Dunfermline Carnegie Library

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Dunfermline Carnegie Library is a historic public library in Dunfermline, Scotland, notable as the world's first Carnegie library funded by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.


Statements (41)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Carnegie library
historic building
public library
adjacentTo Dunfermline Carnegie Galleries
architect James Campbell Walker
architecturalStyle Victorian architecture
category Carnegie libraries in Scotland
Category B listed buildings in Fife
Libraries in Fife
country Scotland
fundedBy Andrew Carnegie
hasCollection archives
books
local history materials
hasDonor Andrew Carnegie
hasService children’s library services
exhibition space
lending library
local studies service
public internet access
reference library
hasWebsite https://www.onfife.com/venues/dunfermline-carnegie-library-galleries/
heritageDesignation Category B listed building
heritageDesignationCountry Scotland
inception 1883
locatedIn Dunfermline
Fife
United Kingdom
locatedNear Dunfermline Abbey
Pittencrieff Park
municipality Dunfermline
namedAfter Andrew Carnegie
notableFor association with Andrew Carnegie’s birthplace
being the first library funded by Andrew Carnegie
opened 1883
operator Fife Council
ownedBy Fife Council
partOf Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries complex
publicAccess yes
region Fife
significantEvent first Carnegie library in the world

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Dunfermline
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
hasLandmark
Dunfermline Carnegie Library ("Dunfermline Carnegie Galleries")
adjacentTo
Dunfermline ("Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries")
hasCulturalInstitution
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
hasLibrary
Dunfermline Carnegie Library ("Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries complex")
partOf

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