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.