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Andrew Carnegie - From Steel to the Building of Libraries

Date and Time
Date / Time
Wed, Apr 22, 2026
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Location
Location
Lyndhurst Public Library
355 Valley Brook Ave.
3rd Floor
Lyndhurst, NJ, 07071
Category
Category
Miscellaneous
Andrew Carnegie - From Steel to the Building of Libraries

Andrew Carnegie amassed an enormous fortune in the steel industry and then became a major philanthropist. After Carnegie sold his steel company to J.P. Morgan, he gave all him money away by building over 2,500 libraries. Presenter Rick Feingold teaches American Business History at BCC.