The Public Library of Enid and Garfield County, founded in 1899, is a
public library
A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also Civil service, civil servants.
There are ...
located in
Enid, Oklahoma, the county seat of
Garfield County, Oklahoma
The county courthouse in 1908.
Garfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 60,580. Enid is the county seat and largest city within Garfield County. The county is named after Pre ...
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The library began as a one-room library sponsored by the Enid Study Club in 1899. In 1905, the city of Enid acquired the library, and in 1908 received a grant from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation to build a Carnegie library. The Enid Carnegie Library was a Mission Revival style building designed by A. A. Crowell and built by DC Bass and Sons Construction.
[Buchanan, James Shannon, "Carnegie Libraries", ''Chronicles of Oklahoma: Volume 79'', Oklahoma Historical Society, 2001, pg 461] It was located at 402 N. Independence, and was in operation from August 1, 1910, until 1964. Following years of vacancy, the Carnegie library was demolished in 1972, and is now a vacant lot.
[Dyer, Daniel]
Lament for a Library Lost: Enid's Carnegie Public Library, 1910-1972: R.I.P.
" On October 18, 1964, a new mid-century modern style building was opened at 120 W. Maine, the library's current location.
[City of Enid, Oklahoma: Overview]
In 2010, the library underwent renovations modeled after the San Jose Public Library System.
[Barron, Robert,]
The San Jose Way: Renovation designed to make Enid's library more user-friendly
, '' Enid News & Eagle'', December 7, 2010 The library building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
Gallery
Image:Site of Enid Carnegie Library.jpg, 402 N. Independence, former location of Enid's Carnegie Library.
Image:Piece of Enid Carnegie Library.jpg, A piece of Enid's Carnegie Library sits on display in the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
Image:Enid Carnegie Plaque.jpg, The members of the Enid Study Club, the women who founded the library in 1899.
Image:Enid Carnegie Plaque 2.jpg, Plaque from 1910 details the architects, trustees of the library.
Image:Enid 1964 Library Plaque.jpg, Plaque from 1964 details those involved in creating the new building.
See also
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Garfield County, Oklahoma
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List of Carnegie libraries in Oklahoma
References
Buildings and structures in Enid, Oklahoma
Carnegie libraries in Oklahoma
Public libraries in Oklahoma
Education in Garfield County, Oklahoma
Library buildings completed in 1910
Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Oklahoma
National Register of Historic Places in Garfield County, Oklahoma
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