Grant Dates

In which year was the first grant for a public library in Iowa given?

In January 15, 1892, Fairfield received the first grant for a Carnegie library. This was significant because the Fairfield grant was the first time that Carnegie funded a library in a community with which he had no personal connection. His three previous grants in the U.S. had all been in the Pittsburgh area where he had first lived after he immigrated from Scotland.

In which year was the last grant for a public library in Iowa given?

On November 7, 1917, Corydon received $8000 for the last grant in Iowa.

In which year were the most grants for public libraries in Iowa given?

In 1903, there were 23 grants provided to Iowa's libraries.

In which years were Carnegie grants given for public libraries (arranged by grant date)?

• 1892 -- 1: Fairfield
• 1899 -- 1: Davenport
• 1900 -- 1: Ottumwa
• 1901 -- 7: Fort Dodge, Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Hawarden, Clinton, Eldora, Marshalltown
• 1902 -- 14: Newton, Estherville, Atlantic, Cedar Falls, Denison, Hampton, Iowa City, Maquoketa, Oskaloosa, Manchester, Mason City, Waterloo (2), Eagle Grove, Tipton
• 1903 -- 23: Charles City, Oelwein (not accepted), Cherokee, Council Bluffs, Chariton, Indianola, Mount Pleasant, Perry, Spencer, Le Mars, Marion, Shenandoah, Vinton, Ames, Jefferson, Carroll, Monticello, Waverly, Iowa Falls, Algona, Marengo, Glenwood, and Storm Lake
• 1904 -- 5: West Liberty, Winterset, Odebolt, Tama, Colfax
• 1905 -- 8: Nashua, Spirit Lake, Manson (not accepted), Osage, Albia, Guthrie Center (not accepted), Leon, Pella
• 1906 -- 4: Sheldon, Stuart, Red Oak, Humboldt
• 1907 -- 6: Laurens, Clarinda, DeWitt, Bedford, Villisca, Onawa
• 1908 -- 4: Rockwell City, Lake City, New Hampton, Osceola
• 1909 -- 2: Missouri Valley, Woodbine
• 1910 -- 2: Grundy Center, Knoxville
• 1911 -- 8: Sac City, Emmetsburg, Eldon, Audubon, Sanborn, Sioux City(2), Dunlap, Bloomfield
• 1912 -- 0
• 1913 -- 3: Sigourney, Cresco, Alden
• 1914 -- 2: Garner, Traer
• 1915 -- 7: Greenfield, Harlan (not accepted), Malvern, Mount Ayr, Sibley, Hamburg, Logan
• 1916 -- 4: Belmond (not accepted), Britt, Clear Lake, Reinbeck
• 1917 -- 2: Montezuma, Corydon

In which years were Carnegie grants for the Iowa academic libraries given?

• 1901 -- 1: Upper Iowa University, Fayette
• 1903 -- 2: Grinnell College, Grinnell; Cornell College, Mount Vernon
• 1905 -- 3: Simpson College, Indianola; Drake University, Des Moines; Parsons College, Fairfield
• 1906 -- 1: Ellsworth College, Iowa Falls