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.[ 1]
City or locality
State
Image
Date granted[ 2] [ 3]
Grant amount[ 2] [ 4]
Inflation adjusted amount
Location
Notes
1
Hobart
Tasmania
6 Oct 1902
$36,505
$1,285,538
2
Midland Junction
Western Australia
2 Dec 1909
$7,300
$247,551
3
Mildura
Victoria
23 Jun 1906
$9,825
$333,177
4
Northcote
Victoria
13 Mar 1909
$14,610
$495,441
Total
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—
—
—
$68,240
$2,314,094
—
—
Fiji
There is a Carnegie library in Suva , Fiji 's capital, funded by the philanthropist with a $7,300 grant ($238,710 today) on 13 December 1907.[ 2]
Malaysia
There was a Carnegie library in Kota Bharu .[ 5] The library is now called Kelantan Public Library Corporation.
Mauritius
There is a Carnegie library in Curepipe .[ 5]
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. Twenty-five towns and boroughs applied for funding and eighteen libraries were provided in New Zealand. The country had the fourth-highest number of Carnegie libraries, behind the USA, the UK and Canada:[ 1]
Town
Region
Image
Date granted[ 2] [ 3]
Grant amount[ 2] [ 4]
Location
Notes
1
Alexandra
Otago
2 Dec 1909
$3,880
Demolished in 1978[ 6]
2
Balclutha
Otago
2 Apr 1913
$4,870
3
Cambridge
Waikato
14 Dec 1908
$4,870
4
Dannevirke
Manawatū-Whanganui
10 Apr 1906
$9,690
Threatened by demolition as of August 2020[ 7]
5
Dunedin
Otago
19 Sep 1902
$48,700
Moray Place
Dunedin Public Library moved to a new building in 1981.
6
Fairlie
Canterbury
31 Jan 1913
$4,875
7
Gore
Southland
10 Jul 1907
$9,750
14 Hokonui Drive
Eastern Southland Gallery
8
Greymouth
West Coast
5 Oct 1904
$10,967
Destroyed by arson in 1947[ 6]
9
Hamilton
Waikato
23 Apr 1906
$9,720
354 Victoria Street
Opened 27 February 1908; demolished in 1960[ 6]
10
Hastings
Hawke's Bay
29 May 1905
$12,175
Opened in 1907; demolished in 1931[ 6]
11
Hokitika
West Coast
20 Jun 1905
$12,175
Hokitika Museum
12
Levin
Manawatū-Whanganui
28 Sep 1909
$7,290
Demolished in 1965[ 6]
13
Marton
Manawatū-Whanganui
23 Jul 1914
$6,075
14
New Plymouth
Taranaki
13 Feb 1906
$12,150
Demolished in 1957[ 6]
15
Onehunga
Auckland
15 Jul 1909
$9,720
16
Thames
Waikato
7 Jan 1904
$9,760
In 2014 the library was restored and extended to provide archive and genealogy facilities for the Thames Coromandel area[ 8]
17
Timaru
Canterbury
14 Jun 1906
$21,010
18
Westport
West Coast
10 Sep 1903
$9,720
Lyndhurst Street
The library moved to a new building in 2003[ 9]
Total
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—
—
—
$207,397
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—
Notes
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 .