San José Carnegie Public Library

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A photographic postcard depicting the old Carnegie San Jose Public Library building on Fourth and San Fernando.Historical Timeline of San José Public Library...1901: Andrew Carnegie gives the City $50,000 for a new library building1903: Library moves to the new Carnegie Library at Fourth & San Fernando (future site of the King Library)1907: Carnegie Library constructed on East Santa Clara St. (the future "East San José Carnegie Branch")1911: First branch, East San José Carnegie, acquired when San José annexes the City of East San José1937, July: Main Library moves from Carnegie location to the old Post Office building on the corner of Market and San Fernando streets (currently the San José Museum of Art)...