List of Carnegie libraries in Oregon

The following list of Carnegie libraries in Oregon provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Oregon, where 31 public libraries were built from 25 grants (totaling $478,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1901 to 1915. In addition, one academic library was built at Pacific University.

Public libraries

	Library	City or town	Image	Date granted	Grant amount	Location	Notes
1	Albany Carnegie Library	Albany		01911-04-08 April 8, 1911	$12,500		Part of the Monteith Historic District (info)
2	Ashland Carnegie Library	Ashland		01909-06-25 June 25, 1909	$15,000
3	Baker City Carnegie Library	Baker City		01907-12-13 December 13, 1907	$25,000		Now known as the Crossroads Arts Center and part of the Baker Historic District (info)
4	Dallas Carnegie Library	Dallas		01911-12-07 December 7, 1911	$10,000
5	Enterprise Carnegie Library	Enterprise		01913-01-31 January 31, 1913	$5,000
6	Eugene Carnegie Library	Eugene		01903-12-14 December 14, 1903	$10,000		Demolished[citation needed]
7	Grants Pass Carnegie Library	Grants Pass		01903-11-18 November 18, 1903	$12,500
8	Hermiston Carnegie Library	Hermiston		01915-01-06 January 6, 1915	$5,000
9	Hillsboro Carnegie Library	Hillsboro		01913-11-03 November 3, 1913	$10,000
10	Hood River Carnegie Library	Hood River		01912-12-03 December 3, 1912	$17,500		On the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
11	Klamath Falls Carnegie Library	Klamath Falls		01913-03-14 March 14, 1913	$20,000
12	La Grande Carnegie Library	La Grande		01913-04-02 April 2, 1913	$12,500
13	Marshfield Carnegie Library	Marshfield		01913-04-28 April 28, 1913	$12,500		Marshfield is now known as Coos Bay. The building is listed as the Coos Bay Carnegie Libaray in the National Register of Historic Places and is also known as the Coos Old Museum. (info)
14	McMinnville Carnegie Library	McMinnville		01912-01-06 January 6, 1912	$10,000		(info)
15	Medford Carnegie Library	Medford		01911-01-06 January 6, 1911	$20,000		On the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
16	Milton Carnegie Library	Milton		01915-01-06 January 6, 1915	$7,500		Milton is now part of Milton-Freewater
17	Newberg Carnegie Library	Newberg		01911-03-18 March 18, 1911	$10,000
18	Ontario Carnegie Library	Ontario		01912-12-03 December 3, 1912	$7,500		Demolished in 1964, but photo exists at ontariocommunitylibrary.org
19	Oregon City Carnegie Library	Oregon City		01911-12-23 December 23, 1911	$12,500
20	Pendleton Carnegie Library	Pendleton		01915-01-06 January 6, 1915	$25,000		On the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
21	Albina Carnegie Library	Portland		01901-02-21 February 21, 1901	$165,000		Albina was formerly a separate city from Portland. The building is now home of the Title Wave Used Bookstore of Multnomah County Library.
22	Arleta Carnegie Library	Portland		01901-02-21 February 21, 1901	—		The building is no longer part of the Multnomah County Library system.
23	East Portland Carnegie Library	Portland		01901-02-21 February 21, 1901	—		East Portland was once a separate city from Portland. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and is no longer part of the Multnomah County Library system.
24	Gresham Carnegie Library	Gresham		01901-02-21 February 21, 1901	—		The building is on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and is no longer part of the Multnomah County Library system. It is also known as the Gresham Pioneer Museum. (info)
25	North Portland Carnegie Library	Portland		01901-02-21 February 21, 1901	—		Still part of the Multnomah County Library system
26	Saint Johns Carnegie Library	Portland		01901-02-21 February 21, 1901	—		St. Johns was formerly a separate city, annexed by Portland in 1915. This library is still part of the Multnomah County Library system.
27	South Portland Carnegie Library	Portland		01901-02-21 February 21, 1901	—		No longer part of the Multnomah County Library system
28	Salem Carnegie Library	Salem		01907-12-24 December 24, 1907	$27,500		Owned by Willamette University
29	The Dalles Carnegie Library	The Dalles		01907-03-09 March 9, 1907	$10,000		On the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
30	Union Carnegie Library	Union		01911-04-25 April 25, 1911	$5,500
31	Woodburn Carnegie Library	Woodburn		01914-01-14 January 14, 1914	$10,000

Academic library

	Institution	Locality	Image	Date granted	Grant amount	Location	Notes
20	Pacific University	Forest Grove		01905-04-05 April 5, 1905	$20,000		Built in 1912 as Pacific University's first library. Designed by Whidden & Lewis. Now used as classrooms.

See also

• Lists of Oregon-related topics

References

• Anderson, Florence (1963). Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961. New York: Carnegie Corporation. OCLC 1282382. 
• Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0838900224. 
• Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0471144223. 
• Miller, Durand R. (1943). Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890-1917. New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York. OCLC 2603611. 

Note: The above references, while all authoritative, are not entirely mutually consistent. Some details of this list may have been drawn from one of the references without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.