 In total, Andrew Carnegie funded the construction of five Lincoln City Libraries, though at the time of their construction three were located in suburbs of Lincoln which were later annexed.Carnegie financed the construction of public libraries in the towns of Havelock, University Place, and College View as well as a branch library in Northeast Lincoln.In 1937, the Bethany Library was opened in a former bank building and was stocked by the donated collections of the Bethany Women's Club and the Bethany Women's Missionary Society.