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Dunfermline Carnegie Library
Dunfermline Carnegie Library
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TypePublic library
Architectural styleDomestic Tudor[1]
LocationDunfermline, Scotland
Coordinates56°04′13″N 3°27′43″W / 56.0704°N 3.4620°W / 56.0704; -3.4620
Construction started1881
Completed29 August 1883
Design and construction
Architect(s)James Campbell Walker
Website
https://www.onfife.com/venues/dunfermline-carnegie-library

The Dunfermline Carnegie Library opened in Dunfermline, Scotland, on 29 August 1883 and was the world's first Carnegie Library funded by the Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. It was designed by Edinburgh architect James Campbell Walker who also designed the nearby Dunfermline City Chambers. Andrew Carnegie donated £8000 to building and stocking what would be the first of over 2,500 Carnegie Libraries.[1][2][3] The library was made a Category B listed building in 1971.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Dunfermline, Abbot Street, Carnegie Central Library". Canmore. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Dunfermline Municipal Buildings". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Dunfermline Carnegie Library - yesterday and today". Fifedirect. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  4. ^ "ABBOT STREET, CENTRAL LIBRARY LB25979". Historic Environment Scotland. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

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