Carnegie Library

Carnegie Library, in the summer of 1912, the City of Union received a letter with a postmark from Scotland. It was from Andrew Carnegie, and in the letter the gentlemen offered to give the City $5,500 to build a library. With the money, the City let a contract to build a brick building and construct a levee along Catherine Creek for protection, Andrew Carnegie requested only two thins for his $5,500; that his name be displayed on the front of the building, and that it be noted at the library was a gift from him. It is the only Carnegie library in Oregon hat has not changed from its historical structure and is still being used as a library. (7B)