Building Information
Forty-nine of the Carnegie buildings are still in use as the public library in their community. Forty-one of the buildings have been renovated or have had additions. The following eight buildings have not altered their space or their access since their erection: Bedford, Bloomfield, Colfax, Eldon, Hamburg, Leon, Logan, and Mount Ayr.
References for the information on this page can be found on the respective library pages.
| City name | Library | Architect | Date of dedication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albia | Albia Public Library | ||
| Alden | Alden Public Library | Aug 26, 1914 | |
| Algona | Algona Public Library | ||
| Ames | Ames Public Library | Sep 16, 1904 | |
| Atlantic | Atlantic Public Library | Dec 28, 1903 | |
| Audubon | Audubon Public Library | Dec 3, 1912 | |
| Bedford | Bedford Public Library | Jan 25, 1916 | |
| Bloomfield | Bloomfield Public Library | Aug 8, 1913 | |
| Britt | Britt Public Library | Jun 20, 1918 | |
| Carroll | Carroll Public Library | Kimball, Thomas R. of Omaha, NE | |
| Cedar Falls | Cedar Falls Public Library | Robinson, William | Sep 24, 1903 |
| Cedar Rapids | Cedar Rapids Public Library | Jun 23, 1905 | |
| Chariton | Chariton Public Library | Oct 28, 1904 | |
| Charles City | Charles City Public Library | ||
| Cherokee | Cherokee Public Library | May 2, 1905 | |
| Clarinda | Clarinda Public Library | Welch, W. W. | Apr 15, 1909 |
| Clear Lake | Clear Lake Public Library | Jeffers, J. H. of Mason City | Jun 7, 1918 |
| Clinton | Clinton Public Library | ||
| Colfax | Colfax Public Library | Rawson, C. A. of Des Moines | May 14, 1913 |
| Corydon | Corydon Public Library | Jun 20, 1919 | |
| Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs Public Library | Sep 12, 1905 | |
| Cresco | Cresco Public Library | Howe, J. H. of Cresco | Feb 20, 1915 |
| Davenport | Davenport Public Library | Kiessling, Calvin of Boston, MA | May 11, 1904 |
| Denison | Denison Public Library | Aug 10, 1904 | |
| Des Moines | Drake University | Jun 16, 1908 | |
| DeWitt | DeWitt Public Library | ||
| Dubuque | Dubuque Public Library | Oct 17, 1902 | |
| Dunlap | Dunlap Public Library | ||
| Eagle Grove | Eagle Grove Public Library | Sep 15, 1903 | |
| Eldon | Eldon Public Library | May 9, 1913 | |
| Eldora | Eldora Public Library | May 11, 1903 | |
| Emmetsburg | Emmetsburg Public Library | Simmons, A. T. of Bloomington, IL | Dec 13, 1912 |
| Estherville | Estherville Public Library | Jefferis, A. M. | |
| Fairfield | Fairfield Public Library | Nov 28, 1893 | |
| Fairfield | Parsons College | ||
| Fayette | Upper Iowa University | ||
| Fort Dodge | Fort Dodge Public Library | Oct 15, 1903 | |
| Garner | Garner Public Library | Jeffers and Broaten of Mason City | Aug 13, 1914 |
| Glenwood | Glenwood Public Library | Woods, A. W. of Lincoln, NE | Feb 5, 1907 |
| Greenfield | Greenfield Public Library | Willis, Lloyd D. of Omaha, NE | Nov 27, 1916 |
| Grinnell | Grinnell College | Rawson, H. D. of Des Moines | |
| Grundy Center | Grundy Center Public Library | Gier, Eugene F. of Conrad | |
| Hamburg | Hamburg Public Library | Jun 9, 1919 | |
| Hampton | Hampton Public Library | Oct 6, 1905 | |
| Hawarden | Hawarden Public Library | Apr 30, 1903 | |
| Humboldt | Humboldt Public Library | Feb 9, 1909 | |
| Indianola | Indianola Public Library | May 31, 1904 | |
| Indianola | Simpson College | Jun 8, 1907 | |
| Iowa City | Iowa City Public Library | Oct 29, 1904 | |
| Iowa Falls | Iowa Falls Public Library | Aug 9, 1904 | |
| Iowa Falls | Ellsworth College | ||
| Jefferson | Jefferson Public Library | Apr 19, 1904 | |
| Knoxville | Knoxville Public Library | Hougland, O. A. of Chariton | Jul 2, 1913 |
| Lake City | Lake City Public Library | Barber, Edgar Lee of Denison | |
| Laurens | Laurens Public Library | Oct 8, 1910 | |
| Le Mars | Le Mars Public Library | Werling, John | Jan 1, 1904 |
| Leon | Leon Public Library | Nov 1, 1906 | |
| Logan | Logan Public Library | Nye, Charles of Omaha, NE | Dec 28, 1920 |
| Malvern | Malvern Public Library | Henninger, F. A. of Omaha, NE | |
| Manchester | Manchester Public Library | ||
| Maquoketa | Maquoketa Public Library | Netcott, Harry of Independence | Jan 19, 1904 |
| Marengo | Marengo Public Library | Aug 4, 1905 | |
| Marion | Marion Public Library | Mar 16, 1905 | |
| Marshalltown | Marshalltown Public Library | Apr 22, 1903 | |
| Mason City | Mason City Public Library | Jan 10, 1905 | |
| Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley Public Library | Colby, F. E. of Sioux City | Jan 2, 1912 |
| Montezuma | Montezuma Public Library | Wetherell, Frank E. of Des Moines | Apr 16, 1919 |
| Monticello | Monticello Public Library | May 27, 1904 | |
| Mount Ayr | Mount Ayr Public Library | Wetherell, Frank E. of Des Moines | Jan 1, 1917 |
| Mount Pleasant | Mount Pleasant Public Library | Feb 22, 1905 | |
| Mount Vernon | Cornell College | Jun 13, 1905 | |
| Nashua | Nashua Public Library | Ralston, John G. of Waterloo | Jan 10, 1906 |
| New Hampton | New Hampton Public Library | Hougland, O. A. of Chariton | Feb 4, 1910 |
| Newton | Newton Public Library | ||
| Odebolt | Odebolt Public Library | Burkhead, George W. of Sioux City | |
| Onawa | Onawa Public Library | Oct 22, 1909 | |
| Osage | Osage Public Library | Hougland, O. A. of Chariton | Aug 1, 1911 |
| Osceola | Osceola Public Library | Jun 15, 1911 | |
| Oskaloosa | Oskaloosa Public Library | Wetherell, Frank E. of Des Moines | Sep 8, 1903 |
| Ottumwa | Ottumwa Public Library | Sep 24, 1902 | |
| Pella | Pella Public Library | Pas, John of Mankato, MN | Dec 18, 1907 |
| Perry | Perry Public Library | Dec 10, 1904 | |
| Red Oak | Red Oak Public Library | Oct 8, 1909 | |
| Reinbeck | Reinbeck Public Library | Burr, Howard B. of Waterloo | Nov 7, 1917 |
| Rockwell City | Rockwell City Public Library | Jun 3, 1909 | |
| Sac City | Sac City Public Library | Feb 24, 1913 | |
| Sanborn | Sanborn Public Library | Beach, W. W. of Sioux City | May 22, 1912 |
| Sheldon | Sheldon Public Library | Moratz, Paul O. of St. Louis, MO | |
| Shenandoah | Shenandoah Public Library | Aug 1, 1905 | |
| Sibley | Sibley Public Library | Dec 11, 1917 | |
| Sigourney | Sigourney Public Library | May 18, 1914 | |
| Sioux City | Sioux City Public Library | Tilton, Edward L. of New York City | Mar 6, 1913 |
| Sioux City | Sioux City Public Library, Leeds Branch | Tilton, Edward L. of New York City | |
| Spencer | Spencer Public Library | Mar 6, 1905 | |
| Spirit Lake | Spirit Lake Public Library | Sep 24, 1912 | |
| Storm Lake | Storm Lake Public Library | Moratz, Paul O. of St. Louis, MO | Sep 29, 1906 |
| Stuart | Stuart Public Library | Apr 3, 1908 | |
| Tama | Tama Public Library | Feb 1, 1907 | |
| Tipton | Tipton Public Library | Aug 16, 1904 | |
| Traer | Traer Public Library | Ralston, John G. of Waterloo | Mar 31, 1916 |
| Villisca | Villisca Public Library | Hougland, O. A. of Chariton | Feb 5, 1909 |
| Vinton | Vinton Public Library | Aug 25, 1904 | |
| Waterloo - East | Waterloo Public Library (East Side) | Ralston, John G. of Waterloo | Feb 23, 1906 |
| Waterloo - West | Waterloo Public Library (West Side) | Ralston, John G. of Waterloo | Feb 23, 1906 |
| Waverly | Waverly Public Library | Jan 1, 1905 | |
| West Liberty | West Liberty Public Library | Jan 12, 1905 | |
| Winterset | Winterset Public Library | Wetherell, Frank E. of Des Moines | |
| Woodbine | Woodbine Carnegie Public Library | Mar 9, 1910 |
