Dunfermline Carnegie Library

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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. The library was made a Category B listed building in 1971.

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Dunfermline Central Library
art gallery, Carnegie library, public library, museumUnited Kingdom
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    commonsimageCentral Library Dunfermline Commons
    commonsimageDunfermline Carnegie library Commons
    commonsimageCarnegie Library, Dunfermline Commons
    commonsimageCarnegie Library, Abbot Street Commons
    commonsimageCarnegie Library tablet, Abbot Street Commons
    commonsimageCarnegie Library, Abbot Street Commons
    commonsimageCarnegie Library tablet, Abbot Street Commons
    commonsimageCarnegie Library in Dunfermline Fife Scotland (8659191570) Commons
    commonsimageEntrance to the Dunfermline Carnegie Library. Commons
    commonsimageThe world's first Carnegie Library, in Dunfermline Commons