Church and president of the library board, penned a letter that would shape the Aurora Public Library for more than a century. The letter was written to none other than Andrew Carnegie, the steel magnate, who was using his vast fortune to build libraries throughout the English-speaking world. In that letter, Dr. Colledge told of how the existing building was not large enough for the city’s fast-growing population, and he asked the great philanthropist for a new library building for Aurora. Months passed without a response, but in January, 1901, the reply came. Mr. Carnegie would give $50,000 if the city obtained a site for the building and if the library tax would be continued. [Website] The new, 92,000-square-foot Main Library will be built on the corner of River and Benton streets on a parcel of land that was purchased by the library in 2009. The firm of Cordogan Clark & Associa
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Charles B. Phillips Library, Aurora College, Aurora, IL
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[LIB0159] - Architectural rendering by C.C. Briggs, Peoria, Illinois. Aurora College is an accredited senior college of liberal arts, related to the Advent Christian Church, also serving many other students. The Library, scheduled for completion in 1962, was the gift of Mr. Charles B. Phillips. The Hall of Science is named in honor of President Theodore Pierson Stephens. [from the back of the card]
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