The following list of Carnegie libraries in Georgia provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Georgia, where 24 public libraries were built from 20 grants (totaling $503,756) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1898 to 1914. In addition, academic libraries were built at five institutions (totaling $110,000).
| Library | City or town | Image | Date granted[1] | Grant amount[2] | Location | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | Albany | Albany | $10,700 | 215 N. Jackson St. | NRHP #82002404 | ||||
| align=center | 2 | Americus | Americus | $20,000 | 111 S. Jackson St. | |||||
| align=center | 3 | Atlanta Main Branch | Atlanta | $202,000 | 126 Carnegie Way, NW | The ninth library to in the US to receive a grant from Carnegie and the second after Pittsburgh to have multiple branches commissioned. Demolished in 1977 | ||||
| align=center | 4 | Atlanta South Branch | Atlanta | — | ||||||
| align=center | 5 | Atlanta Ann Wallace Branch | Atlanta | — | 523 Luckie St. NW | Now a bank | ||||
| align=center | 6 | Atlanta Auburn Ave. Branch | Atlanta | — | 333 Auburn Ave. NE | Colored branch during segregation, open 1921–1949. Demolished in 1960 | ||||
| align=center | 7 | Barnesville | Barnesville | $10,000 | 1 Library St. | NRHP #86003684 | ||||
| align=center | 8 | Boston | Boston | $6,000 | 250 S Main Street | A contributing property to NRHP #07000375 | ||||
| align=center | 9 | Columbus | Columbus | $30,000 | ||||||
| align=center | 10 | Cordele | Cordele | $17,556 | 115 E 11th Ave | |||||
| align=center | 11 | Cuthbert | Cuthbert | $7,000 | 122 Lumpkin Street | Randolph County Chamber of Commerce[3] | ||||
| align=center | 12 | Dawson | Dawson | $10,000 | 334 Main St. NE | Events facility for Terrell County Historic Preservation Society[4] | ||||
| align=center | 13 | Dublin | Dublin | $10,000 | 311 Academy Ave. | NRHP #75000599 | ||||
| align=center | 14 | Eatonton | Eatonton | $6,000 | 309 N. Madison Ave. | |||||
| align=center | 15 | Fitzgerald | Fitzgerald | $12,500 | 120 S. Lee Street | Now The Carnegie Center[5] | ||||
| align=center | 16 | Lavonia | Lavonia | $5,000 | 28 Hartwell Rd. | Established in 1911, the one-story Renaissance Revival-style building is important as a local landmark and has continued to be used as a library throughout its history [6] | ||||
| align=center | 17 | Montezuma | Montezuma | $10,000 | 109 North Dooly St. | Now Macon County Chamber of Commerce and Development Authority | ||||
| align=center | 18 | Moultrie | Moultrie | $10,000 | 39 N. Main St. | |||||
| align=center | 19 | Newnan | Newnan | $10,000 | 1 LaGrange St. | Cornerstone date 1903. An original Carnegie Library still operating as a public library. | ||||
| align=center | 20 | Pelham | Pelham | $10,000 | 200 Hand Ave. W. | |||||
| align=center | 21 | Rome | Rome | $15,000 | 607 Broad Street[7] | Now the Rome-Floyd County Development Services offices, Downtown Development Authority, and City of Rome HR. | ||||
| align=center | 22 | Savannah Main Branch | Savannah | $87,000 | 2002 Bull St. | |||||
| align=center | 23 | Savannah Carnegie B. Branch | Savannah | $12,000 | 537 E. Henry St. | Was known as "Carnegie Colored Public Library" It served the African American community from August 1914 to 1962. In 1963 the library joined the Savannah Public Library System.[8] | ||||
| align=center | 24 | Valdosta | Valdosta | $15,000 | 305 W. Central Avenue | Now the Lowndes County Historical Society and Museum[9] NRHP #84001120 |
| Institution | Locality | Image | Year granted | Grant amount | Location | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | Agnes Scott College | Decatur | align=right | $25,000 | Demolished in 1986 | |||||
| align=center | 2 | Atlanta University | Atlanta | align=right | $25,000 | ||||||
| align=center | 3 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta | align=right | $20,000 | Originally known as the Carnegie Library, now known as the Carnegie Building. Served as school's library until 1953. Now used for office space. | |||||
| align=center | 4 | Carnegie Library Building at the former Georgia State Normal School | Athens | align=right | $20,000 | 1401 Prince Ave. | NRHP #75000577; now a part of the University of Georgia library system | ||||
| align=center | 5 | Mercer University | Macon | align=right | $20,000 | Now the Hardman Fine Arts Building |
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. Reader discretion is advised.