Often referred to as the Rogers Free Library Act, the Rogers Act of 1878 (officially, California State Senate Bill Number 1) was an 1877 bill written in the upper house of the California State Legislature, which became a piece of legislation in 1878 after being signed by Governor of California William Irwin.
 It was described as “An Act to establish and maintain free public libraries and reading rooms".
 The Act was named after the lead author, State Senator George E. Rogers.
 The general provisions were permissive rather than mandatory.
 They granted authority for public library maintenance to California's incorporated municipal governments; allowed cities to levy taxes, within set limits, to support public libraries; and set limits on the powers of library trustees.
 While prior to 1878, the California cities of Los Angeles, Marysville, and San Jose had organized public libraries within their municipalities, the Act resulted from the San Francisco Public Library's organization efforts.
 Eureka was the first city to reform its library into a free library subsequent to the passage of the Rogers Act, the Oakland Free Library was the second, and at least ten others were established within the first 24 months.
Emerson Greenaway (May 25, 1906 – April 8, 1990) was an American librarian of considerable note, particularly during the Cold War era of the 1950s.
 During his long career, he acted as the director of the Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore, the director of the Free Library of Philadelphia and as a director of the American Library Association.
 He was also a highly respected scholar and an advocate for intellectual freedom in wartime.
 Greenaway also came under fire for his participation in anti-communist government committees.
 In 1999, "American Libraries" named Greenaway as one of the one hundred most important library figures of the 20th century.
The Enoch Pratt Free Library is the free public library system of the City of Baltimore, Maryland.
 Its Central Library is located at 400 Cathedral Street and occupies the northeastern three-quarters of a city block bounded by West Franklin Street to the north, Cathedral Street to the east, West Mulberry Street to the south and Park Avenue to the west.
 Located on historic Cathedral Hill, north of the downtown business district, the library is also in the Mount Vernon-Belvedere-Mount Royal neighborhood and cultural/historic district.
 The Cathedral Street Main Library is the flagship of the entire Enoch Pratt Free Library system, now with twenty-two community and regional branches, it was designated the "Maryland State Library Resource Center" by the General Assembly of Maryland in 1971.
Cardiff Central Library (Welsh: "Llyfrgell Ganolog Caerdydd" ), is the main library in the city centre of Cardiff, Wales.
 Four buildings have been named as such, with the newest building opening on 14 March 2009 and officially being opened a few months later on 18 June 2009 by the Manic Street Preachers.
 The first Cardiff library was opened in 1861 as the Cardiff Free Library, later expanded and known as the Cardiff Free Library, Museum and Schools for Science and Art.
Andrew Carnegie ( , but commonly or ; November 25, 1835August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist.
The Kent Free Library is a public Carnegie library located in Kent, Ohio, United States.
 It is part of the Portage Library Consortium, which includes the Portage County Library District and Reed Memorial Library in nearby Ravenna and is a school district library associated with the Kent City School District.
 The library was established in 1892 as the first use of an 1892 Ohio law that allowed municipalities under 5,000 residents to tax residents for library support.
 Initially, the library was housed in a downtown Kent business block.
 Pittsburgh steel industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie offered the then-village of Kent $11,500 for construction of a permanent home for the library in 1901, contingent on a suitable location and voter approval of a tax levy for maintenance.
 Kent voters approved the measure and town namesake Marvin Kent donated the land.
 The library opened at its new location on September 26, 1903.
 The library has undergone several expansions since 1903, with the latest expansion occurring in 2004–06.
 During the 2004–06 expansion, the three previous additions to the original Carnegie library were demolished and a new three-story addition was built in their places while the original Carnegie library was renovated and restored.
 The addition tripled available space to approximately 55000 sqft .
 During construction, the library was housed in Kent's University Plaza shopping center.
 The current building and the renovated Carnegie portion opened on September 26, 2006, 103 years after the Carnegie library first opened.
The Newburgh Free Library serves as the public library for the residents of the Newburgh Enlarged City School District.
 The Newburgh Free Library is the Central Reference Library for the Ramapo-Catskill Library System and is a member of the Newburgh Library Collaborative.
 In fiscal year 2010, the Newburgh Free Library had a collection of over 300,000 print and electronic resources.
The Free Public Library of Petaluma (also Old Carnegie Library, Carnegie Free Library and Petaluma Historical Library and Museum) is a research library and history museum at 20 Fourth Street in Petaluma, Sonoma County, California, US.
 Built in 1904 as a Carnegie Free Library, it was designed by Brainerd Jones as his first major commission before the architect gained regional recognition.
 In the 1970s, it was re-purposed as a research library and historical museum.
 The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Michael Lisicky (born 1964) is an American non-fiction writer, and oboist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
 As a department store historian, Lisicky has given lectures at the New York Public Library, Boston Public Library, Free Library of Philadelphia, Enoch Pratt Free Library, DC Public Library, and the Historical Society of Philadelphia.
 He has appeared on CBS Sunday Morning and his works have appeared in such publications as the Philadelphia Inquirer, Boston Globe, Baltimore Sun, Washington Post, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
 He has contributed to newspaper articles in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Southern Living, and Fortune magazine and served as a historical consultant for the Oscar-nominated movie, Carol.
 As an oboist, Lisicky has been a member of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra since 2003 and was a former member of the Richmond Symphony and the Savannah Symphony.
 He has been featured on numerous recordings, including a chamber music recording with fellow members of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and is a member of the oboe trio Trio La Milpa.
 Lisicky serves as a historian for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and is the author of the Baltimore Symphony's 100th anniversary book.
The Hubbard Free Library is the public library serving Hallowell, Maine and the surrounding communities of Chelsea and Farmingdale.
 Built in 1879-80, it is the oldest library building in Maine built for that purpose.
 It was designed by architect Alexander C. Currier to resemble an English country church.
 Dedicated in 1880 as the Hallowell Library, it was renamed the Hubbard Free Library in 1894, after a $20,000 donation from philanthropist Thomas Hubbard.
 The building is a contributing property in the Hallowell Historic District.

Question: What was the ethnicity of the man who paid for the Kent Free library?
Answer: Scottish-American