The following list of Carnegie libraries in Wisconsin provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Wisconsin, where 63 public libraries were built from 60 grants (totaling $1,047,762) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1901 to 1915. In addition, academic libraries were built for 2 institutions (totaling $104,000).

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Public 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.GrantamountLocationNotes 1 Antigo Antigo $15,000 404 Superior St. 2 Arcadia Arcadia $5,000 406 E. Main St. 3 Baraboo Baraboo $15,000 230 4th Ave. Designed by Louis Claude. 4 Barron Barron $7,000 10 N. 3rd St. 5 Bayfield Bayfield $10,000 37 N. Broad St. 6 Beloit Beloit $25,000 7 Berlin Berlin $12,250 121 W. Park Ave. 8 Black River Falls Black River Falls $10,000 321 Main St. 9 Chippewa Falls Chippewa Falls $20,000 10 Clintonville Clintonville $9,000 95 S. Main St. 11 Columbus Columbus $10,000 112 S. Dickason Blvd. 12 Cumberland Cumberland $10,000 1305 2nd Ave. 13 Darlington Darlington $10,000 525 N. Main St. 14 Durand Durand $7,500 315 W. 2nd Ave. 15 Eau Claire Eau Claire $40,000 217 S. Farwell St. 16 Edgerton Edgerton $10,000 101 Albion St. 17 Elroy Elroy $10,000 501 2nd Main St. 18 Fond du Lac Fond du Lac $30,000 19 Green Bay Green Bay $45,000 125 S. Jefferson St. 20 Hayward Hayward $10,000 Main St. and U.S. Route 63 21 Hudson Hudson $12,000 304 Locust St. 22 Janesville Janesville $30,000 64 S. Main St. 23 Jefferson Jefferson $10,000 305 S. Main St. 24 Kaukauna Kaukauna $12,000 111 Main Ave. 25 Kilbourn Kilbourn $6,000 429 Broadway 26 Ladysmith Ladysmith $10,000 101 Lake Avenue E. Designed by Claude and Starck. 27 Madison Main Madison $90,000 28 Madison 6th Ward Madison $15,000 1249 Williamson St. 29 Manitowoc Manitowoc $25,000 30 Medford Medford $6,000 104 E. Perkins St. 31 Merrill Merrill $17,500 106 W. 1st St. 32 Neenah Neenah $12,500 33 Neillsville Neillsville $10,000 409 Hewett St. 34 New London New London $10,000 406 S. Pearl St. 35 Platteville Platteville $12,500 190 Market St. 36 Plymouth Plymouth $10,000 130 Division St. 37 Racine Main Racine $50,000 701 S. Main St. 38 Racine Uptown Racine $10,000 1407 S. Memorial Dr. Date of grant not clear; branch was opened in 1914. 39 Reedsburg Reedsburg $10,000 345 Vine St. 40 Rhinelander Rhinelander $15,000 106 N. Stevens St. 41 Rice Lake Rice Lake $10,000 16 S. Main St. 42 Richland Center Richland Center $10,000 43 Ripon Ripon $12,000 401 Watson St. 44 Shawano Shawano $10,000 121 E. Green Bay St. 45 Sheboygan Sheboygan $35,000 705 N. 8th St. Library moved to newer structure at 710 N. 8th St. in 1974; building used for other purposes as linked in article until exterior was converted into a modern 'ruin' structure surrounding a garden by current owners John Michael Kohler Arts Center in 1999. 46 South Milwaukee South Milwaukee $15,000 47 Sparta Sparta $12,000 124 W. Main St. 48 Stevens Point Stevens Point $21,859 49 Stoughton Stoughton $13,000 304 S. 4th St. 50 Sturgeon Bay Sturgeon Bay $12,500 354 Michigan St. 51 Superior Main Superior $70,000 1204 Hammond Ave. 52 Superior East End Superior $20,000 2306 E. 5th St. 53 Tomah Tomah $10,000 716 Superior Ave. 54 Two Rivers Two Rivers $12,500 1516 16th St. The library has been razed and is now a parking lot. 55 Viroqua Viroqua $10,000 118 E. Jefferson St. 56 Washburn Washburn $18,000 307 Washington Ave. 57 Watertown Watertown $20,000 100 S. Water St. 58 Waukesha Waukesha $15,000 321 W. Wisconsin Ave. 59 Waupaca Waupaca $10,000 321 S. Main St. 60 Waupun Waupun $11,653 22 S. Madison St. Designed by H. A. Foeller. 61 Wausau Wausau $29,000 62 Wauwatosa Wauwatosa $6,000 63 West Allis West Allis $15,000 1508 S. 75th St. The Kaukauna library has been replaced and is being converted into an apartment building

Academic libraries InstitutionLocality ImageDategrantedMiller, pp. 38–40GrantamountLocation Notes 1 Beloit College Beloit $50,000 2 Lawrence College Appleton $54,000

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 without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.