The classical revival Carnegie Free Library was designed by architect William H. Weeks.

Weeks designed twenty-two Carnegie Libraries in Northern California, seven of them in the Greek temple style, with pediments and columns similar to the Gilroy library. Eighteen of these buildings have survived.

The Gilroy Free Library remained here until a new library was built in 1975. The Gilroy Museum, which had shared the building with the library,became the sole occupant in 1976.

Carnegie Free Libraries in Oakland
23rd Avenue, Alden, Golden Gate, Melrose

Some Other Carnegie Free Libraries in California
Alameda, Bayliss, Biggs, Colusa, Corning, Eureka, Ferndale, Gilroy, Grass Valley, Gridley, Hanford, Healdsburg, Hollister, Lincoln. Livermore, Lompoc, Nevada City, Orland, Oroville, Oxnard, Paso Robles, Patterson, Petaluma, Riverbank, Roseville, Sacramento, San Luis Obispo Santa Cruz, Sonoma, South San Francisco, St. Helena, Turlock, Willits, Willows, Woodland, Yolo, Yreka

Some Other Carnegie Free Libraries in the West
Beaver, Utah; Coos Bay, Oregon; Medford, Oregon; Panguitch, Utah

For more information about these and other Carnegie Free Libraries, visit the website Carnegie Libraries of California.