Andrew Carnegie ID: 217 | This file appears in: Carnegie Free Public Library (site): Financed by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, Reno's first public library opened in 1902. Between 1886 and 1919, Carnegie's donations of more than $40 million paid for 1,679 new library buildings in the United States, including the one in Reno. | Source: U.S. Library of Congress Download Original File SourceU.S. Library of Congress "Andrew Carnegie " appears in: Carnegie Free Public Library (site): Financed by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, Reno's first public library opened in 1902.