Carnegie Library

[Top-of-the-hill]

   I have just found a reference to a Carnegie Library being set up in a local village in 1923. Books "may be obtained free every Monday evening". I have not heard of this before, and looking on line only brings up big city libraries. Any thoughts please?

[Erato]

Carnegie provided funds for hundreds of libraries in the United States, Britain and Europe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Carnegie_libraries_in_the_United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Carnegie_libraries_in_Europe

[mckha489]

And many in NZ too

[Top-of-the-hill]

    I have just trawled the local papers for the 1920s, and have come to the conclusion that this was a joint operation between County Councils and the Carnegie trust, which was later taken over here by Kent Education Committee. Under the earlier scheme, the village had to apply to become part of it, and the County supplied a box of books. Presumably Carnegie funded it.