Salem Public Library will receive a $10,000 gift as part of the upcoming celebration of America’s 250 th birthday.

The money will come from Carnegie Corporation of New York, a foundation established by Andrew Carnegie, who funded the construction of 1,681 free public libraries in America from 1886 to 1917.

The award is part of Carnegie Libraries 250, a special initiative celebrating the upcoming 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and honoring the roughly 1,280 Carnegie libraries still serving their communities across the United States.

“This gift from the Carnegie Corporation is more than a celebration of history – it’s an investment in our future,” said Brad Stephens, director of Salem Public Library. “In 1904, our library was built thanks to an origi

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