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Carnegie Library, Iowa City, undated
Postcard postmarked 9/12/1907.
Librarian, Carnegie Library, 1965
Librarian in the stacks
Library Fund Raising, 1991
Lolly Eggers receiving a check. Also pictured, Irving B. Weber and Bob Libby and unknown.
Carnegie Library, 1975
Carnegie Library with east side addition, June 1975
Carnegie Library's Linn Street Entrance, 1975
Linn Street entrance to the Carnegie Library, June 1975
Circulation Desk, Carnegie Library, 1965
Circulation Desk and card catalog after the 1963 addition
East Side of Carnegie Library, 1963
East side of Carnegie Library expansion (and parking)
Carnegie Library Expansion, 1963
Construction of north side addition to the Carnegie Library
Carnegie Library Exterior, 1963
Exterior of Carnegie Library, before north side addition
New Children's Room, Carnegie Library, 1965
New children's room in Carnegie addition
New Circulation Desk, Carnegie Library, 1963
Post 1963 addition- new checkout desk
Newspaper Clipping on Library Construction, 1962
Laminated article clipped from Press Citizen showing librarian Joyce Nienstadt watching the initiation of construction on the $300,000 library addition.
Carnegie Library Construction Groundbreaking, 1903
Groundbreaking at the construction of the Carnegie library building in 1903. The Carnegie Library at 212 South Linn Street opened its doors on Thursday, October 27, 1904.
Carnegie Library Construction, 1903
Early progress in the construction of the Carnegie library building in 1903. The Carnegie Library at 212 South Linn Street opened its doors on Thursday, October 27, 1904.
Carnegie Library Construction, 1903
Early progress in the construction of the Carnegie library building in 1903. The Carnegie Library at 212 South Linn Street opened its doors on Thursday, October 27, 1904.
Carnegie Library Construction, 1903
Groundbreaking at the construction of the Carnegie library building in 1903. The Carnegie Library at 212 South Linn Street opened its doors on Thursday, October 27, 1904.
Carnegie Library Construction, 1903
Carnegie library building under construction in 1903. The Carnegie Library at 212 South Linn Street opened its doors on Thursday, October 27, 1904.
Carnegie Library Construction, 1903
Construction of the Carnegie library building in 1903- 4 wheel horse-drawn buggy in foreground. The Carnegie Library at 212 South Linn Street opened its doors on Thursday, October 27, 1904.
ICPL Construction Site, 2002
Construction progress on new building August 2002
South Side of Finished Library Building, 2005
The Iowa City Public Library at 123 South Linn Street.
East and South Side of Finished Library Building, 2005
The Iowa City Public Library at 123 South Linn Street.
Library Building Ribbon Cutting, 2004
After more than two years of construction the doors opened to the new building June 12, 2004.
Library Building Grand Opening, 2004
After more than two years of construction the doors opened to the new building June 12, 2004. The current ICPL location is an expansion and renovation of the 1981 building, its current space nearly double that of the original. A successful November…
Library Interior, 2004
After more than two years of construction the doors opened to the new building June 12, 2004. The current ICPL location is an expansion and renovation of the 1981 building, its current space nearly double that of the original. A successful November…
Iowa City Public Library Building, 1981
The ICPL at 123 South Linn Street began construction in October 1979 and opened its doors to the public on June 14, 1981 after hundreds of volunteers moved all of the library materials across the street. Crowded conditions in the Carnegie Library…
Building the Iowa City Carnegie Library Addition, 1963
An addition of 14,000 square-feet was built onto the Carnegie building and dedicated on Sunday, November 10, 1963. The need for more library space was primarily attributed to an increased population and a record-breaking amount of library…
Iowa City Carnegie Library, 1904
The Carnegie Library at 212 South Linn Street opened its doors on Thursday, October 27, 1904. Funds for the construction of this building were provided by a $35,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie.
Iowa City Carnegie Library Addition, 1963
An addition of 14,000 square-feet was built onto the Carnegie building and dedicated on Sunday, November 10, 1963. The need for more library space was primarily attributed to an increased population and a record-breaking amount of library…
Building Workers 2, 1904
Workers building Iowa City's Carnegie Library, which began construction in the summer of 1903. The Carnegie Library at 212 South Linn Street opened its doors on Thursday, October 27, 1904. Funds for the construction of this building were provided by…
Building Workers 1, Iowa City Public Library, 1904
Workers undergoing excavation work on Iowa City's Carnegie Library, which began construction in the summer of 1903. The Carnegie Library at 212 South Linn Street opened its doors on Thursday, October 27, 1904. Funds for the construction of this…
Cannon & Pratt Building, 1901
The second location for the ICPL was at 212 East College Street in the Cannon & Pratt building opening in June of 1901. Today most of this site is occupied by the present public library building. While rent at this new location was an additional…
C.O.D. Steam Laundry Building, 1897
The first ICPL was on the second floor of the C.O.D. Steam Laundry building at 211 Iowa Ave. opening its doors on Thursday January 21, 1897. The library initially employed one librarian and held a total of 1,300 books. Public outcry for more…