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Lists Of Carnegie Libraries
{{short description, None This is a list of Carnegie libraries. * List of Carnegie libraries in the United States * List of Carnegie libraries in Canada *List of Carnegie libraries in Europe This is an incomplete list of Carnegie libraries in Europe. Belgium A Carnegie library was built in the 1920s for the University of Leuven to replace a building destroyed in the First World War. Funding came from the Carnegie Endowment ... * List of Carnegie libraries in Africa * List of Carnegie libraries in the Caribbean * List of Carnegie libraries in Oceania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Carnegie Libraries In The United States
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List Of Carnegie Libraries In Canada
There are a total of 125 public Carnegie libraries in Canada. Of these, the vast majority (111) were built in Ontario. They were constructed and opened from 1903 to 1922. Place names as they were during the grant period are used. In a few cases, Carnegie made multiple donations. An attempt is made to note these and sum the total amount. In addition, one academic library was built for Victoria University in the University of Toronto by architect Henry Sproatt, from a $50,000 grant awarded April 16, 1906. __NOTOC__ Alphabetical listing References Further reading * * {{Carnegie libraries * Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ... Carnegie libraries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Carnegie Libraries In Europe
This is an incomplete list of Carnegie libraries in Europe. Belgium A Carnegie library was built in the 1920s for the University of Leuven to replace a building destroyed in the First World War. Funding came from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, which also built libraries in the war-damaged cities of Rheims and Belgrade. The architect of the Leuven library was Whitney Warren. Although the architect was American, he employed a Flemish style for this commission. His building in turn suffered severe damage in the Second World War, but has been restored. (''For more details of this library, see Catholic University of Leuven.'') France The Carnegie library of Reims is the single Carnegie library in France. Reims was devastated in the First World War and the losses included library accommodation in the town-hall. The provision of a new library was conceived as a contribution to the city's reconstruction. Reims was one of three "front-line" cities to be giv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 The Carnegie Corporation of New York is a philanthropic fund established by Andrew Carnegie in 1911 to support education programs across the United States, and later the world. Carnegie Corporation has endowed or otherwise helped to establis ... continues to fund library investments in nearly a dozen countries in Africa to this day; however, no buildings have been granted since 1917. Notes References * * {{Carnegie libraries Carnegie libraries Africa Carnegie libraries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Notes References * * {{North America topic, List of Carnegie libraries in Carnegie libraries Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ... Carnegie libraries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Carnegie Libraries In Oceania
This is a list of Carnegie libraries in 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. New Zealand, with 18 Carnegie libraries, received the fourth-most libraries of any country. Australia Carnegie financed four libraries in Australia. Fiji There is a Carnegie library in Suva, Fiji's capital, funded by the philanthropist with a $7,300 grant ($ today) on 13 December 1907. Malaysia There was a Carnegie library in Kota Bharu. The library is now called Kelantan Public Library Corporation. Mauritius There is a Carnegie library in Curepipe. New Zealand The money for Carnegie libraries in the '' Dominions'' (the contemporary term used for former colonies such as Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
