Phillips County Library Welcomes Carnegie Libraries Traveling Exhibit

The Phillips County Library is pleased to welcome a traveling exhibit on Montana’s Carnegie libraries from now until June 30th. The exhibit is part of a year-long celebration of the libraries in connection with the release of the book "The Best Gift: Montana’s Carnegie Libraries."

Residents are invited to come learn more about the history of Montana’s 17 Carnegie libraries, which were built across the state at the turn of the 20th century with the help of funding provided by Andrew Carnegie.

In Malta, it was 1916 when a signature gathering effort got underway in order to garner the necessary s...