List of Carnegie libraries in Puerto Rico explained

The following list of Carnegie libraries in Puerto Rico provides detailed information on the United States Carnegie library in Puerto Rico, where one library was built from one grant (totaling $100,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York in 1916.

References

• Book: Bobinski, George S.. Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. American Library Association. Chicago. 1969. 0-8389-0022-4. Bobinski.
• Book: Jones, Theodore. Carnegie Libraries Across America. John Wiley & Sons. New York. 1997. 0-471-14422-3. Jones.

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.

Notes and References

1. At various times, Bobinski and Jones disagree on these numbers. In these cases, Jones' numbers have been used due to both a more recent publication date and a more detailed gazetteer of branch libraries, which are often where the discrepancies occur.
2. Web site: Biblioteca Carnegie. 2015-07-20.