A celebration of Montana’s heritage, The Best Gift: Montana’s Carnegie Libraries captures the lasting legacy of Carnegie libraries in Montana through essays accompanied by historical and contemporary photographs.
Available now at local bookstores or online at Amazon.com.
For wholesale inquiries contact Farcountry Press at 1-800-821-3874.
All proceeds will support Carnegie libraries and historic library preservation in Montana.
Carnegie Libraries Traveling Exhibit Schedule
September– Big Timber
Book launch & author talk September 7th
October– Fort Benton
Kate Hampton speaks October 22nd
November– Lewistown
Kate Hampton speaks November 7th
December– Kalispell, at Hockaday Museum of Art
January– Bozeman, at Bozeman Public Library
February– TBA
March– Livingston
Please take a brief online survey about your experience with the traveling exhibit:
https://forms.gle/3Eu8bGjAGQQ7Jqbm6
Surviving Carnegie Libraries in Montana
Currently Sweetgrass County Public Library
Awarded Carnegie Grant in 1911
Currently Cok Kinzler PLLP [law office]
Awarded Carnegie Grant in 1902
Currently Bear Paw Co-operative [special education organization]
Awarded Carnegie Grant in 1918
Currently Dillon Public Library
Awarded Carnegie Grant in 1902
Currently Chouteau County Library
Awarded Carnegie Grant in 1916
Currently Bitterroot Public Library
Awarded Carnegie Grant in 1914
Currently Big Horn County Library
Awarded Carnegie Grant in 1916
Currently Old Library Gallery
Awarded Carnegie Grant in 1913
Currently Hockaday Museum of Art
Awarded Carnegie Grant in 1901
Currently Lewistown Public Library
Awarded Carnegie Grant in 1905
Currently Livingston-Park County Public Library
Awarded Carnegie Grant in 1903
Currently under renovation
Awarded Carnegie Grant in 1917
Currently Miles City Public Library
Awarded Carnegie Grant in 1901
Currently Missoula Art Museum
Awarded Carnegie Grant in 1903
Currently Red Lodge Carnegie Library
Awarded Carnegie Grant in 1914