Mexico-Audrain Library to receive a $10,000 Carnegie Grant

The Mexico-Audrain County Library District has announced they will soon receive a $10,000 gift from Carnegie Corporation of New York. The award is part of Carnegie Libraries 250, a special initiative celebrating the upcoming 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and honoring the roughly 1,280 Carnegie Libraries still serving their communities across the United States.

“This gift honors the history of Carnegie Libraries and the role they have played in communities nationwide for more than a century,” said Christal Bruner, Library Director.

Mexico-Audrain County Library will receive the gift in January 2026. The library can use the funds at their own discretion.