JOHNSTOWN, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A select few libraries in the Capital Region are getting a celebratory gift from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. These Carnegie Libraries will receive $10,000 in honor of America's 250th anniversary.

In the Capital Region, there are eight libraries that were built in the early 1900s through the funding of Andrew Carnegie. These libraries were built in Amsterdam, Johnstown, Gloversville, Schenectady, Chatham, Catskill, Saugerties, and Kingston.

These eight libraries are a part of the 1,681 free public libraries that were constructed with the help of Carnegie's donations, and are a part of the approximately 1,280 Carnegie Libraries still operating and acknowledging their link to Carnegie. The Carnegie Libraries that still stand today will receive their $10

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