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