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The first Santa Cruz Carnegie Library (1904-1966), also known as the Main Library. It was designed by William H. Weeks. Andrew Carnegie donated a grant of $20,000 towards its construction. On the left is the Frederick A. Hihn Mansion which, at one…
Andrew Carnegie at the railroad station in Santa Cruz, where he is being greeted by Santa Cruz officials. Later he paid a visit to the Santa Cruz Main Library, one of the four Carnegie libraries to be built in the area.
Eastside Branch Library, located at 1263 Soquel Avenue, was designed by William H. Weeks. Opened in September 1921, it was the last of the four Carnegie Libraries built in Santa Cruz. It was closed and replaced by the Branciforte Library in 1967.
The interior of Garfield Park Branch Library located at 705 Woodrow Avenue. Completed in 1915, it was the second of the four Carnegie libraries built in Santa Cruz. Over the fireplace is a painting by Frank Heath called Monterey Coast. Standing at…
The cataloging department, in the basement of the 1904 Carnegie (Main) Library on Church Street. Left to right around the room: Kathy Jaynes, Joyce Tucker, Elizabeth Barnes, Virginia Hull, Vee Hestand, Thelma Anderson, Dorothy Clarke.
Yes on B -- Library Bonds' display in front of the ivy-covered Santa Cruz Carnegie library. The bonds were to fund construction of a replacement building, as the Carnegie library did not have sufficient storage or shelving. The bond measure failed in…
View of the hall downstairs in the Carnegie Library, showing the crowded conditions. The Carnegie, or Main, Library was opened in 1904 and was demolished in 1966 to make way for a new, larger library.
Friends of the Library book sale in front of the Main Library, located on Church Street where the Central Branch Library now stands.
Demolition of the Main Library, also called the Carnegie Library, on September 13, 1966. The Library, which had opened in 1904, was torn down to make way for the construction of the Central Branch Library.
