United States, Georgia, Crisp County, Cordele, 31.96351, -83.78239Michael Rivera2013-01-21Beginning in 1898 Andrew Carnegie, a steel magnate and philanthropist, donated thousands of dollars to establish libraries across Georgia. The Carnegie library in Cordele, which opened in 1915, became the first library in the state to offer countywide service.Image of the Carnegie Free Library in Cordele, Georgia. It was built with classical architectural elements, including a pediment and two pillars framing the arched entrance. This library, which opened in 1915, became the first library in the state to offer countywide service. Beginning in 1898 Andrew Carnegie, a steel magnate and philanthropist, donated thousands of dollars to establish libraries across Georgia.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/cordeleForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/cordeleForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaLibraries--Georgia--CordeleLibrary architecture--Georgia--CordeleClassicism in architecture--Georgia--CordelePediments--Georgia--CordeleColumns--Georgia--CordeleBuildings--Georgia--CordeleLibrary buildings--Georgia--CordelePublic libraries--Georgia--CordeleCarnegie libraries--Georgia--CordeleHistoric buildings--Georgia--CordeleCordele (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919Carnegie Free LibraryStillImage