> This article misses the underlying philosophy that Carnegie used to fund libraries. He didn’t just give the money away to anyone that asked. The article did

> This article misses the underlying philosophy that Carnegie used to fund libraries. He didn’t just give the money away to anyone that asked. The article did not "miss" what you mentioned, nor did it imply that Carnegie gave the money away to anyone who asked. From the article: Andrew Carnegie gave $7,500 to Woodbine. That paid for the 1908 building itself. The towns had to raise money for books, salaries and maintenance. Sometimes you should trust that the reader does not need paragraphs of context to get the point.