List of Carnegie libraries in Mississippi

The following list of Carnegie libraries in Mississippi provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Mississippi, where 11 public libraries were built from 10 grants (totaling $145,500) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1904 to 1916. In addition, academic libraries were built at 2 institutions (totaling $90,000).

Key

  Building still operating as a library
  Building standing, but now serving another purpose
  Building no longer standing
  Building listed on the National Register of Historic Places
  Building contributes to a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places

Public libraries

	Library	City or town	Image	Date granted [1]	Grant amount [1]	Location	Notes
1	Clarksdale	Clarksdale		Nov 21, 1911	$10,000	114 Delta Ave.	Still serving original function as Free Public Library
2	Greenwood	Greenwood		Sep 29, 1911	$10,000	408 W. Washington St.	Closed in the 1970s
3	Gulfport	Gulfport		May 15, 1916	$10,000	1300 24th Ave.	Building is currently operating as the Gulfport Galleria of Fine Art a 501(c)(3) organization.
4	Houston	Houston		Feb 25, 1908	$6,000	105 W. Madison St. 33°53′47″N89°00′03″W / 33.89639°N 89.00083°W / 33.89639; -89.00083 (Houston)	Still serving original function as Free Public Library
5	Jackson	Jackson		Jan 31, 1911	$25,000
6	Meridian Carnegie Library (white)	Meridian		Dec 2, 1904	$30,000	628 25th Ave. 32°21′50″N88°42′11″W / 32.36389°N 88.70306°W / 32.36389; -88.70306 (Meridian)	Currently houses the Meridian Museum of Art
7	Meridian Carnegie Library (black)	Meridian		Dec 2, 1904	$8,000	2721 13th St. 32°22′10″N88°42′23″W / 32.36944°N 88.70639°W / 32.36944; -88.70639 (Meridian 13th St.)	Open 1913–1974, demolished 2008
8	Mound Bayou	Mound Bayou		Feb 13, 1909	$4,000		Never used as a library building. [2]
9	Okolona	Okolona		Mar 11, 1914	$7,500	321 W. Main St.	Still serving original function as Free Public Library
10	Vicksburg	Vicksburg		Jul 23, 1914	$25,000	819 South St. 32°20′53″N90°52′51″W / 32.34806°N 90.88083°W / 32.34806; -90.88083 (Vicksburg)	Now houses city offices
11	West Point	West Point		Jan 31, 1913	$10,000	510 E. Broad St.	Now houses community development organization

Academic libraries

	Institution	Locality	Image	Year granted [3]	Grant amount [3]	Location	Notes
1	Millsaps College	Jackson		Mar 12, 1906 Nov 22, 1923	$15,000 $50,000	1701 N. State St.
2	University of Mississippi	University		Mar 15, 1905	$25,000		Built in 1911, now called Bryant Hall. A contributing property to Lyceum–The Circle Historic District

Notes

1. At various times, Bobinski and Jones disagree on these numbers. In these cases, Jones' numbers have been used due to both a more recent publication date and a more detailed gazetteer of branch libraries, which are often where the discrepancies occur.
2. Anderson, p. 47.
3. Miller, pp. 38–40

References

• Anderson, Florence (1963). Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961. New York: Carnegie Corporation. OCLC   1282382.
• Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN   0-8389-0022-4.
• Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN   0-471-14422-3.
• Miller, Durand R. (1943). Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890-1917. New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York. OCLC   2603611.

Note: The above references, while all authoritative, are not entirely mutually consistent. Some details of this list may have been drawn from one of the references without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.