$10,000 award honors Fort Collins’ Carnegie legacy and supports modern library services
FORT COLLINS — Poudre River Public Library District will receive a $10,000 gift from Carnegie Corporation of New York as part of Carnegie Libraries 250, a national initiative marking the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and recognizing the continued impact of Carnegie-funded libraries nationwide.
The award connects Northern Colorado’s library system to a legacy that dates back more than a century. In 1903, a Carnegie grant helped build Fort Collins’ first public library at 200 Mathews Street—today home to the Center for Creativity—which opened its doors in 1904 with fewer than 3,000 books. That early investment laid the groundwork for the modern library services residents rely on today…