Carmel Clay Public Library
39°58′39.5″N 86°07′18.4″W / 39.977639°N 86.121778°W
| Carmel Clay Public Library | |
|---|---|
 Carmel Clay Public Library (2009) | |
 | |
| Location | 55 4th Ave SE, Carmel, Indiana |
| Established | 1904 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 395,364 items in 2018[1] |
| Access and use | |
| Population served | 79,000 (2010 census)[2] |
| Other information | |
| Budget | $5,983,347 in 2018[1] |
| Director | Bob Swanay |
| Website | https://carmelclaylibrary.org/ |
The Carmel Clay Public Library, also known as the Carmel Library, is a public library in Carmel, Indiana.
Early history
The Carmel Library was unofficially created in 1896 by the Wednesday Literary Club, largely organized by a school teacher named Luther Haines. The library was officially founded IN 1904 by a group of trustees.[3][4] The library implemented a system in which readers would pay a dollar a year to access a collection of 500 books, with Ida Johnson running the library.[5] A grant of 11,000 dollars was given to the library on March 14, 1913 to expand the building by the Carnegie Corporation. The building was largely constructed between 1911 and 1914.[4] The building was later transformed into a Restaurant entitled "Woodys", with books still present at the building.[6]
Modern history
In 1972, the Carnegie library was replaced by a larger building. That facility was renovated in 1986, doubling its size, and was renamed Carmel Clay Public Library in reference to the city of Carmel and Clay Township.[4]
The present 116,000 sq ft (10,800 m2), two-story facility was constructed between 1997 and 1999. Its architectural style is described as modernist.[7][8]
On November 7, 2016, Bob Swanay became director of the Carmel Library.[9]
External links
References
- ^ a b Carmel Clay Public Library|2018 Year in Review
- ^ Bureau, U. S. Census. "American FactFinder - Community Facts". factfinder.census.gov. Archived from the original on 2017-01-29. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- ^ http://www.carmelclayhistory.org/carmel-library
- ^ a b c "About Your Library". Carmel Clay Public Library. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ https://ci.carmel.ca.us/pod/history-library
- ^ https://sites.google.com/site/indianascarnegielibraries/indiana-s-carnegie-libraries/carmel-1913
- ^ Lange, Kaitlin. "Carmel Clay Public Library is expanding its main campus. Here's what could change". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ "Carmel Clay Public Library, Carmel | 1162244 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ "New Carmel Clay Public Library director ready for bigger role". Current Publishing. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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