Marin IJ Readers’ Forum for Jan. 10, 2026

Thankful for all the Carnegie libraries still in use around US

It’s great that the San Anselmo Library is getting needed renovations (“San Anselmo library carries on during renovations,” Dec. 29) that will preserve this Carnegie library.

I want to add context to the statement made by Doug Holm, chair of the town library advisory board, who is quoted in the story saying “there are not that many of them around still.” Thankfully, there are about 750 of the original 1,700 still in use as libraries throughout the U.S....