Darwen Library is a Carnegie library in

Darwen Darwen is a market town and civil parish in the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The residents of the town are known as "Darreners". The A666 road passes through Darwen towards Blackburn to the north, Bolton to the s ...

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, England. It opened in 1908 and is located on Knott Street.

History

The library was officially opened in May 1908 by

Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie (, ; November 25, 1835August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and became one of the richest Americans i ...

, who had donated £8,000 to build it. It has continued to provide book-lending services to members of the local community.

Centenary of library

As part of the library's centenary celebrations in 2008, the library ran a number of events throughout May. In April 2008, local brewers Fallons Exquisite Ales announced they had created a new beer and were dedicating it to the library.Library brew
Blackburn ''Citizen''

References

Library buildings completed in 1908 Carnegie libraries in England Public libraries in Lancashire Buildings and structures in Blackburn with Darwen Darwen 1908 establishments in England Grade II listed buildings in Lancashire {{Lancashire-struct-stub