List of Carnegie libraries in Alabama

Anniston
Avondale
Ensley
West End
Bessemer
Eufaula
Gadsden
Huntsville
Montgomery
Selma
Talladega
Troy
Union Springs 
Alabama Carnegie libraries

The following list of Carnegie libraries in Alabama provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Alabama, where 14 public libraries were built from 14 grants (totaling $195,800) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1901 to 1916. In addition, academic libraries were built at 5 institutions (totaling $94,040).

Key

      Building still operating as a library
      Building standing, but now serving another purpose
      Building no longer standing


Public libraries

Library City or
town		 Image Date
granted		 Grant
amount		 Location Notes
1 Anniston Anniston May 15, 1916 $20,000 Wilmer Ave. & E 10th St.
33°39′25.92″N 85°49′42.27″W / 33.6572000°N 85.8284083°W		 Open 1918–1965
2 Avondale Avondale Dec 13, 1907 $10,000 Open 1908–1961
3 Bessemer Bessemer Feb 13, 1906 $10,000 321 18th St. N
33°24′8.22″N 86°57′16.86″W / 33.4022833°N 86.9546833°W
4 Decatur Decatur Feb 12, 1903 $12,000 207 Church St. NE
34°36′45.11″N 86°58′55.2″W / 34.6125306°N 86.982000°W
5 Ensley Ensley Mar 25, 1905 $10,000 Corner of Avenue H and 18th St. Open 1906–1955
6 Eufaula Eufaula Feb 2, 1903 $10,000 217 N Eufaula Ave.
31°53′48.47″N 85°8′44.35″W / 31.8967972°N 85.1456528°W
7 Gadsden Gadsden Nov 18, 1903 $10,000 701 Forrest Ave.
34°1′21.17″N 86°2′43.65″W / 34.0225472°N 86.0454583°W		 Open 1906–1964
8 Huntsville Huntsville May 8, 1914 $12,500 Open 1916–1966
9 Montgomery Montgomery Feb 13, 1901 $50,000 100 S Lawrence St.
32°22′36.71″N 86°18′22.44″W / 32.3768639°N 86.3062333°W
10 Selma Selma Apr 13, 1903 $11,800 912 Selma Avenue
32°24′29.55″N 87°1′18.55″W / 32.4082083°N 87.0218194°W
11 Talladega Talladega Feb 13, 1906 $12,500 200 South St. E
33°26′1.63″N 86°5′59.4″W / 33.4337861°N 86.099833°W
12 Troy Troy Apr 6, 1908 $10,000 306 E Academy St.
31°48′35.82″N 85°58′8.8″W / 31.8099500°N 85.969111°W
13 Union Springs Union Springs Jan 6, 1911 $7,000 103 Prairie St. N
32°8′28.54″N 85°42′57.98″W / 32.1412611°N 85.7161056°W
14 West End West End Feb 1, 1909 $10,000 Tuscaloosa Ave. SW & 13th St. SW
33°29′36.94″N 86°51′12.72″W / 33.4935944°N 86.8535333°W		 Open 1912–1962

Academic libraries

Institution City or
town		 Image Date
granted[1]		 Grant
amount[1]		 Location Notes
1 Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University Normal Mar 10, 1904 $16,540 Buchanan Way
34°47′5.07″N 86°34′9.75″W / 34.7847417°N 86.5693750°W
2 Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn Mar 27, 1905 $30,000 W. Thatch Avenue
32°36′13.86″N 85°29′1.16″W / 32.6038500°N 85.4836556°W		 Now Martin Hall, houses offices
3 Judson College Marion Mar 12, 1906 $12,500 Now Bean Hall, houses Alabama Women's Hall of Fame
4 Talladega College Talladega Jan 16, 1904 $15,000 Burned in 1963
5 Tuskegee University Tuskegee Dec 20, 1900 $20,000 Open 1901–1932, now houses offices

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Miller, pp. 38–40

References

Note: The above references, while all authoritative, are not entirely mutually consistent. Some details of this list may have been drawn from one of the references (usually Jones) without support from the others.