Carnegie Library Centennial 1912-2012

Visit other Carnegie libraries in Oregon

 

Use the Carnegie Passport from our 2012 celebration to discover Oregon's Carnegie heritage. The contest may be over, but the libraries are still there to visit!

 

Andrew Carnegie donated funds to build over 2,500 libraries around the world at the turn of the last century.  At the time he was considered the second richest man in the world and he valued libraries and what they could do for the individual.   

Thirty two Oregon communities built Carnegie Libraries from 1906 through 1919 and today eleven are still used as libraries, including your library in Newberg.  Others have been razed or are used for other purposes.