[4] In 1879, Andrew Carnegie put plans in place to fund a new library for his birthplace, Dunfermline, Scotland.

[3][7] To address these problems the newly formed Carnegie Dunfermline Trust took joint control of the library with the town council, and in 1904 began an extension, designed by James Shearer, which would more than doubled the size of the original building.

There were several finds including a tile from a smokeless stove possibly from the 16th century, the foundations of a medieval building and leather fragments.

[11] In spring 2014, the Dunfermline Carnegie Library was closed as part of the museum and art gallery project.

It was designed by Scottish architect Richard Murphy and includes a museum spanning over two floors, a local studies centre, three exhibition galleries, a children's library and a cafe.