List of Carnegie libraries in the Caribbean information
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
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$97,355
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^ abAnderson, pp. 94–98.
^Miller, pp. 21–40.
^The 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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