The Brown County Library is set to receive a major donation from a New York-based organization.
The donation comes from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the foundation established by Andrew Carnegie.
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.
The Carnegie building in Brown County was erected at 129 S. Jefferson St., Green Bay, to house the Kellogg Public Library, the first Carnegie grant institution in Wisconsin, and opened in 1903.
This building was expanded in 1913, 1927, and 1939.
The community continued to grow, and the Kellogg Public Library was closed in 1973, with the Central Library opening in 1974 to serve community members working and living downtown, as well as those throughout Brown County.
The Brown County Library will receive the gift in January 2026, and may use the funds however we wish to celebrate the 250th anniversary, further our mission, and benefit our community.
