List of Carnegie libraries in California

The following list of Carnegie libraries in California provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in California, where 142 public libraries were built from 121 grants (totaling $2,779,487) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1899 to 1917. In addition, academic libraries were built at two institutions (totaling $60,000).

Key

  Building still operating as a library
  Building standing, but now serving another purpose
  Building no longer standing
  Building listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Public libraries

	Library	City or town	Image	Date granted	Grant amount	Location	Notes
1	Alameda	Alameda		Oct 3, 1899	$35,000	2264 Santa Clara Ave. 37°45′57.32″N 122°14′37.1″W	Opened in 1903, this Wilcox and Curtis Neoclassical building served as a public library until 1998. It has been vacant since.
2	Alturas	Alturas		Nov 20, 1908	$10,000	201 S. Court St. 41°29′2.56″N 120°32′27.42″W	This building, designed by F. J. DeLongchamps, opened in 1918 and served as a library until 1947. It now houses law offices.
3	Anaheim	Anaheim		Feb 6, 1907	$10,000	241 S. Anaheim Blvd. 33°50′3.46″N 117°54′48.57″W	A John C. Austin work, this building opened in 1909. It was a library until 1963, and it has been home to the Anaheim Museum since 1987.
4	Antioch	Antioch		Jun 1, 1915	$2,500	519 F St. 38°0′51.77″N 121°48′44.6″W	This Francis Reid Neoclassical design was Antioch's library from its opening in 1916 until 1967. It is now a church.
5	Auburn	Auburn		Mar 9, 1907	$10,000	175 Almond St. 38°53′59.03″N 121°4′19.09″W	From May 26, 1909 to 1968, this Allen D. Fellows Classical Revival building was the Auburn library. It is now an arts center.
6	Azusa	Azusa		Dec 24, 1908	$10,000	213 E. Foothill Blvd. 34°8′5.85″N 117°54′19.76″W	This Norman F. Marsh design was the library in Azusa from 1910 to 1959. The building was razed in 1959 and a new City Hall erected on its site.
7	Bayliss District	Bayliss District		Jan 5, 1916	$4,000	7830 County Rd. 39	Bayliss sought a grant in conjunction with rural parts of Glenn County, hence its unusual name. Opened in 1917, this W. H. Weeks design continues to operate as one of the most rural Carnegie libraries in the country.
8	Beaumont	Beaumont		Apr 28, 1913	$10,000	125 E. Eighth St. 33°55′55.85″N 116°58′51.95″W	Opened in 1914, this Neoclassical design by E. L. Hopkins has always served the Beaumont area as a library. An addition was added to the library in 1966 and a community room was finally added in 1981.
9	Berkeley	Berkeley		Feb 12, 1903	$40,000	Shattuck Ave. and Kittridge St. 37°52′5.39″N 122°16′7″W	A 1905 John Galen Howard design, this library served the Berkeley area for only 24 years before it was razed in 1929—the first Carnegie library to be demolished in California.
10	Biggs	Biggs		Apr 23, 1906	$5,000
11	Calexico	Calexico		Mar 16, 1915	$10,000	420 Heber Avenue	Now in the Calexico Public Library system, after several years of idleness being completely restored and reopened as a computer lab.
12	Chico	Chico		Jan 7, 1904	$10,000	141 Salem Street	Now housing the Chico Museum.
13	Chula Vista	Chula Vista		Mar 31, 1916	$10,000		Vacated in 1955. Destroyed in 1960.
14	Clovis	Clovis		Mar 11, 1914	$7,000	325 Pollasky Ave.	Now home to the Clovis Chamber of Commerce.
15	Coalinga	Coalinga		Jan 27, 1912	$20,000		Demolished in 1955. Designed by architects Swartz, Hotchkin and Swartz, in a Mediterranean Revival style, as one of the three high school district California Carnegies. The new Coalinga Library is on the site.
16	Colton	Colton		Apr 10, 1906	$10,000	380 North LaCadena Drive, Colton, CA 92324	Now the Colton Museum. Designed by architect Franklin P. Burnham, a temple style Classical Revival building, with pediment and columns, two fireplaces and skylight above a central rotunda. It served as both library and community center. In 1982 it was carefully restored to house the museum.
17	Colusa	Colusa		Jan 19, 1905	$10,000	260 6th St.	Now houses the Colusa Police Department
18	Concord	Concord		Jun 1, 1915	$2,500		Demolished in 1959.
19	Corning	Corning		Aug 11, 1913	$10,000
20	Corona	Corona		Mar 25, 1905	$11,500		Demolished in 1978, the year after being listed on the NRHP
21	Covina	Covina		Apr 11, 1905	$9,000		Demolished in 1962.
22	Dinuba	Dinuba		Mar 16, 1915	$8,000		Demolished in 1975.
23	Dixon	Dixon		Nov 21, 1911	$10,000	135 E. B St.	Now the Dixon Unified School District Library. Dixon is one of only three California communities to obtain a Carnegie library as a high school district rather than city or county. Designed by architects Parker and Kenyon, in the Mission Revival-Classical Revival style, and designated as historically significant by the Dixon city council in 1988.
24	Eagle Rock	Eagle Rock		Mar 11, 1914	$7,500		The building is now the Eagle Rock Community Cultural Center. Designed by architect W.E. Kleinpell, in the Mission Revival-Spanish Colonial Revival styles and opened in 1915. In 1923 it became a branch library when Eagle Rock was annexed by Los Angeles.
25	East San Diego	East San Diego		Jun 1, 1915	$10,000		Demolished in 1964.
26	El Centro	El Centro		Feb 13, 1909	$10,000	539 State Street, El Centro, CA 92243	El Centro Public Library. Extensive earthquake damage in the late 1920s necessitated drastic strengthening procedures with steel banding; with successive additions, the Classical Revival building has been plastered over to create a Modern look. Closed due to damage it sustained during the 7.2-magnitude earthquake of April 4, 2010.
27	Escondido	Escondido		Jun 29, 1908	$7,500		Demolished in 1956. Designed by the Los Angeles architectural firm of Van Trees and Millar Inc., in the Classical Revival style, and one of the few to display the name "Carnegie Library." The new Escondido Public Library building is on the site.
28	Eureka	Eureka		Oct 3, 1901	$20,000	636 F St. 40°48′2″N 124°9′52″W	Restored by the Humboldt Arts Council, now used as The Morris Graves Museum of Art.
29	Exeter	Exeter		May 8, 1914	$5,000		Present day Exeter community center.
30	Ferndale	Ferndale		Mar 21, 1908	$8,000	807 Main Street 40°34′47″N 124°15′35″W	Designed by architect Warren Skellings, in a bold Classical Revival style. The only Carnegie Grant Library in northwestern California still functioning as a library
31	Fresno	Fresno		Feb 14, 1901	$30,000		Demolished in 1959. The Fresno Carnegie Library was one of the earliest and costliest of the Carnegies. Architects Copeland and Dole of New York designed the large building in the Classical Revival style. New Fresno County Public Library building on the site.
32	Fullerton	Fullerton		Dec 8, 1905	$10,000		Demolished in 1942. Designed by architects Hunt and Eager, in the Mission Revival-Spanish Colonial Revival styles. Another library built on site and it now houses the Fullerton Museum Center.
33	Gilroy	Gilroy		Mar 12, 1906	$10,000	195 Fifth Street, Gilroy, CA 95020	Formerly the Gilroy Free Library, now the Gilroy Historical Museum. The building is virtually unchanged. Designed by architect W. H. Weeks, one of his seven "classic Carnegies" of the Greek temple style, with pediments and columns.
34	Glendale	Glendale		Aug 11, 1911	$12,500		Demolished in 1977. Architect Paul Tuttle designed the building in the Classical Revival style; a 1940 WPA project added wings to each side. New Glendale Public Library building was built nearby and the old library demolished once the new, larger building was open.
35	Grass Valley	Grass Valley		Jan 6, 1915	$15,000	207 Mill Street, Grass Valley, CA 95945	Designed by architect William Mooser, its Classical Revival red brick facade is highlighted with numerous white pilasters.
36	Gridley	Gridley		Jan 2, 1913	$7,000	519 Kentucky Street, Gridley, CA 95966	Now a private office. Designed by Chico architect Chester Cole, in the Classical Revival style.
37	Hanford	Hanford		Mar 20, 1903	$12,500	109 East Eighth Street, Hanford, CA 93230	The Hanford Carnegie Museum since 1974. Designed by the McDougall Bros. and one of California's few in the Richardson Romanesque style.
38	Hayward	Hayward		Feb 20, 1906	$11,750		Demolished in 1949.
39	Healdsburg	Healdsburg		Aug 31, 1909	$10,000		Replaced in 1988 by a new library building a few blocks away. Now serves as the Healdsburg History Museum. Classical Revival (Type B), reinforced concrete faced with a 1/2" layer of textured white concrete, scored to resemble stone blocks.
40	Hemet	Hemet		Nov 30, 1910	$10,000		Demolished in 1969. Designed by architect S. L. Pillar, in the Classical Revival with a large raised open loggia. The new Hemet Public Library was built in 1971 on the site.
41	Hollister	Hollister		Apr 16, 1910	$10,000	375 Fifth Street, Hollister, CA 95023	Now the Hollister City Hall. Designed by architect William Binder. The low, one story Classical Revival style building is constructed of concrete scored to resemble granite block.
42	Hollywood	Hollywood		Feb 28, 1906	$10,000		Demolished in 1958. Designed by architects Marsh and Russell, one of only two California Carnegie libraries in the Tudor Revival style. In 1910 when Hollywood was annexed to Los Angeles, it became a branch library.
43	Huntington Beach	Huntington Beach		Feb 13, 1913	$10,000		Demolished in 1951. Designed by architects Tuttle and Hopkins, in an elaborate Classical Revival style, in red brick with white elements. The new Huntington Beach Public Library was built on site in 1951.
44	Imperial	Imperial		Jan 23, 1909	$10,000		Designed by W. H. Weeks; heavily damaged in a 1940 earthquake and subsequently torn down.
45	Inglewood	Inglewood		Nov 9, 1916	$10,000	101 S. Grevillea Avenue 33°57′41.7″N 118°21′17.3″W	Designed by an unknown architect in the Mission Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival styles. It was severely damaged in the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, and the city voted funds to rebuild and enlarge it. Demolished in 1967; the new Inglewood Public Library was built across Manchester Boulevard and completed in 1973. A temporary library existed on Queen Street.
46	Lakeport	Lakeport		Nov 17, 1914	$8,000	200 Park Street, Lakeport, CA 95453	Houses U.C. Davis scientists for Clear Lake research. Designed by architects Ward and Blohme, in an austere Classical Revival style in the city park on the shores of the lake.
47	Lincoln	Lincoln		Dec 13, 1907	$6,000		The Lincoln Public Library. Built in the Mediterranean Revival-Classical Revival style, with the brick and terra cotta products of notable Gladding, McBean Pottery.
48	Livermore	Livermore		Aug 5, 1909	$10,000	2155 Third Street, Livermore, CA 94550	Now a museum, the Livermore Heritage Guild History Center. The Classical Revival building, designed by W. H. Weeks, is an example of the library as "temple in the park," with its pedimented central portico supported by Greek Ionic columns and located in the center of Carnegie Park. The building's distinctive yellow brick came from the nearby Carnegie Brick Works.
49	Lodi	Lodi		Dec 13, 1907	$9,000	305 West Pine Street, Lodi, CA 95240	Now the "Carnegie Forum and City Council Chambers". The temple style Classical Revival Lodi Carnegie is notable for the incorporation of brick in the formed columns, triangular area within the pediment, and finely detailed trim.
50	Lompoc	Lompoc		Dec 13, 1909	$10,000	200 South H Street, Lompoc, CA 93436	Now the Lompoc Museum, an historical and archeological museum. Designed by W. H. Weeks in the Classic Revival "temple style," and designated Lompoc Historical Landmark No. 1.
51	Long Beach	Long Beach		Jan 19, 1905	$30,000		In 1972 the Classical Revival style library was damaged by fire, and in 1973 demolished for a new Long Beach Public Library.
52	Los Angeles Arroyo Seco	Los Angeles		Jan 31, 1911	$210,000		Designed by architect Frederick Ashley, in the Classical Revival style. Demolished in 1959.
53	Los Angeles Boyle Heights	Los Angeles		Jan 31, 1911	—		Designed by architect W.J. Dodd, in the Classical Revival style. Demolished in 1974.
54	Los Angeles Cahuenga Branch	Los Angeles		Jan 31, 1911	—	4591 West Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90029	Designed by architect C.H. Russell, in the Italian Renaissance Revival style.
55	Los Angeles Lincoln Heights	Los Angeles		Jan 31, 1911	—	2530 Workman Street, Los Angeles, CA 90031
56	Los Angeles Vermont Square	Los Angeles		Jan 31, 1911	—	1201 West 48th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90037
57	Los Angeles Vernon	Los Angeles		Jan 31, 1911	—		Designed by architects Kysor and Biggar, in the Classical Revival style. The Vernon open air reading room could be converted into a closed room by means of a sliding sash. Demolished in 1974.
58	Los Gatos	Los Gatos		Oct 17, 1901	$10,400		Demolished in 1954.
59	Mill Valley	Mill Valley		Jan 18, 1910	$10,000	52 Lovell Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941	Now a private residence.
60	Monrovia	Monrovia		Jan 19, 1905	$10,000		Demolished in 1956.
61	Monterey	Monterey		Dec 24, 1907	$10,000	425 Van Buren Street, Monterey, CA 93930	Now the offices of the Monterey Institute of International Studies. Designed by W. H. Weeks in the Mission Revival style.
62	National City	National City		Feb 13, 1909	$10,000		Demolished in 1954. It is the site of the National City Civic Center.
63	Nevada City	Nevada City		Mar 20, 1904	$10,000	211 North Pine Street, Nevada City, CA 95959	Now the Doris Foley Library for Historical Research, in the Nevada County Library System. Designed by architect: W. H. Weeks, in the Romanesque Revival style, constructed of dark gray "man-made" cast stone, and rough and smooth concrete blocks fabricated at the site. It is part of the historic downtown district placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, and was added in its own right in 1990.
64	Newman	Newman		Nov 17, 1914	$8,000	1209 Main Street, Newman, CA 95360	Now the Newman Museum, the first pioneer museum in Stanislaus County when it opened in the library basement in 1941, and which now occupies the whole building. Designed by Antioch architect Francis Reid, essentially Classical Revival style with Colonial elements in a tall, red brick building.
65	Oakdale	Oakdale		May 15, 1916	$7,000	315 West F Street, Oakdale, CA 95361	In 1916 Sadie Haslam, one of the founding members of the Oakdale's Women's Improvement Club, donated the land to Stanislaus County to be used as library. Designed by Stockton architect and engineer Hugh Y. Davis in Misson/Spanish Colonial Revival style, the building's upper floor housed the Oakdale Library from 1917 to 1976, while the bottom floor was used for court proceeding. The building was sold in 1976 for private use and is currently private offices.
66	Oakland Main	Oakland		Aug 23, 1899	$190,000	659 14th Street Oakland, CA 94612	Oakland Main Library 1902-1951. Charles Greene Branch 1951-1994. Now housing the African American Museum and Library at Oakland.
67	Oakland Golden Gate	Oakland		Aug 23, 1899	—	5606 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, CA 94608
68	Oakland Melrose	Oakland		Aug 23, 1899	—	4805 Foothill Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94601
69	Oakland Miller	Oakland		Aug 23, 1899	—	1449 Miller Avenue, Oakland, CA 94601	Now vacant. 23rd Avenue Branch 1918-1966, Ina Coolbrith Branch 1966-1972, and Latin American Branch 1972-1976.
70	Oakland Temescal	Oakland		Aug 23, 1899	—	5205 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94609	Named the Alden Branch Library 1918-1948, Temescal Branch Library 1948–present.
71	Ontario	Ontario		Jun 8, 1905	$12,000		Designed by architect F. P. Burnham in the Classical Revival style. Condemned and demolished in 1959.
72	Orange	Orange		Mar 9, 1907	$10,000	407 E Chapman Ave, Orange, CA 92866	Demolished in 1961. Site used for larger library which has since been demolished.
73	Orland	Orland		Nov 3, 1913	$8,000		Designed by W. H. Weeks
74	Orosi	Orosi		Sep 14, 1917	$3,000	12646 Avenue 416, Orosi, CA 93647	The last Carnegie library to be completed in California. Now the Orosi/Cutler Branch Library. It is one of only three wood frame (non-masonry) California Carnegies, designed by architect: Ernest J. Kump in the American Craftsman Bungalow style.
75	Oroville	Oroville		May 2, 1911	$10,000	1675 Montgomery St.	Designed by W. H. Weeks; now the Butte County Public Law Library
76	Oxnard	Oxnard		Feb 13, 1906	$12,000	424 South C Street, Oxnard, CA 93030	Carnegie Art Museum. Designed by Los Angeles architect F.P. Burnham, with four wide pedimented porticos, each supported by six Doric columns, the Oxnard Carnegie gives the impression of a temple on a hill. Designated a Ventura County landmark, and in 1971 was the first California Carnegie to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
77	Pacific Grove	Pacific Grove		Mar 12, 1906	$10,000		The Pacific Improvement Company donated the land for the new library. The building was designed by the McDougall Brothers in the Mission style. The cornerstone was laid on November 9, 1907, and the Pacific Grove Carnegie Library officially opened on May 12, 1908.
78	Palo Alto	Palo Alto		Feb 20, 1903	$10,000		Demolished in 1967.
79	Paso Robles	Paso Robles		Dec 13, 1906	$10,000	Paso Robles City Park 35°37′34.24″N 120°41′24.22″W	The building, designed by W. H. Weeks, has housed the El Paso de Robles Area Historical Society Museum since 1998. In 1906 the Board of Library trustees "ladies" correspondence with Andrew Carnegie resulted a letter offering that if the Paso Robles City Council agreed to provide a suitable site and maintain the Free Public Library, he would be glad to give six thousand dollars to erect the building.
80	Patterson	Patterson		Jun 6, 1917	$3,000	355 W. Las Palmas Ave.
81	Petaluma	Petaluma		Jan 13, 1903	$12,500
82	Pomona	Pomona		Jan 23, 1902	$25,000	380 North Main Street, Pomona (former site)	Designed by the Burnham & Bliesner architecture firm and C. E. Wolfe, a local architect, in the Classical Revival style. It opened in 1903, was expanded in 1912 with second Carnegie grant, and in 1939 by the Works Progress Administration. Closed and demolished in 1965. Later the main Pomona First Federal Savings & Loan (U.S. Bank) office built on site, since closed, and is home of the American Museum of Ceramic Art.
83	Porterville	Porterville		Feb 6, 1907	$10,000		Condemned as unsafe and demolished in 1949.
84	Redding	Redding		Mar 20, 1903	$10,000		Demolished in 1962.
85	Redwood City	Redwood City		Feb 20, 1904	$16,000		Demolished in 1950.
86	Richmond	Richmond		Jan 14, 1909	$17,500		Designed by W. H. Weeks; now the Richmond Museum.
87	Riverbank	Riverbank		Jun 6, 1917	$3,000	3237 Santa Fe St.
88	Riverside	Riverside		Aug 16, 1901	$52,500		Demolished in 1964. California's first Mission Revival style Carnegie, was designed by Burnham and Bliesner who won an architectural competition. The current Riverside Public Library is adjacent to the site of the elaborate original.
89	Roseville	Roseville		Apr 25, 1911	$10,000		Designed by W. H. Weeks, now a museum.
90	Sacramento	Sacramento		Feb 26, 1914	$100,000	828 I Street	Part of the Central branch, Sacramento Public Library system.
91	Salinas	Salinas		Mar 9, 1907	$10,000		Demolished in 1961.
92	San Anselmo	San Anselmo		Jan 14, 1914	$10,000	110 Tunstead Avenue San Anselmo, CA 94960	Built in 1915, San Anselmo's Carnegie library is adjacent to the Town Hall to which it is connected by a wisteria-covered arbor replicating the library's carved rafters and contributing to an Old California aspect. The Spanish Revival style is also carried out in the red tile roof and use of decorative tile and arched windows. Expanded in 1960. Architects: Mitchell and Hodges.
93	San Bernardino	San Bernardino		Mar 14, 1902	$27,600		Demolished in 1958. Architects Burnham and Bliesner won a competition with plans for a grand Classical Revival style building. A new library was completed in 1960 on its former site.
94	San Diego	San Diego		Jul 7, 1899	$60,000		Demolished in 1952. San Diego received California's first Carnegie grant in 1899, with a large well detailed Classical Revival library building opening in 1902. The San Diego Public Library system continues elsewhere.
95	San Francisco Main	San Francisco		Jun 20, 1901	$375,000	200 Larkin Street	Open 1917-1995. Now housing the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
96	San Francisco Chinatown	San Francisco		Jun 20, 1901	—
97	San Francisco Golden Gate Valley	San Francisco		Jun 20, 1901	—
98	San Francisco Mission	San Francisco		Jun 20, 1901	—
99	San Francisco Noe Valley	San Francisco		Jun 20, 1901	—
100	San Francisco Presidio	San Francisco		Jun 20, 1901	—	3150 Sacramento Street, S.F. CA 94115	Today the branch library also houses the city's only Library for the Blind. San Francisco's seventh and last Carnegie is centered on a generous lot which extends through its city block uphill from Sacramento to Clay, with landscaping directed by John McLaren of Golden Gate Park. The brick Classical Revival building was designed by G. Albert Lansburgh, and is on San Francisco's "List of Architecturally Significant Buildings."
101	San Francisco Richmond	San Francisco		Jun 20, 1901	—	351 9th Avenue
102	San Francisco Sunset	San Francisco		Jun 20, 1901	—	1305 18th Avenue
103	San Jose Main	San Jose		Mar 8, 1901	$57,000		Demolished in 1960.
104	San Jose East	San Jose		Mar 8, 1901	—
105	San Leandro	San Leandro		Dec 13, 1907	$12,000		Designed by W. H. Weeks; demolished in 1959.
106	San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo		Feb 12, 1903	$10,000		Designed by W. H. Weeks; now San Luis Obispo County History Center and Museum, downtown on Mission Plaza.
107	San Mateo	San Mateo		Apr 20, 1905	$12,500		Demolished circa 1968.
108	San Pedro	San Pedro		Mar 25, 1905	$10,375		Designed by architects Edelsvard and Saffell, as well as H. V.Bradbeer, in the Classical Revival style. Demolished in 1966
109	San Rafael	San Rafael		Dec 20, 1904	$25,000	1100 E Street, San Rafael, CA 94901	Wing of current San Rafael Public Library building.
110	Sanger	Sanger		Nov 17, 1914	$10,000		Demolished in 1969.
111	Santa Ana	Santa Ana		Jan 22, 1902	$15,000		Designed by architects Bither, Dennis and Farwell, in the Mission Revival style. Demolished in 1960.
112	Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara		May 8, 1914	$50,000	40 East Anapamu Street	Santa Barbara Public Library
113	Santa Cruz Main	Santa Cruz		Feb 15, 1902	$29,000	224 Church Street	The 1904 Richardsonian Romanesque-style Santa Cruz Main, designed by W. H. Weeks, was the scene of a 1910 visit by Andrew Carnegie, a festive civic event. Demolished in 1966 and replaced by the current building.
114	Santa Cruz East Cliff	Santa Cruz		Feb 15, 1902	—	1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95062	Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
115	Santa Cruz Eastside	Santa Cruz		Feb 15, 1902	—		Demolished in 1968.
116	Santa Cruz Garfield Park	Santa Cruz		Feb 15, 1902	—	705 Woodrow Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060	Santa Cruz Library branch, designed by W. H. Weeks.
117	Santa Maria	Santa Maria		Jan 8, 1908	$10,000	420 S. Broadway Street	Demolished in 1969.
118	Santa Monica Main	Santa Monica		Apr 13, 1903	$25,000		Designed by architects Marsh and Russell, in the Classical Revival style. Demolished in 1974.
119	Santa Monica Ocean Park	Santa Monica		Apr 13, 1903	—		Addition added to rear, active branch of Santa Monica Public Library.
120	Santa Rosa	Santa Rosa		Mar 14, 1902	$26,900		Condemned as unsafe in 1960. Demolished in 1964.
121	Sebastopol	Sebastopol		Nov 21, 1911	$7,500		Demolished in 1976. Another library constructed on site.
122	Selma	Selma		Mar 14, 1905	$6,000		Demolished in 1952.
123	Sonoma	Sonoma		Apr 25, 1911	$6,000
124	South Pasadena	South Pasadena		Dec 13, 1906	$18,600-1906, $6600–1916	1100 Oxley Street, South Pasadena, CA 91030	South Pasadena Public Library. One of the few visited by Carnegie on his 1910 trip to California. Designated a South Pasadena Cultural Heritage Landmark in 1972.
125	South San Francisco	South San Francisco		May 8, 1914	$10,000		Grand Avenue Branch of the South San Francisco Public Library; 1916 addition designed by W. H. Weeks
126	St. Helena	St. Helena		Dec 13, 1906	$8,362	1360 Oak Avenue, St. Helena, CA 94574	Public library from 1908-1978, now a community center.
127	Tulare	Tulare		Dec 30, 1904	$10,000		Demolished circa 1970.
128	Turlock	Turlock		Jun 1, 1915	$9,200	250 North Broadway	Destroyed by fire but walls still standing. Historic building is being restored, within the context of a new, larger addition. Anticipated completion, Summer 2011.
129	Ukiah City	Ukiah City		May 2, 1911	$8,000
130	Upland	Upland		May 2, 1911	$10,000	123 East D Street, Upland, CA 91786	Designed by Los Angeles architect Homer Glidden, in the Classical Revival style. Now a community center.
131	Vacaville	Vacaville		Mar 14, 1905	$12,500
132	Vallejo	Vallejo		Dec 27, 1902	$20,000		Demolished in 1969.
133	Visalia	Visalia		Feb 2, 1903	$10,000		Demolished in 1936. Replaced with a WPA-built building which is now used as the children's library.
134	Walnut Creek	Walnut Creek		Jun 1, 1915	$2,500		Demolished in 1961.
135	Watsonville	Watsonville		Apr 23, 1903	$12,000		Designed by W. H. Weeks; demolished 1975.
136	Watts	Watts		Jan 9, 1913	$10,000	9901 Grandee Avenue	Was replaced by newer library on different site in 1960.
137	Whittier	Whittier		Dec 30, 1904	$12,500		Demolished in 1959.
138	Willits	Willits		Dec 8, 1913	$8,000
139	Willows	Willows		Feb 12, 1910	$10,000
140	Woodland	Woodland		Feb 20, 1903	$22,000	250 First Street, Woodland, CA 95695	Designed by architects Dodge and Dolliver, in the Mission Revival Style; 1915 addition designed by W. H. Weeks. From 1915 until 1979 the building housed distinct city and Yolo County public libraries.
141	Yolo	Yolo		Sep 14, 1917	$3,000	37750 Sacramento Street, Yolo, CA 95697	Designed by architect W. H. Weeks, as a modest low wood frame American Craftsman Bungalow.
142	Yreka	Yreka		Mar 14, 1913	$8,000	412 West Miner Street, Yreka, CA 96097	The building is home to the Yreka Police Department.

Academic libraries

	Institution	City or town	Image	Date granted	Grant amount	Location	Notes
1	Mills College Margaret Carnegie Library Building	Oakland		Apr 18, 1905	$20,000	The Oval, Mills College, Oakland, CA 94613	Academic library from 1906–1989, now administrative offices and upstairs reading room. The Mills College Margaret Carnegie Library Building, named in honor of Andrew Carnegie's daughter, is the only California Carnegie designed by renowned architect Julia Morgan, in the Spanish Colonial Revival style.
2	Claremont/Pomona College	Claremont		Mar 15, 1905	$40,000	Pomona College, Claremont, CA 91711	Building has housed Pomona College offices and classrooms since 1953. Carnegie funded only two academic libraries in California, with terms different than for public libraries. The college was offered $40,000 on condition that it raise an equal endowment for maintenance. Designed by Franklin P. Burnham in a Classical Revival temple style, using reinforced concrete in an imposing exterior. It served students and public until a 1914 L.A. County Library Claremont branch opened.

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 0-8389-0022-4.
• Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-14422-3.
• 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 (usually Jones) without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.

External links

• Carnegie Libraries of California