Neillsville Public Library Selected to Receive $10,000 Gift From the Carnegie Corporation

Thursday, November 13th, 2025 -- 9:00 AM

In the past week, the Neillsville Public Library received some unexpected news.

They will receive a $10,000 gift from Carnegie Corporation of New York in honor of America’s 250th anniversary. Carnegie Libraries hold a special place in American history and in the hearts of generations of Americans.

Between 1886 and 1917, Andrew Carnegie funded the construction of 1,681 libraries nationwide. Today about 1,280 are still serving their communities. The Neillsville Public Library is proud to be one of them.

Learn about the #CarnegieLibraries250 initiative: carnegie.io/47kNpzh. Find our library on this interactive map of Carnegie Libraries across America: carnegie-libraries.carnegie.org.

Submit your stories and photos to the Carnegie Libraries digital archives: carnegielibraries.org

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