SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) - The Brookings Public Library is getting a $10,000 donation from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

According to a press release from the City of Brookings, the award is part of Carnegie Libraries 250, a special initiative celebrating the United States' 250th anniversary.

In January of 2026, the Brookings Public Library will receive the gift, and the funds can be used for any purpose that furthers the Library's mission and to benefit the community.

“We’re proud of the Library’s history in the Brookings community, and this gift honors the history of Carnegie Libraries and the role they have played in communities nationwide for more than a century,” Director of Library Services Ashia Gustafson said.

Between 1886 and 1917, Scottish immigrant Andrew Carnegie fu

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