List of Carnegie libraries in Pennsylvania
Institution Locality Date granted Grant amount Notes
1 Bucknell University Lewisburg , Union County Mar 10 , 1904 $ 30,000 Now houses the history department
2 College of Physicians Philadelphia Mar 4 , 1903 $ 100,000
3 Grove City College Grove City , Mercer County Apr 28 , 1900 $ 32,000 Now the alumni center
4 Institute for Colored Youth Cheyney Jul 12 , 1905 $ 10,000
5 Juniata College Huntingdon , Huntingdon County Mar 15 , 1905 $ 28,000 Now an art museum
6 Lebanon Valley College Annville Feb 5 , 1904 $ 20,000 Now the admissions office
7 Pennsylvania State College State College Jun 26 , 1902 $ 150,000 Now the College of Communications
8 Perkiomen Seminary Pennsburg Apr 24 , 1906 Jan 2 , 1913 $ 6,000 $ 15,000
9 Swarthmore College Swarthmore Feb 2 , 1906 $ 50,000 Open 1907-1967 , burned September 16 , 1983
Academic libraries
The following list of Carnegie libraries in Pennsylvania provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Pennsylvania, where 59 public libraries were built from 27 grants (totaling $5,169,587) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1886 to 1917. Notably, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania contains the first Carnegie libraries ever donated by the philanthropist, owing to his personal connection to the Pittsburgh area. Architectural Critic Patricia Lowry calls them Pittsburgh's most significant cultural export. Five out of the first seven, six of the first ten, and seven of the first twelve libraries that Carnegie commissioned in America are in Allegheny County. Also, eleven of the first fourteen Carnegie funded libraries to open in America were in Allegheny County. In all, 19 libraries were commissioned in the county and several of them are more than just libraries but are cultural centers as well. Also among the libraries built were 25 in Philadelphia which are listed separately. In addition to public libraries, academic libraries were built for 9 institutions, more than any other state. These grants totaled $441,000. In addition Carnegie founded two entire colleges in Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute of Technology and Margaret Morrison College for Women. Both are today part of Carnegie Mellon University.