List of Carnegie libraries in the Caribbean

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This is a list of Carnegie libraries in the Caribbean. Although most of Carnegie's philanthropic efforts were aimed at North America and Europe, a handful of libraries are scattered in other English-speaking areas of the world.

There are six Carnegie libraries in the Caribbean region spanning six countries.

Community Country Image Date
granted[1][2] 		Grant
amount[1][3] 		Location Notes
1 Bridgetown,
(St. Michael) 		Barbados National Library Service of Barbados, Bridgetown-2.jpg Aug 22, 1903 $23,330 Coleridge St. Inscribed as part of UNESCO's historic buildings in Bridgetown and Saint Ann's Garrison area.
2 Castries Saint Lucia May 15, 1916 $10,400
3 Georgetown Guyana Oct 15, 1906 $34,100
4 Kingstown Saint Vincent Oct 15, 1906 $9,825
5 Roseau Dominica Mar 14, 1905 $7,500
6 San Fernando Trinidad STAPP 018 San Fernando Carnegie Free Library (cropped).jpg Sep 25, 1914 $12,200
Total — — — — $97,355 — —

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Anderson, pp. 94–98.
  2. ^ Miller, pp. 21–40.
  3. ^ The amounts listed here were mostly granted in British pounds. In general the conversion rate used by the Carnegie Corporation was £1 = $5.

References[]

  • Anderson, Florence (1963). Carnegie Corporation Library Program, 1911–1961. New York: Carnegie Corporation. OCLC 525904.
  • Miller, Durand R. (1943). Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890–1917. New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York. OCLC 2603611.
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