Towards the turn of the century the library required repairs and upgrades, and the town of Puyallup requested funding from Andrew Carnegie for the creation of a new library.
On February 15, 1912 Carnegie offered the town $12,500 on the condition they pay an annual 10% upkeep and maintenance fee.
The town accepted the grant and the new Carnegie library, designed by Roland E. Borhek in the Georgian style, officially opened on February 11, 1913.

The Carnegie library was in operation until the 1950s when it was deemed by the county to be unsafe due to the bowing of the second floor from the weight of the books.
Despite the razing of the building the library system hosted a 100-year celebration of the original library in 2013 and attempted to raise $12,000 to match the original grant for library use.
Towards the turn of the century the library required repairs and upgrades, and the town of Puyallup requested funding from Andrew Carnegie for the creation of a new library. On February 15, 1912 Carnegie offered the town $12,500 on the condition they pay an annual 10% upkeep and maintenance fee. The town accepted the grant and the new Carnegie library, designed by Roland E. Borhek in the Georgian style, officially opened on February 11, 1913.
The Carnegie library was in operation until the 1950s when it was deemed by the county to be unsafe due to the bowing of the second floor from the weight of the books. Despite the razing of the building the library system hosted a 100-year celebration of the original library in 2013 and attempted to raise $12,000 to match the original grant for library use.
Puyallup Public Library