# Just LOOK at this old Library!

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**Created:** [April 21, 2017, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-look-at-this-old-library/784954 "2017-04-21T23:02:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-look-at-this-old-library/784954/21 "2017-04-24T01:32:55Z")

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Little Rock had one of the historic Carnegie libraries. Downtown on the corner of 7th and Louisiana.

Honestly, it was a depressing grey and butt ugly. My mom used this library in the 1950’s.  
[![](https://masonellis.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/carnegie-hall-1910.jpg) ](https://masonellis.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/carnegie-hall-1910.jpg)  
[https://www.google.com/amp/s/masonellis.wordpress.com/2012/04/17/little-rocks-history-carnegie-library-ruins/amp/](https://www.google.com/amp/s/masonellis.wordpress.com/2012/04/17/little-rocks-history-carnegie-library-ruins/amp/)  
It was replaced with a new library (same corner) in 1964. I visited that library many times in the early 1980’s.

It closed in 1997 and a new Library opened in the River Market. About a mile away.

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**Post date:** [April 24, 2017, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-look-at-this-old-library/784954/22 "2017-04-24T02:00:36Z")

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Here’s the equally ugly modern LR library built in 1964. The library moved in 1997. I have many great memories of reading there. It was pretty nice inside. Parking access was terrible.  
[https://goo.gl/images/g0sIZp](https://goo.gl/images/g0sIZp)

The building hasn’t changed. I think it’s office space now.

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