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A fact from Carnegie Library (Atlanta) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 January 2026 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that pieces of Atlanta's Carnegie Library were reused as vehicle barricades after the library was demolished?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2026/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carnegie Library (Atlanta).

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The result was: promoted by Sophisticatedevening (talk) 14:38, 21 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

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... that pieces of Atlanta's Carnegie Library were reused as vehicle barricades after the library was demolished? Source: Cauthen, Andrew (October 27, 2014). "Save the Old Atlanta Prison Farm". The Champion Newspaper
- ALT1: ... that Atlanta's Carnegie Library was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places while facing demolition? Source: Woolner, Ann (March 25, 1977). "U.S. Urges Tearing Down Old Library". The Atlanta Journal. p. 40.
- ALT2: ... that construction of Atlanta's Carnegie Library was delayed due to difficulties obtaining white marble without stains? Source: "Library Not Done; Months Overdue". The Atlanta Constitution. July 25, 1901. p. 3.
- ALT3: ... that when Atlanta's Carnegie Library opened, only the basement was usable because the library's trustees refused to accept the other floors? Source: "Carnegie's Gift to Atlanta Will Become Active Today". The Atlanta Constitution. March 4, 1902. pp. 1, 3.; "Library Board Rejects Floors". The Atlanta Constitution. January 26, 1902. p. 10.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Politik (song)

Created by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 770 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 15:24, 30 December 2025 (UTC).Reply

I'll review this. Though given the size, it might take another day to finish. ミラP@Miraclepine 01:10, 31 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy compliance:

Adequate sourcing: - "Completely rebuilt in 1950" is not supported by ref 23, and ref 177 doesn't say the decorations come from the old building.
Neutral:
Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Expanded from redirect four days ago and prose size 24kB. Prefer ALT0. Not much worth noting. @Epicgenius: fix the issues and you're good to go. ミラP@Miraclepine 19:58, 31 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Miraclepine: Thanks for the review. For ref 23, it says "The interior was completely gutted, leaving only the Uncle Remus fireplace" (the date mentioned is 1949, but the library reopened in 1950). For ref 177, I have no idea how that ref got into the article, but I've added the correct source. Epicgenius (talk) 20:42, 31 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

Checked the changes;

good to go! ミラP@Miraclepine 20:44, 31 December 2025 (UTC)Reply