Ballinger Carnegie Library

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| name = Ballinger Carnegie Library

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| image = Carnegie library ballinger.jpg

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| location= 204 N. 8th St., Ballinger, Texas

| coordinates = {{coord|31|44|23|N|99|56|59|W|source:NRIS2013a|name=Ballinger Carnegie Library|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Texas#USA

| built = 1909

| builder = Leslie, J.D.

| architecture = Vernacular Classical Revival

| added = June 18, 1975

| area = {{convert|1|acre|ha}}

| refnum = 75002002{{NRISref|version=2013a}}

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The Ballinger Carnegie Library, at 204 N. 8th St. in Ballinger, Texas, is a Carnegie library which was built in 1909. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It is one of only five Carnegie Libraries in Texas, out of 32 built, to remain in use as a public library.{{cite web |title=Carnegie Library |url=https://www.baltx.org/carnegie-library |website=City of Ballinger |publisher=City of Ballinger |access-date=27 January 2025}}

It is built in "a vernacular version" of Classical Revival style. Its most prominent feature is a two-story portico.{{cite web|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973286 |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ballinger Carnegie Library |publisher=National Archives |author=Joe R. Williams |author2=Marie Landon |author3=Steve Smith |date=May 1, 1975 | accessdate=May 27, 2018 }} With two photos from 1975. {{NationalArchivesNote}}

After construction of a one-story building was started, it was redesigned to add a second floor auditorium. Additional funding from the Carnegie Foundation was sought and denied, but followups led to another check from Andrew Carnegie.

The building, in addition to serving as the library, was an important cultural center for the community. In early years it was run by members of a Shakespeare club, and was later taken over by an American Legion group.

It is a Texas State Antiquities Landmark and a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.