Central Library (Grade II Listed). The Library is built on land provided by Blackpool Corporation and with monies donated by the Scottish born American multi-millionaire, Andrew Carnegie. The Library was officially opened by the Mayor, Alderman W.H. Broadhead, J.P. on the 26th October 1911. It replaced the former free Library in nearby Market Street (now the site of the Municipal Buildings) which had opened on the 25th March 1895. Kindly donated by Lancashire County Council.