Show WVWTVm W October 22 2003 Gunnison Valley NewsSalina Sun 1 Sanpete County Libraries Double as ‘History Classrooms’ Editor's Xote: This is part of occasional series by the San- pete County Travel and Heritage Council on the people places and presentation efforts along US Highway 89 the Heritage Highway Visiting a local Sanpete County library can be an educaan tional experience in many ways starting by simply taking a good hxk at the building itself Sanpete County is home to three of Utah's remaining Libraries in Mt 17 Carnage Pleasant Lphraim and Manti All of the libraries were constructed early in the 20th Century as part of a nationwide and even worldwide effort by phi- Andrew Carnage to establish public libraries Each of - Sanpete Countv's Carnage braries provides in history a unique lesson all have an "The libraries im- - role to play in as their respective communities the town’s only library in many cases and for their ties to the historical Carnage program and to the ar- style of the period" savs Roger Roper an architect with the Utah Division of State chitectural History struction gave away tens of of dollars for the conof libraries across the country with the only condition Carnage millions being that the community would provide txxiks and opera- tional support There were more than 1650 Carnage libraries built in the Untied States - including 23 in Utah constructed period - as well as some 630 in Great Britain and 156 in Canada and a Ireland over a handful in places like New Zealand the West Indies and Fiji The first library was built in Scotland in 1881 In many small was Carnage the most important piece of towns the Library great architecture and often established standards of operation and building design that were used for many years in the built in 1917 and designed by the Salt Iake City architecture firm y d of Ware & Treganza "It was one architecof the most ture firms of the 20th century" Roper says Likewise nr C h cl Manti Library by Watkins and the was designed a tural firm that also Birch architec- b b sev- P designed buildings The Ephraim library was built in h eral other library 1914 and 1915 "The Ephraim and Manti both represent the clas- braries style that was popular among Carnage libraries back then" Roper says "They are rectangular in shape with symmetrical doors sic architectural a President Jorgan Jensen is joined by Sadie Inouye Don Southwick McKell Ashton Studentbody and Annette Dyreng as they receive a check for $2000 from representatives from Prove Towns Point Centre and Thanksgiving Provo Towne Centre and Thanksgiving Point give $4500 back to High Schools of libraries in other and windows Most of the librarGunnison High School North ies were set up a half story and Most were inspired by the would have stairs leading up to Sanpete High and Juab High School all received checks from the of with from the door street" the period popular style Provo Towne Centre and About 20 years ago there was some including stained or Thanksgiving Point for their leaded glass windows high a statewide effort to place all of in the Cash Back participation Utah's Carnage Libraries on the for Schools ings and graceful woodwork program Others reflected regional style National Register of Historic Gunnison received the top such as the clean and lean PraiPlaces Since that time no awardThe event began on June rie School Carnegie libraries have been 30 2003 and continued until Au- "The Prairie School style was torn down gust 30 at the Provo Towne Cenin Provo made famous by Frank Lloyd "They are still being used as tre Gunnison North Sanpete & "Mt libraries" Roper says adding Wright" Roper says luab High School students who Pleasant's library is a classic some have been expanded and did their Back to School shopPrairie School design one of modified over the years to inping at Provo Towne Centre three such libraries in the state clude access ramps for the disreaped the benefits because they with Mt Pleasant's being at the abled "They were all very helped their school earn up to structures and have served top of the list" school $2000 for the Mt Pleasant's library was their purpose well" year struction communities PLUS NO PAYMENTS FOR THREE MONTHS AND NO FEES Want to refinance an existing auto loan? 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