Ritzville Library’s new location, offering programs for students

The donations of Andrew Carnegie, an industrialist of the 19th-century, were responsible for the construction of 1,679 libraries across the United States.

Of Carnegie’s $40 million contributions to the education of Americans, worth over $1 billion today—$10,500 went into starting the Ritzville Public Library.

Since local farmer and politician Daniel Buchanan’s donation of 550 books to begin the library’s collections in 1902 and Carnegie’s donation to start construction in 1907, the Ritzville Public Library has grown into a center of community knowledge and involvement.

Nearly 110 years later,...