Sidney Public Library

Sidney Public Library
41°08′33″N 102°58′46″W / 41.14246134797428°N 102.97949333094526°W / 41.14246134797428; -102.97949333094526
Location1112 12th Ave., Sidney, Nebraska, U.S.
TypePublic library
Established1966 (1966)
Collection
Size34,387[1]
Access and use
Members3,929
Other information
Websitesidneypubliclibrary.org
Sidney Carnegie Library
Sidney Carnegie Library in 2010
Location740 Illinois Street, Sidney, Nebraska, U.S.
Coordinates41°08′43″N 102°58′25″W / 41.14528°N 102.97361°W / 41.14528; -102.97361 (Sidney Carnegie Library)
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1917 (1917)
Architectural styleTudor Revival
MPSCarnegie Libraries in Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No.91000838[2]
Added to NRHPJuly 3, 1991

Sidney Public Library is a public library located in Sidney, Nebraska. It was built in 1913, following a $6,500 donation from the Carnegie Corporation,[3] and it opened to the public in 1917.[4][5] Designed in the Tudor Revival architectural style, including a grotesque on each side of the main entrance,[2] it was one of only 46 Carnegie libraries in Nebraska, and it was the first library in Cheyenne County.[5]

The grotesque on the east side of the main entrance.

In 1966, the library was moved to a different building and the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce took over the original structure,[6]

On July 3, 1991 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Nebraska Library Commission. "Sidney Public Library".
  2. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Sidney is to Have a Carnegie Library". Star-Herald. July 31, 1913. p. 1. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  4. ↑ "CARNEGIE LIBRARY NOW OPENS FOR PUBLIC". The Sidney Telegraph. January 19, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Robert Hurst (February 18, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sidney Carnegie Library". National Park Service. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  6. ↑ "New Sidney Library To Cost $150,000". The Alliance Times-Herald. November 11, 1964. p. 2. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
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