List of Carnegie libraries in the Caribbean

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 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 Sep 25, 1914 $12,200
Total — — — — $97,355 — —

Notes
  1. 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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