What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: This building was Peterborough's first purpose-built Public Library. It was funded by Andrew Carnegie, industrialist and philanthropist, and opened by him in May 1906. Recorded plaque organisation: Peterborough Civic Society.
Andrew Carnegie, a wealthy industrialist and philanthropist, significantly contributed to public education and literacy through the funding of thousands of libraries worldwide, including Peterborough's first purpose-built Public Library.
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Photo: El Loco on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0