List of Carnegie libraries in Africa

This is a list of Carnegie libraries in Africa . 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.

The vast majority of the Carnegie libraries in Africa were concentrated in South Africa. The Carnegie Corporation of New York continues to fund library investments in nearly a dozen countries in Africa to this day; however, no buildings have been granted since 1917.

	Community	Country	Image	Date granted [1] [2]	Grant amount [1] [3]	Location	Notes
1	Curepipe	Mauritius		Feb 26, 1914	$8,765
2	Victoria	Seychelles		Aug 6, 1907	$9,740
3	Barberton	South Africa		Dec 22, 1911	$4,385
4	Benoni	South Africa		Dec 8, 1913	$13,330
5	Germiston	South Africa		Mar 16, 1915	$26,470		Currently used as a restaurant
6	Harrismith	South Africa		Nov 14, 1907	$9,825
7	Hopetown	South Africa		Mar 21, 1908	$4,850
8	Krugersdorp	South Africa		May 3, 1917	$15,840
9	Moorreesburg	South Africa		Aug 21, 1911	$7,290	On Church Street, between the Dutch Reformed Church and Townhall.	Currently used as a tourist information bureau for visitors to the town.
10	Muizenberg	South Africa		Jun 25, 1909	$7,800	Main Road	Became a police station, now a police museum
11	Newcastle	South Africa		Dec 8, 1913	$7,290
12	Potchefstroom	South Africa		Apr 30, 1912	$12,175
13	Standerton	South Africa		Dec 22, 1911	$7,300
14	Vryheid	South Africa		Oct 15, 1906	$7,300
Total	—	—	—	—	$142,360	—	—

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.