Orland, Glenn County
Sacramento Valley area, Central Valley region
Carnegie Community Center
912 Third Street
Orland, CA 95963
opened 1920
Public library from 1920-1971
currently a community center
grant amount: $8,000
architectural style: Classical Revival (Type C)
architect: W. H. Weeks
Library Park, a full city block between Third and Fourth streets, Yolo
and Mill streets, formerly the site of the Papst Flour Mill and now
surrounded by residences, provided the setting for the Orland Carnegie
library. Essentially Classic in style, the small building is
surrounded by tall trees, including Cedar of Lebanon, redwood, elm and
magnolia. In 1971 a larger library was built, immediately adjacent in
Library Park. The Carnegie building now hosts City Council meetings in
addition to community gatherings.
The Orland Women's Improvement Club, founded in 1909, established a reading
room as one of its first projects. After moving their library twice, the
group raised money, purchased three lots, and donated them to the city. Two
years later the city purchased the remainder of the block for a park and
civic center. An application for Carnegie funding brought an offer of $8000
in 1913; after extended efforts to obtain a larger sum, it was accepted in
1918. Meanwhile the city's first Work Day had cleared and leveled the park.
W.H. Weeks designed the building; Hazleton Lumber Company and O.M. Bullock
were the builders. A "book shower" marked the library's opening. After
completion of the new library, kitchen and handicapped access were provided
in the old; it was further renovated in 1984 and 1985 with a California Historic
Preservation Grant and local funding.
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