Title	Public Library, Anderson, Ind.
Subject	Libraries Anderson, Ind.
Item Type	Photographic postcard, sepia toned
Technical Metadata	96ppi JPEG ; 24-bit color scan
Item ID	im-anders-pmc-044.jpeg
Local Item ID	Postcard 183121
Usage Statement	No restrictions on use
Date Original	ca. 1921
Date Digital	2003
Creator	Unknown
Publisher	M G. Callahan, Marion, Indiana
Description	A public subscription library was established in Anderson by 1879, but it led a nomadic existence for many years. It found a home on the second floor of the Masonic Temple Building on Meridian Street in the 1890's. After the city voted to support the library in the late 1890's, Andrew Carnegie was approached about funding a library. He gave the city $50,000 and the Carnegie Library was built on the northeast corner of 10th and Jackson Streets. It was dedicated on April 20, 1905.
Language	English
Ordering Information	Contact Anderson Publci Library Indiana Room