The following list of Carnegie libraries in Missouri provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Missouri, where 33 public libraries were built from 26 grants (totaling $1,502,500) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1899 to 1917. In addition, academic libraries were built at 2 institutions (totaling $95,000).
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LibraryCity ortown ImageDategrantedAt various times, Bobinski and Jones disagree on these numbers. In these cases, Jones' numbers have been used due to both a more recent publication date and a more detailed gazetteer of branch libraries, which are often where the discrepancies occur.GrantamountGrants for multiple libraries (St. Joseph and St. Louis) are listed only by their total amount, not broken down for each branch.Location Notes 1 Albany Albany $12,500 101 W. Clay St. Continues to be used as a Public Library. (2014) 2 Aurora Aurora $9,000 202 Jefferson Ave. Continues to be used as a Public Library. (2012) 3 Bolivar Bolivar $8,000 120 E. Jackson St. No longer used as a Public Library. (2012) 4 Brookfield Brookfield $12,000 114 E. Wood St. 5 Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau $25,000 44 N. Lorimier St. Open Apr 1, 1922. Closed in 1980, now county offices and courthouse annex. Main entrance obscured by building addition. 6 Carthage Carthage $25,000 321 W. 7th St. Continues to be used as a Public Library. (2012) 7 Excelsior Springs Excelsior Springs $10,000 339 E. Broadway St. No longer a public library. (2013) 8 Fayette Fayette $10,000 201 S. Main St. Continues to be used as a public library. (2013) 9 Fulton Fulton $12,000 709 Market St. Continues to be used as a public library. (2024) 10 Huntsville Huntsville $10,000 102 E. Library St. Continues to be used as a public library. (2013) 11 Jefferson City Jefferson City $25,000 210 Adams St. 12 Joplin Joplin $60,000 Wall Ave. and 9th St. Closed April 1981 13 Louisiana Louisiana $10,000 121 N. 3rd St. Continues to be used as a public library. (2025) 14 Marceline Marceline $12,500 119 E. California Ave. 15 Marshfield Marshfield $5,000 219 S. Clay St. Closed in 1995, now a museum. 16 Maryville Maryville $14,000 Open 1905–1962 17 Mexico Mexico $12,500 149 N. Clark St. Closed in 1968; old building moved from 316 N. Washington St. to new location December 1990; used as library again 1990–present (2014) 18 Moberly Moberly $20,000 111 N. 4th St. Continues to be used as a public library. (2013) 19 Monroe City Monroe City $7,500 109 2nd St. Combined City Hall and Library. (2013) 20 Nevada Nevada $17,500 225 W. Austin Blvd. Now a tourism center. Building still standing (2013). 21 Sedalia Sedalia $50,000 311 W. 3rd St. Recently refurbished. (2013) Still used as a Public Library. 22 Shelbina Shelbina $10,000 102 N. Center St Continues to be used as a public library. (2013) 23 Springfield Springfield $50,000 397 E. Central St. Continues to be used as a Public Library. (2012) 24 St. Joseph Carnegie St. Joseph $50,000 316 Massachusetts St. Continues to be used as a public library. (2013) 25 St. Joseph Washington Park St. Joseph — 1821 N. 3rd St. Continues to be used as a public library. (2013) 26 St. Louis Central St. Louis $1,000,000 1301 Olive St. Designed by Cass Gilbert and opened in 1912, renovated 2010–2012. 27 St. Louis Barr St. Louis — 1701 S. Jefferson Ave. Continues to be used as a Public Library. (2013) 28 St. Louis Cabanne St. Louis — 1106 Union Blvd. Continues to be used as a Public Library. (2013) 29 St. Louis Carondelet St. Louis — 6800 Michigan Ave. Reopened 2012 after renovations, and continues to be used as a Public Library. (2013) 30 St. Louis Carpenter St. Louis — 3309 S. Grand Blvd. Continues to be used as a Public Library. (2013) 31 St. Louis Divoll St. Louis — 1257 Farrar St. Closed c.1965. Located in the Hyde Park neighborhood. Another branch by the same name was opened in another part of the city. 32 St. Louis Soulard St. Louis — 706 Lafayette Ave. Opened in 1910, the building still stands, but it is no longer used as a library. (2013) 33 Webb City Webb City $25,000 101 S. Liberty Ave. Continues to be used as a Public Library (2012).
Academic libraries InstitutionLocality ImageYeargrantedMiller, pp. 38–40GrantamountLocation Notes 1 Park College Parkville $15,000$50,000 Now called the Norrington Center, this building includes the McAfee Memorial Library. 2 William Jewell College Liberty $30,000 Replaced in 1965
See also List of libraries in the United States
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Note: The above references, while all authoritative, are not entirely mutually consistent. Some details of this list may have been drawn from one of the references without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.