List of Carnegie libraries in Africa, the Caribbean, and Oceania

This is a list of Carnegie libraries in Africa, the Caribbean, and Oceania. 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.

Africa

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
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	—	—

Caribbean

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.	Enscribed 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	—	—

Oceania

Australia

	City or locality	State	Image	Date granted[1][2]	Grant amount[1][3]	Inflation adjusted amount	Location	Notes
1	Hobart	Tasmania		Oct 6, 1902	$36,505	$1,000,097
2	Midland Junction	Western Australia		Dec 2, 1909	$7,300	$192,585
3	Mildura	Victoria		Jun 23, 1906	$9,825	$259,198
4	Northcote	Victoria		Mar 13, 1909	$14,610	$385,433
Total	—	—	—	—	$68,240	$1,800,272	—	—

Fiji

There is a single Carnegie library in Suva, Fiji's capital, funded by the philanthropist with a $7,300 grant ($185,707 today) on December 13, 1907.^[1]

New Zealand

The money for Carnegie libraries in the Dominions (the contemporary term used for former colonies such as Australia, New Zealand and South Africa within the British Empire) was administered from New York. Eighteen libraries were provided in New Zealand. The table below details the libraries.

	Town	Region	Image	Date granted[1][2]	Grant amount[1][3]	Location	Notes
1	Alexandra	Otago		Dec 2, 1909	$3,880
2	Balclutha	Otago		Apr 2, 1913	$4,870
3	Cambridge	Waikato		Dec 14, 1908	$4,870
4	Dannevirke	Manawatu-Wanganui		Apr 10, 1906	$9,690
5	Dunedin	Otago		Sep 19, 1902	$48,700	Moray Place	Dunedin Public Library moved to a new building in 1981.
6	Fairlie	Canterbury		Jan 31, 1913	$4,875
7	Gore	Southland		Jul 10, 1907	$9,750
8	Greymouth	West Coast		Oct 5, 1904	$10,967
9	Hamilton	Waikato		Apr 23, 1906	$9,720
10	Hastings	Hawke's Bay		May 29, 1905	$12,175
11	Hokitika	West Coast		Jun 20, 1905	$12,175
12	Levin	Manawatu-Wanganui		Sep 28, 1909	$7,290
13	Marton	Manawatu-Wanganui		Jul 23, 1914	$6,075
14	New Plymouth	Taranaki		Feb 13, 1906	$12,150
15	Onehunga	Auckland		Jul 15, 1909	$9,720
16	Thames	Waikato		Jan 7, 1904	$9,760
17	Timaru	Canterbury		Jun 14, 1906	$21,010
18	Westport	West Coast		Sep 10, 1903	$9,720
Total	—	—	—	—	$207,397	—	—

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.