Carnegie library

library built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie: 2,509 Carnegie libraries were built between 1883 and 1929
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Carnegie library

Summary

Carnegie library is a type of library[1]. It draws 4,167 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_library category, ranking #1,511 of 12).[2]

Key Facts

  • Carnegie library's instance of is recorded as type of library[3].
  • Andrew Carnegie is named after Carnegie library[4].
  • Carnegie library is a type of public library[5].
  • Carnegie library is a type of library building[6].
  • Carnegie library's Commons category is recorded as Carnegie libraries[7].
  • Carnegie library's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Carnegie libraries[8].
  • Carnegie library's Commons gallery is recorded as Carnegie library[9].
  • Carnegie library's equivalent class is recorded as http://yago-knowledge.org/resource/Carnegie_library[10].
  • Carnegie library's equivalent class is recorded as http://dbpedia.org/resource/Carnegie_library[11].
  • Carnegie library's model item is recorded as Cahuenga Branch[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Carnegie library's instance of is recorded as type of library[3]. Recorded subclass of include public library[5] and library building[6].

Origins

Andrew Carnegie is named after Carnegie library[4].

Why It Matters

Carnegie library draws 4,167 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_library category, ranking #1,511 of 12).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → carnegie-libraries
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: carnegie-libraries, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289922704|carnegie libraries (#289922704)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|H"
  2. 21w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Named after → Andrew Carnegie
    Subclass of → public library, library building
    Subclass of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q25397890]]"
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