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Donnelly Design
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Harrison Memorial Library
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Rhea Joyce Rubin
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94608 Emeryville
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The idea to establish a library in Dixon was first proposed by the members of the Women's Improvement Club. This concept continued to developed and as a result three club members requested legislative action from Sacramento to create a special district in Dixon to provide library service. In 1911 the sought-for approval was confirmed. In order to seek funding for the building's construction, the Women's Improvement Club petitioned support from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Mr. Carnegie's reply came in the form of a check for ten thousand dollars. Consequently, in 1913, Dixon Library first opened its doors and has served ever since as the community's library. The original Carnegie building (current picture), located on East B Street, is one of the few original Carnegie Libraries still operating as a library in the United States. Once dedicated in February 1913 as a special district library, the Dixon Union High School District Library, as it was formerly called, was governed by a...