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Andrew Carnegie: From Steel to Library Building Presented by Rick Feingold

  • Franklin Lakes Public Library 470 De Korte Drive Franklin Lakes, NJ, 07417 United States (map)

Andrew Carnegie:

From Steel to Library Building

Presented by Rick Feingold

Celebrate National Library Week (April 23-29) with a little history.

Andrew Carnegie amassed an enormous fortune in the steel industry and then became a major philanthropist, giving all his money away by building over 2,500 libraries. Many still exist today!

Join Rick Feingold as he talks about this fascinating time in America.

Image courtesy of Chloe Bovia. https://unsplash.com/@chloebovia

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