Andrew Carnegie black plaque

Gainesville, TX, United States

Cooke County Free Library. In 1913, city librarian Lillian Gunter (1870-1926) and the XLI club (a local women's literary society) secured a grant from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation to construct a library building for Gainesville. Gunter then began her quest for state legislation to enable counties

to support library services for people outside incorporated cities. With the help of state representative George W. Dayton and the Texas Library Association, the County Library Law was passed in 1917.

Listen to the audio guide for Andrew Carnegie black plaque Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off