“His mother was born and raised in Stillwater.” Stillwater’s library is one of more than 60 Carnegie libraries in Minnesota and one of more than 1,600 nationwide.

After years of planning and millions in renovations, the meticulously restored, revived and repurposed former Carnegie library in downtown Waukegan is opening to the public in a new role.

Over its long and illustrious lifetime, Boulder’s Carnegie Library has been many things: a temple of learning, a community gathering spot, a basketball court (briefly), and even a storage closet.

The City of Coshocton filed a lawsuit in February against William Deadman, owner of the former Carnegie Library building, to declare the structure a public nuisance. COSHOCTON − The City of Coshocton ...