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The first stage of this cache is near the historical
Carnegie library building (located at 120 S. Center St.) opened in
Jan., 1913, in Plainfield, In. The second stage is near the
present library in Plainfield. The third stage (really just
an offset of the second) is located inside the library building
about 100 feet away. The library hours are:
Monday - Thursday 9:00 am to 8:00 pm
Friday & Saturday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday ** 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
(**The library is open on Sundays starting the Sunday after
Labor Day until the Sunday before Memorial Day weekend.)
You do not need a library card. The final cache is in an
unusual container in a child-friendly place with free,
internet-connected computors available to the public. You will not
be able to access the final cache without visiting stage two
.
The original Carnegie building is now a private residence. The
first cache is not located on the private property. Be sure
to check out some of the historic buildings in old downtown
Plainfield while your here. An even earlier library building (1905)
can be viewed at 130 N. Vine street (just two blocks E.). This is
also a private residence.
The state’s fist bookmobile was spawned from the Carnegie
library. A 1916 converted Ford, the library’s “auto-bookwagon,”
moved books into the county’s rural areas. It may be the first
bookmobile in the country.
Andrew Carnegie was perhaps the first wealthy person to state
publicly that the rich have a moral obligation to give away their
fortunes.
As a philanthropist, one of Carnegie's lifelong interests was
the establishment of free public libraries to make available to
everyone a means of self-education. There were only a few public
libraries in the world when, in 1881, Carnegie began to promote his
idea. He subsequently spent over $56 million to build 2,509
libraries throughout the English-speaking world.
During his lifetime, Carnegie gave away over $350 million. He
died August 11, 1919.
 Kid Friendly
 Lunchtime Cache
 No Poison Plants Nearby
Cache In - Trash Out! 
Wheelchair Access  No Dogs
Allowed 
Available year-round  Restricted
hours 
Bicycles permitted on paths  Less than 500 ft. from car to cache
 Restrooms
available
Accessible in Winter
 No Mud!
 Beware of
Muggles!  Historic
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