The following list of Carnegie libraries in Idaho provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Idaho, where 10 libraries were built from 10 grants (totaling over $138,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1903 to 1914. In addition, one academic lbrary was built. As of 2010, nine of these buildings were still standing, and three still operated as libraries.

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Carnegie libraries

LibraryCity ortown ImageDategrantedAt various times, Bobinski and Jones disagree on these numbers. In these cases, Jones' numbers have been used due to both a more recent publication date and a more detailed gazetteer of branch libraries, which are often where the discrepancies occur.GrantamountLocation Notes 1 Boise Boise $40,000 815 W. Washington St. Completed 1905 2 Caldwell Caldwell $12,500 1101 Cleveland Blvd. Completed 1914 3 Idaho Falls Idaho Falls $15,000 200 N. Eastern Dr. Completed 1916, now part of the Museum of Idaho 4 Lewiston Lewiston $10,000 101 5th St. Built 1901, closed September 30, 1999 5 Moscow Moscow $10,000 110 S. Jefferson St. Mission Style, opened March 1906 6 Mountain Home Mountain Home $6,000 180 S. 3rd East Completed 1908, now a museum 7 Nampa Nampa January 25, 1907 $10,500 1417 Second St. South between 14th and 15th Street Completed in February 1908. Formal opening was March 7, 1908. The library moved to the First Security Bank building in 1966. The original Carnegie building was used as the Canyon County YWCA until at least June 1976. It is said that the building burned down sometime between 1976 and 1979. 8 Pocatello Pocatello $12,000 113 S. Garfield Ave. Completed 1907 9 Preston Preston $10,000 Demolished June 11, 2004 10 Wallace Wallace $12,000 415 River St. Completed 1911

Academic library

InstitutionTown ImageDategrantedMiller, pp. 38–40GrantamountLocation Notes 1 Intermountain Institute Weiser 1915–1917 $7,000 Paddock Ave. and Maryatt St. Closed when the new high school and public library were constructed in the 1960s.

See also List of libraries in the United States

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Note: The above references, while all authoritative, are not entirely mutually consistent. Some details of this list may have been drawn from one of the references (usually Jones) without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.