Carnegie Library Rehabilitation
Arizona State Library, Archives & Records COVID-19 Response – Temporarily suspending all in-person services, while maintaining our statutory responsibilities
- Our number one goal is to keep the public and our employees safe
- The situation related to COVID-19 is rapidly developing, as is the response from this office and the state. Please check back regularly for updates
- We are committed to providing continuity of services while reducing exposure risks
- In-person trainings for ALL divisions are on hold until further notice. Divisions will hold trainings by webinar as needed.
- Department staff will attend community meetings virtually or by phone, when available.
- Services impacted:
- In-person Patent and Trademark Resource Center consultations
- In-person retrieval and immediate checkout of materials to patrons of Arizona Talking Book Library
- Walk-in reference service for Archives & the Research Library
- Ask a Question - online reference service
- Digital Arizona Library, including statewide electronic resources
- Records retention schedules assistance
- Arizona Talking Book Library requests and link to downloads
- Tools and resources for library staff
- Online continuing education for library staff
- Consulting for library staff on grants, electronic resources, digital inclusion efforts, Public Library Survey and all library services
- Communications channel for County Librarians
- E-rate Services offered online and by phone
- Arizona Capitol Museum Giftshop orders can still be placed online
- Arizona Capitol Museum collections can be viewed online through the Arizona Memory Project and Google Cultural Institute
- Arizona Capitol Museum staff can respond to email and phone call inquiries.
______________
______________
______________
______________
______________
______________
______________
______________
On February 14, 1908, Phoenix’s Carnegie Library opened to the public. Named in honor of its funder, industrialist Andrew Carnegie, the building housed the Phoenix Public Library until 1954. After the library moved to a new, larger building, the Carnegie building served other uses, but eventually fell into disrepair. In 1985, the State of Arizona took over the Carnegie from the City of Phoenix, and hired architect Gerald A. Doyle to supervise its rehabilitation. Today, the Carnegie library is a multi-use facility, housing among other things an exhibit on its own history.
Read About It
Use the document analysis sheet and the photograph analysis sheet to uncover clues about the people that created the documents.
- Copy of a letter from Gerald A. Doyle to David A. Glass, June 28, 1985
- Photograph/color image of restoration work at the Carnegie Library in Phoenix (Ariz.)
- Copy of Certificate of Substantial Completion of Carnegie Rehabilitation, July 7, 1985
- Copy of a letter from Jim Hixenbaugh to Gerald A. Doyle, September 15, 1986
Understand It
- When was the Carnegie Library built? When was it decommissioned as the home of the Phoenix Public Library? When was it rehabilitated?
- Who created the documents linked above? What role did they take in the rehabilitation? What information is not present in these documents?
- How is the Carnegie Library Rehabilitation similar to the Santa Cruz County Courthouse Remodeling? How are they different?
- What do you think is the best use of a historic library building, and why?
Explore More
Visit the websites below to learn more. Based on this new information, have your answers to the questions above changed?
For Students
For Teachers
Resources
Find a document in the Arizona State Library catalog that would be a good addition to this topic? Have a suggestion for another Arizona Research Topic? Contact us.
