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41°08′33″N 102°58′46″W / 41.14246134797428°N 102.97949333094526°W / 41.14246134797428; -102.97949333094526
Location1112 12th Ave., Sidney, Nebraska, U.S.
TypePublic library
Established1966; 59 years ago (1966)
Collection
Size34,387[1]
Access and use
Members3,929
Other information
Websitesidneypubliclibrary.org

Sidney Public Library is a public library in Sidney, Nebraska, United States. The current library opened in 1966. The library replaced the Carnegie library, which was built in 1917. The original library was replaced by the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce.

History

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Sidney Carnegie Library

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Sidney Carnegie Library
Sidney Carnegie Library in 2010
Location740 Illinois Street, Sidney, Nebraska, U.S.
Coordinates41°08′43″N 102°58′25″W / 41.14528°N 102.97361°W / 41.14528; -102.97361 (Sidney Carnegie Library)
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1917 (1917)
Architectural styleTudor Revival
MPSCarnegie Libraries in Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No.91000838[2]
Added to NRHPJuly 3, 1991

The Sidney Carnegie Library, a Carnegie library, was announced in 1913, following a $6,500 donation from the Carnegie Corporation.[3] Construction of the library began the following year. The building, then known as Sidney Public Library officially opened in 1917. It was the first public library in Cheyenne County upon its opening.[4] Following the opening of the current Sidney Public Library in 1966, the library closed and the building was repurposed for the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce.[5] The building was later added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 3, 1991.[2]

The grotesque on the east side of the main entrance.

Sidney Public Library

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The current Sidney Public Library was announced in 1964.[6] The library was built using federal funds from the Library Construction and Services Act of 1964. It was built adjacent to the Sidney Volunteer Fire Hall. The library began construction that same year and officially opened in 1966.[7]

Architecture

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Sidney Carnegie Library is a Carnegie library. The building was designed in the Tudor Revival architectural style. There is a grotesque on each side of the main entrance.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nebraska Library Commission. "Sidney Public Library".
  2. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. ^ "Sidney is to Have a Carnegie Library". Star-Herald. July 31, 1913. p. 1. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  4. ^ "CARNEGIE LIBRARY NOW OPENS FOR PUBLIC". The Sidney Telegraph. January 19, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  5. ^ Robert Hurst (February 18, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sidney Carnegie Library". National Park Service. Retrieved April 25, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  6. ^ "New Sidney Library To Cost $150,000". The Alliance Times-Herald. November 11, 1964. p. 2. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  7. ^ "Sidney Library To Open". Lincoln Journal Star. January 7, 1966. p. 19. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
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