Public Library of Enid and Garfield County
The Public Library of Enid and Garfield County, founded in 1899, is a public library located in Enid, Oklahoma, the county seat of Garfield County, Oklahoma.
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Location | 120 W Maine Ave, Enid, Oklahoma 73701 |
Established | 1899 |
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Website | City of Enid Oklahoma: Library |
The library began as a one-room library sponsored by the Enid Study Club in 1899. In 1905, the city of Enid acquired the library, and in 1908 received a grant from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation to build a Carnegie library. The Enid Carnegie Library was a Mission Revival style building designed by A. A. Crowell and built by DC Bass and Sons Construction.[1] It was located at 402 N. Independence, and was in operation from August 1, 1910, until 1964. Following years of vacancy, the Carnegie library was demolished in 1972, and is now a vacant lot.[2] On October 18, 1964, a new mid-century modern style building was opened at 120 W. Maine, the library's current location.[3] In 2010, the library underwent renovations modeled after the San Jose Public Library System.[4] The library building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
Gallery
- 402 N. Independence, former location of Enid's Carnegie Library.
- A piece of Enid's Carnegie Library sits on display in the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
- The members of the Enid Study Club, the women who founded the library in 1899.
- Plaque from 1910 details the architects, trustees of the library.
- Plaque from 1964 details those involved in creating the new building.
See also
References
- Buchanan, James Shannon, "Carnegie Libraries", Chronicles of Oklahoma: Volume 79, Oklahoma Historical Society, 2001, pg 461
- Dyer, Daniel "Lament for a Library Lost: Enid's Carnegie Public Library, 1910-1972: R.I.P. Archived 2012-08-25 at the Wayback Machine"
- City of Enid, Oklahoma: Overview Archived 2011-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Barron, Robert, "The San Jose Way: Renovation designed to make Enid's library more user-friendly", Enid News & Eagle, December 7, 2010