Dunfermline Carnegie Library

The Dunfermline Carnegie Library was opened on 29 August 1883 and was the world's first Carnegie Library funded by the Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. ^[1]

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Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie (but commonly or;MacKay, p. 29. November 25, 1835August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist, business magnate, and philanthropist.

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Bookbinding is the process of physically assembling a book of codex format from an ordered stack of paper sheets that are folded together into sections or sometimes left as a stack of individual sheets.

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Carnegie library

A Carnegie library is a library built with money donated by Scottish businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.

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Dunfermline

Dunfermline (Dunfaurlin, Dùn Phàrlain) is a town and former Royal Burgh, and parish, in Fife, Scotland, on high ground from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth.

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Dunfermline City Chambers

Dunfermline City Chambers is a building historically designed to be the centre of local government in Dunfermline, Fife.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann; Edinburgh) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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James Campbell Walker

James Campbell Walker (11 April 1821 – 10 January 1888) was a Scottish architect in the 19th century, practising across the country and specialising in poorhouses and schools.

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List of Carnegie libraries in Europe

This is an incomplete list of Carnegie libraries in Europe.

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List of listed buildings in Dunfermline, Fife

This is a list of listed buildings in the parish of Dunfermline in Fife, Scotland.

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Public library

A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is generally funded from public sources, such as taxes.

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RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award

All types of architectural projects in Scotland are eligible, including new-build, regeneration, restoration, extensions and interiors.

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Richard Murphy (architect)

Richard Murphy OBE (born 24 April 1955) is an architect and businessman.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Scottish Americans

Scottish Americans or Scots Americans (Scottish Gaelic: Ameireaganaich Albannach; Scots-American) are Americans whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in Scotland.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunfermline_Carnegie_Library

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