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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 areas of the world.

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grantedAnderson, pp. 94–98.Miller, pp. 21–40.

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amountThe amounts listed here were mostly granted in British pounds. In general the conversion rate used by the Carnegie Corporation was £1 = $5.

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| Bridgetown,
(St. Michael)

| Barbados

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| {{dts|1903|Aug|22}}

| align=right| $23,330

| Coleridge St.

| UNESCO listed main branch of the National Library Service of Barbados

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| Roseau

| Dominica

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| {{dts|1905|Mar|14}}

| align=right| $7,500

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| Georgetown

| Guyana

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| {{dts|1906|Oct|15}}

| align=right| $34,100

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| San Juan

| Puerto Rico

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| c. 1914

| align=right| $100,000

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| Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Biblioteca Carnegie

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|align=center | 5

| Castries

| Saint Lucia

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| {{dts|1916|May|15}}

| align=right| $10,400

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| Kingstown

| Saint Vincent

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| {{dts|1906|Oct|15}}

| align=right| $9,825

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| Carapichaima

| Trinidad and Tobago

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| c. 1919

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| Now the Indian Caribbean Museum of Trinidad and Tobago

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| San Fernando

| Trinidad and Tobago

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| {{dts|1914|Sep|25}}

| align=right| $12,200

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| Site of the 1921 meeting requesting elected representation

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| align=right | $197,355

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Notes

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References

  • {{cite book|last=Anderson|first=Florence|title=Carnegie Corporation Library Program, 1911–1961|publisher=Carnegie Corporation|location=New York|year=1963|oclc=525904|ref=Anderson}}
  • {{cite book|last=Miller|first=Durand R.|title=Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890–1917|publisher=Carnegie Corporation of New York|location=New York|year=1943|oclc=2603611|ref=Miller}}

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