The eagle-eyed amongst you may notice a striking similarity between this figure and the ones on the Dennistoun Public library building (from 1905) and the Parkhead Library building (from 1906). This is because all three were the work of the same sculpture, and indeed were even cast from the same mould!

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A close up of the main dome of the former Hutchesontown District Library building in Glasgow (built in 1905) with its finial of a winged figure reading a book created by William Kellock Brown.

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Spending a few days in Ashland, Oregon, mostly known as the home of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (not why we're here), also just a nice, friendly small town - and they have a classic Carnegie Library.

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Spending a few days in Ashland, Oregon, mostly known as the home of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (not why we're here), also just a nice, friendly small town - and they have a classic Carnegie Library.

#ashlandoregon #carnegielibraries

My wife and I have been tracking down old Carnegie libraries from the early 1900s. There 2,500 worldwide; here's one in Dallas, Oregon, currently being renovated for use as a public school.

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