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Ottawa Public Library |
Opened 30 April 1906 |
Entrance to Carnegie Library, c.1905. Exterior finished in Indiana limestone and local freestone. |
In 1901 the Ottawa city council formally accepted a $100,000 promise from Andrew Carnegie to build a free public library. The building was completed in 1906 and opened by Carnegie in April of the same year.
Main floor: stack room at rear, reading room, delivery room, children's room reference room, ladies' room, catalogue room, and librarian's room.
Size: 115 ft. x 105 ft.
Source: Archives of Ontario, S-2047