Memorial Park Library

Canada / Alberta / Calgary /
The first public library in Calgary opened on January 2, 1912 thanks in part to the generosity of American industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie funded $80,000 of the $100,000 cost of Calgary’s Central Library, (now renamed the Memorial Park Branch), pressuring City Hall to fund the rest.

The building was the first purpose-built public library in Alberta. It was designed by Boston architects McLean & Wright, and built out of local Paskapoo Sandstone (a soft stone that today presents a substantial preservation challenge). This library branch is a copy of a library in Attleboro, Massachusetts.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary_Public_Library
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Coordinates:   51°2'27"N   114°4'8"W

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  • A Carnegie library
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