The following list of Carnegie libraries in Wyoming provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Wyoming, where 16 libraries were built from 16 grants (totaling $257,500) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1899 to 1917. As of 2021, 10 of these buildings are still standing, and 5 still operate as libraries.

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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.GrantamountLocationNotes 1 Basin Basin $17,500 Demolished in 1954 2 Buffalo Buffalo $12,500 90 North Main Street Completed in 1909, now a museum 3 Casper Casper $13,000 2nd and Durban Streets Completed in 1910, demolished in May–June 1970 4 Cheyenne Cheyenne $50,000 22nd Street and Capitol Avenue Completed in 1902, demolished in 1971 5 Cody Cody $15,000 Completed in 1916, demolished in 1965 6 Douglas Douglas $10,000 300 Walnut Street Completed in 1911, demolished on September 8, 1966 7 Evanston Evanston $11,000 1020 Front Street Completed in 1906, now houses the Uinta County Museum and Chamber of Commerce 8 Green River Green River $20,000 177 North Center Street Completed in 1906, now vacant 9 Lander Lander $15,000 451 North 2nd Street Completed in 1907 10 Laramie Laramie $20,000 405 East Grand Avenue Now houses government offices 11 Lusk Lusk $11,000 425 South Main Street Completed in 1919 12 Newcastle Newcastle $12,500 23 West Main Street Completed in 1911 13 Rock Springs Rock Springs $12,500 400 C Street Completed in 1910, extensively altered 14 Sheridan Sheridan $12,500 Completed in 1905, demolished in 1974 15 Thermopolis Thermopolis $12,500 328 Arapahoe Street Completed in 1919, now houses government offices 16 Wheatland Wheatland $12,500 904 9th Street Completed in 1917, completely enclosed by a 1965 addition

See also List of libraries in the United States

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References

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.

External links

Natrona County Public Library collection is archived at the American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.