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    Andrew Carnegie, who became the richest man in the world in 1901 by selling his steel company, spent over 90% of his fortune on philanthropic projects including universities, concert halls, and public libraries. He donated $60 million to fund 1,689 public libraries across the United States through the Carnegie library foundation. This included $100,000 donated in 1917 to construct the Eaton County Public Library. By 1930, half of all public libraries in the U.S. were built using Carnegie donations, including 61 in Michigan such as the Eaton County Public Library.

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    Andrew Carnegie, who became the richest man in the world in 1901 by selling his steel company, spent over 90% of his fortune on philanthropic projects including universities, concert halls, and public libraries. He donated $60 million to fund 1,689 public libraries across the United States through the Carnegie library foundation. This included $100,000 donated in 1917 to construct the Eaton County Public Library. By 1930, half of all public libraries in the U.S. were built using Carnegie donations, including 61 in Michigan such as the Eaton County Public Library.

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    Andrew Carnegie, who became the richest man in the world in 1901 by selling his steel company, spent over 90% of his fortune on philanthropic projects including universities, concert halls, and public libraries. He donated $60 million to fund 1,689 public libraries across the United States through the Carnegie library foundation. This included $100,000 donated in 1917 to construct the Eaton County Public Library. By 1930, half of all public libraries in the U.S. were built using Carnegie donations, including 61 in Michigan such as the Eaton County Public Library.

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    ANDREW CARNEGIE

    AND THE

    ECPL
    Eaton County Public Library

    ANDREW CARNEGIE AND


    PUBLIC LIBRARIES
    As a young man,
    Andrew Carnegie
    was denied
    entrance into a
    subscription library
    because he could
    not afford a library
    card.

    By 1901 Carnegie
    had become the
    richest man in the
    world when he
    sold his steel
    company for 480
    million dollars!

    He spent the
    rest of his life
    giving over
    90% of his
    fortune away to
    large scale
    philanthropic
    projects.

    He built concert
    halls and
    universities, but his
    greatest legacy is
    the establishment
    of the Carnegie
    library foundation.

    THAT WOULD BE

    $20

    major

    BILLION
    DOLLARS TODAY

    THE ARCHITECT OF
    AMERICAN LITERACY
    In 1917, the Andrew
    Carnegie foundation
    bequeathed
    $100,000 for the
    construction of the
    Eaton County public
    library.

    There are 61
    Carnegie
    Libraries in
    Michigan,
    including
    the EECL!

    Andrew Carnegie
    donated $60
    million dollars to
    fund a system of
    1,689 public
    libraries across
    the United States.

    Eaton County Public Library

    BY 1930

    50%
    OF THE PUBLIC
    LIBRARIES IN
    THE U.S. WERE
    BUILT BY
    CARNEGIE

    A total of 2,509 Carnegie libraries were built all over the world between 1883 and 1929. Most of the
    libraries built in small towns throughout the Midwestern United States. Today, 809 of these
    buildings are still being used as libraries, including your own Eaton County Public Library!
    County Public Library 1234 Main Street
    CharloEatontte, MI 48813
    517-543-READ (7323)
    www.ecpl.com

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