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The following list of Carnegie libraries in Mississippi provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Mississippi, where 11 public libraries were built from 10 grants (totaling $145,500) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1904 to 1916. In addition, academic libraries were built at 2 institutions (totaling $90,000). Key{{legend2|#CEF2CE|Building still operating as a library|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
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{{legend2|#E6E6FA|Building contributes to a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}Public libraries | Library | City or
town | Image | Date
granted[1] | Grant
amount[1] | Location | Notes | | 1 | Clarksdale | Clarksdale | 1911|Nov|21}} | $10,000 | 114 Delta Ave. | Still serving original function as Free Public Library | | 2 | Greenwood | Greenwood | | 1911|Sep|29}} | $10,000 | 408 W. Washington St. | Closed in the 1970s | | 3 | Gulfport | Gulfport | 1916|May|15}} | $10,000 | 1300 24th Ave. | Building is currently operating as the Gulfport Galleria of Fine Art a 501(c)(3) organization. | | 4 | Houston | Houston | 1908|Feb|25}} | $6,000 | | {{coord>33|53|47|N|89|00|03|W|name=Houston}} Still serving original function as Free Public Library | | 5 | Jackson | Jackson | | 1911|Jan|31}} | $25,000 | | | | 6 | Meridian Carnegie Library (white) | Meridian | 1904|Dec|2}} | $30,000 | | {{coord>32|21|50|N|88|42|11|W|name=Meridian}} Currently houses the Meridian Museum of Art | | 7 | Meridian Carnegie Library (black) | Meridian | | 1904|Dec|2}} | $8,000 | | | | 8 | Mound Bayou | Mound Bayou | | 1909|Feb|13}} | $4,000 | | Never used as a library building.[2] | | 9 | Okolona | Okolona | | 1914|Mar|11}} | $7,500 | 321 W. Main St. | Still serving original function as Free Public Library | | 10 | Vicksburg | Vicksburg | 1914|Jul|23}} | $25,000 | | {{coord>32|20|53|N|90|52|51|W|name=Vicksburg}} Now houses city offices | | 11 | West Point | West Point | 1913|Jan|31}} | $10,000 | 510 E. Broad St. | Now houses community development organization |
Academic libraries | Institution | Locality | Image | Year
granted[3] | Grant
amount[3] | Location | Notes | | 1 | Millsaps College | Jackson | | 1906|Mar|12}}
{{dts|1923|Nov|22}} | $15,000
$50,000 | 1701 N. State St. | | | 2 | University of Mississippi | University | | 1905|Mar|15}} | $25,000 | | |
Notes1. ^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. ^Anderson, p. 47.
3. ^1 Miller, pp. 38–40
References- {{cite book|last=Anderson|first=Florence|title=Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961|publisher=Carnegie Corporation|location=New York|year=1963|oclc=1282382|ref=Anderson}}
- {{cite book|last=Bobinski|first=George S.|title=Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development|publisher=American Library Association|location=Chicago|year=1969|isbn=0-8389-0022-4|ref=Bobinski}}
- {{cite book|last=Jones|first=Theodore|title=Carnegie Libraries Across America|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|location=New York|year=1997|isbn=0-471-14422-3|ref=Jones}}
- {{cite book|last=Miller|first=Durand R.|title=Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890-1917|publisher=Carnegie Corporation of New York|location=New York|year=1943|oclc=2603611|ref=Miller}}
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 without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.{{Carnegie libraries (US)}} 4 : Lists of Carnegie libraries in the United States by state|Mississippi education-related lists|Carnegie libraries in Mississippi|Lists of buildings and structures in Mississippi |