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City of Regina Archives
Photograph Collection,
CORA-RPL-B-349
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Title: Carnegie Library Building
Date: 1925
Retrieval Number: CORA-RPL-B-349
Extent: 1 B&W print; 20.5 cm x 25 cm
Scope and Content Note: Carnegie Library Building
on the northwest corner of Lorne Street and 12 th Avenue
Access Restrictions: None
Photographer: Unknown
Parent fonds/collection: RPL Photograph Collection
Historical Note: The library started on the second
floor of City Hall in 1909, but it soon proved so popular that a
special building was constructed to house the library. The first
library was a Carnegie building. Built with the aid of a $50,000
grant from Andrew Carnegie, the famous American philanthropist, the
building stood where the current Central Library branch of the Regina
Public Library now stands. The building opened on May 11, 1912 .
On June 30, 1912 , the Regina cyclone struck the city, severely damaging
the brand-new library. The Carnegie foundation again came through,
donating an additional $9,500 to pay for reconstruction efforts. |
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