Public Library of Enid and Garfield County

Public Library of Enid and Garfield County

Sun shines outside of the Public Library of Enid and Garfield County.
Established	1899
Location	120 W Maine Ave, Enid, Oklahoma 73701
Coordinates	36°23′45″N 97°52′45″W / 36.39583°N 97.87917°W / 36.39583; -97.87917Coordinates: 36°23′45″N 97°52′45″W / 36.39583°N 97.87917°W / 36.39583; -97.87917
Website	City of Enid Oklahoma: Library

The Public Library of Enid and Garfield County, founded in 1899, is a public library located in Enid, Oklahoma, the county seat of Garfield County, Oklahoma.

The library began as a one room library sponsored by the Enid Study Club in 1899. In 1905, the city of Enid acquired the library, and in 1908 received a grant from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation to build a Carnegie library. The Enid Carnegie Library was a Mission Revival style building designed by A. A. Crowell and built by DC Bass and Sons Construction.^[1] It was located at 402 N. Independence, and was in operation from August 1, 1910 until 1964. Following years of vacancy, the Carnegie library was demolished in 1972, and is now a vacant lot.^[2] On October 18, 1964, a new mid-century modern style building was opened at 120 W. Maine, the library's current location.^[3] In 2010, the library underwent renovations modeled after the San Jose Public Library System.^[4] The library building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

Gallery

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  402 N. Independence, former location of Enid's Carnegie Library.
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  A piece of Enid's Carnegie Library sits on display in the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
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  The members of the Enid Study Club, the women who founded the library in 1899.
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  Plaque from 1910 details the architects, trustees of the library.
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  Plaque from 1964 details those involved in creating the new building.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Garfield County, Oklahoma
• List of Carnegie libraries in Oklahoma

References