List of Carnegie libraries in Canada

There are a total of 125 public Carnegie libraries in Canada. Of these, the vast majority (111) were built in Ontario. They were constructed and opened from 1903 to 1922. Place names as they were during the grant period are used. In a few cases, Carnegie made multiple donations. An attempt is made to note these and sum the total amount. In addition, one academic library was built for Victoria University in the University of Toronto by architect Henry Sproatt,[1] from a $50,000 grant awarded April 16, 1906.

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Amherstburg Public Library  | Amherstburg | Ontario | April 8, 1911 | 10,000  | 1913 | 232 Sandwich St.
42°06′11″N 83°06′34″W﻿ / ﻿42.103056°N 83.109392°W﻿ / 42.103056; -83.109392﻿ (Amherstburg Public Library) | by architect Charles Howard Crane[5]
Aylmer Public Library  | Aylmer | Ontario | November 21, 1911 | 8,000  | 1913 | Centre St. and Sydenham St.
42°46′20″N 80°59′04″W﻿ / ﻿42.772122°N 80.984354°W﻿ / 42.772122; -80.984354﻿ (Aylmer Public Library) |

* by architect William Austin Mahoney[6]
* Closed around 1979.[7]

Ayr Public Library  | Ayr | Ontario | December 24, 1909 | 5,200  | October 31, 1911[8] | 92 Stanley St.
43°17′09″N 80°27′00″W﻿ / ﻿43.285780°N 80.449888°W﻿ / 43.285780; -80.449888﻿ (Ayr Public Library) |

* by architect William Edward Binning[9]
* Closed in 2004; a new library was built nearby.

Barrie Public Library | Barrie | Ontario | July 23, 1914 | 15,000  | June 1917[10] | 37 Mulcaster St.
44°23′25″N 79°41′07″W﻿ / ﻿44.390258°N 79.685362°W﻿ / 44.390258; -79.685362﻿ (Barrie Public Library) |

* by architect Alfred Hirschfelder Chapman[11]
* Closed in 1996, this building is now the MacLaren Arts Centre.

Beaverton Public Library  | Beaverton | Ontario | April 28, 1910 | 7,000  | December 5, 1913[12] | 401 Simcoe St.
44°25′45″N 79°09′10″W﻿ / ﻿44.429055°N 79.152703°W﻿ / 44.429055; -79.152703﻿ (Beaverton Public Library) | by architect William Edward Binning[9]
Berlin Public Library | Berlin | Ontario | March 14, 1902 | 40,900  | January 8, 1904[13] | Queen St. and Weber St.
43°27′07″N 80°29′15″W﻿ / ﻿43.451948°N 80.487503°W﻿ / 43.451948; -80.487503﻿ (Berlin Public Library) |

* by architect Charles Knechtel [14]
* Building demolished in 1962.

Bracebridge Public Library  | Bracebridge | Ontario | March 24, 1906 | 10,000  | January 1908[15] | 94 Manitoba St.
45°02′30″N 79°18′43″W﻿ / ﻿45.041753°N 79.311901°W﻿ / 45.041753; -79.311901﻿ (Bracebridge Public Library) | by architect George Martel Miller[16]
Brampton Public Library | Brampton | Ontario | April 11, 1902 | 12,500  | 1907 | 55 Queen St. E
43°41′14″N 79°45′31″W﻿ / ﻿43.6871°N 79.758517°W﻿ / 43.6871; -79.758517﻿ (Brampton Public Library) |

* by architect Alexander Frank Wickson[17]
* Closed in 1974; designated as a heritage building in 1982.

Brantford Public Library | Brantford | Ontario | April 11, 1902 | 48,000[18] | July 4, 1904[19] | 73 George St.
43°08′27″N 80°15′45″W﻿ / ﻿43.140883°N 80.262456°W﻿ / 43.140883; -80.262456﻿ (Brantford Public Library) | Closed in the 1990s, now home to the Brantford campus of Wilfrid Laurier University.
Brockville Public Library | Brockville | Ontario | April 13, 1903 | 17,500  | August 13, 1904[20] | 23 Buell St.
44°35′22″N 75°41′12″W﻿ / ﻿44.589384°N 75.686768°W﻿ / 44.589384; -75.686768﻿ (Brockville Public Library) |

* by architect Benjamin Dillon [21]

Brussels Public Library  | Brussels | Ontario | March 13, 1909 | 7,000  | January 14, 1910[22] | 402 Turnberry St.
43°44′36″N 81°15′02″W﻿ / ﻿43.743353°N 81.250428°W﻿ / 43.743353; -81.250428﻿ (Brussels Public Library) |

* by architect William J Ireland [23]

Calgary Public Library | Calgary | Alberta |  | 80,000  | January 2, 1912 | 1221 2nd St. SW
51°02′26″N 114°04′06″W﻿ / ﻿51.040603°N 114.068351°W﻿ / 51.040603; -114.068351﻿ (Calgary Public Library) | Known as Memorial Park Library since 1977.
Campbellford Public Library  | Campbellford | Ontario | January 6, 1911 | 8,000  | November 1912 | 98 Bridge St. E
44°18′29″N 77°47′42″W﻿ / ﻿44.308068°N 77.794994°W﻿ / 44.308068; -77.794994﻿ (Brussels Public Library) | by architect William Austin Mahoney [6]
Chatham Public Library  | Chatham | Ontario | February 13, 1902 | 19,000  | September 14, 1903 |  | The first Carnegie library opened in Canada. Destroyed by 1983.
Clinton Public Library | Clinton | Ontario | January 6, 1915 | 4,900  | 1905 | 23 Albert St.
43°37′05″N 81°32′22″W﻿ / ﻿43.618066°N 81.539583°W﻿ / 43.618066; -81.539583﻿ (Clinton Public Library) | The Clinton library is the only Carnegie library in Canada which was funded as an addition to an existing building, which was built in 1900.[24]
Collingwood Public Library  | Collingwood | Ontario | August 16, 1901 | 14,500  | 1904 | Maple St. and Second St.
44°30′02″N 80°13′12″W﻿ / ﻿44.500591°N 80.220087°W﻿ / 44.500591; -80.220087﻿ (Collingwood Public Library) |

* by architect William Stewart[25]
* Destroyed by fire in 1963.[26]

Cornwall Public Library  | Cornwall | Ontario | December 21, 1901 | 8,000  | 1903 | Second St. and Sydney St.
45°01′08″N 74°43′36″W﻿ / ﻿45.018924°N 74.726613°W﻿ / 45.018924; -74.726613﻿ (Cornwall Public Library) | Demolished in 1956.
Dawson City Public Library  | Dawson City | Yukon | 1902 | 25,000  | August 16, 1904[27] | Queen St. and 4th Ave.
64°03′38″N 139°25′50″W﻿ / ﻿64.060605°N 139.430481°W﻿ / 64.060605; -139.430481﻿ (Dawson City Public Library) |

* By architect Robert Moncrieff [28]
* By 1920, the population was too small to support the library, which had been extensively damaged by fire and water. This was the northernmost Carnegie library ever built. It has been a Freemason hall since the 1930s.[29]

Dresden Public Library  | Dresden | Ontario | November 27, 1906 | 8,000  | 1913[30] | 187 Brown St.
42°35′24″N 82°10′50″W﻿ / ﻿42.589871°N 82.180672°W﻿ / 42.589871; -82.180672﻿ (Dresden Public Library) | * by architect Arthur M Piper[31]

This is the only remaining Carnegie building in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent still operating as a library. It was built in 1913 with a donation of $8,000 received from Andrew Carnegie in 1906. In the 1980s the building was designated an historic site under the Ontario Heritage Act. It remained unchanged for many years until after the amalgamation of the County of Kent and City of Chatham. In 2000, the townspeople of Dresden celebrated the grand opening of the refurbished library.[32]

Dundas Public Library | Dundas | Ontario | December 30, 1904 | 12,000  | 1910[33] | 10 King St. W
43°15′58″N 79°57′17″W﻿ / ﻿43.266033°N 79.954691°W﻿ / 43.266033; -79.954691﻿ (Dundas Public Library) |

* by architect Alfred Hirschfelder Chapman[11]
* Closed in 1979, this building is now home to the Dundas Art & Craft Organization.[33]

Durham Public Library  | Durham | Ontario | January 6, 1911 | 8,000  | July 1912[30] | 240 Garafraxa St. N
44°10′49″N 80°49′10″W﻿ / ﻿44.180166°N 80.819536°W﻿ / 44.180166; -80.819536﻿ (Durham Public Library) | by architect William Austin Mahoney [6]
Edmonton Public Library | Edmonton | Alberta | 1913[34] | 75,000  | August 30, 1923 | MacDonald Dr. west of 100th St.
53°32′25″N 113°29′27″W﻿ / ﻿53.540278°N 113.490833°W﻿ / 53.540278; -113.490833﻿ (Edmonton Public Library) | The building was demolished in 1969; AGT Tower was erected on the former library's site.
Elmira Public Library  | Elmira | Ontario | March 18, 1911 | 7,000  | December 26, 1913 | 65 Arthur St. S
43°35′49″N 80°33′31″W﻿ / ﻿43.597068°N 80.558674°W﻿ / 43.597068; -80.558674﻿ (Elmira Public Library) | by architect William Austin Mahoney [6]
Elora Public Library  | Elora | Ontario | March 23, 1909 | 6,400  | 1909 | 144 Geddes St.
43°41′02″N 80°25′51″W﻿ / ﻿43.683886°N 80.430897°W﻿ / 43.683886; -80.430897﻿ (Elora Public Library) |
Essex Public Library  | Essex | Ontario | January 6, 1911 | 6,000  |  | 18 Gordon Ave.
42°10′29″N 82°49′15″W﻿ / ﻿42.174616°N 82.820791°W﻿ / 42.174616; -82.820791﻿ (Essex Public Library) |

* by architect James Carlisle Pennington[35]
* Now home to the Essex and Community Historical Research Society.

Exeter Public Library  | Exeter | Ontario | January 2, 1913 | 8,000  | 1915 | Main St. and Sanders St.
43°20′50″N 81°28′50″W﻿ / ﻿43.347270°N 81.480577°W﻿ / 43.347270; -81.480577﻿ (Exeter Public Library) |

* by architect William Austin Mahoney [6]
* A newer library was built in 2002.[36]

Fergus Public Library  | Fergus | Ontario | January 29, 1908 | 7,000  | 1910 | 190 Saint Andrew St. W
43°42′18″N 80°22′43″W﻿ / ﻿43.704951°N 80.378522°W﻿ / 43.704951; -80.378522﻿ (Fergus Public Library) | by architect William Austin Mahoney [6]
Forest Public Library  | Forest | Ontario | May 16, 1911 | 5,000  | 1912[37] |  | by architect William Austin Mahoney.[6] Closed in 1986.
Fort Frances Public Library  | Fort Frances | Ontario | May 8, 1914 | 10,000  | January 15, 1915[38] | 363 Church St.
48°36′32″N 93°23′37″W﻿ / ﻿48.608761°N 93.393739°W﻿ / 48.608761; -93.393739﻿ (Fort Frances Public Library) | by architect William Austin Mahoney [6]
Fort William (Thunder Bay) Public Library | Fort William | Ontario | November 20, 1908 | 50,000  | 1912[39] | 216 Brodie St. S
48°22′54″N 89°14′48″W﻿ / ﻿48.381634°N 89.246629°W﻿ / 48.381634; -89.246629﻿ (Fort William Public Library) |
Galt (Cambridge) Public Library  | Cambridge | Ontario | April 11, 1902 | 23,000  | 1903 | 34 Water St. N
43°21′37″N 80°18′55″W﻿ / ﻿43.360389°N 80.315327°W﻿ / 43.360389; -80.315327﻿ (Galt Public Library) |

* by architect Frederick William Mellish[40]
* Closed in 1969 and now owned by a private company.

Glencoe Public Library  | Glencoe | Ontario | November 11, 1914 | 5,000  | 1923 | Main St.
42°44′51″N 81°42′37″W﻿ / ﻿42.747486°N 81.710371°W﻿ / 42.747486; -81.710371﻿ (Glencoe Public Library) | Closed in 1993.
Goderich Public Library | Goderich | Ontario | March 14, 1902 | 10,000  | March 3, 1905[30] | 52 Montreal St.
43°44′29″N 81°42′49″W﻿ / ﻿43.741402°N 81.713564°W﻿ / 43.741402; -81.713564﻿ (Goderich Public Library) |

* by architect Joseph Ades Fowler[41]

Grand Valley Public Library  | Grand Valley | Ontario | February 13, 1909 | 7,500  | May 1, 1913[42] | 4 Amaranth St. E
43°53′58″N 80°18′49″W﻿ / ﻿43.899424°N 80.313532°W﻿ / 43.899424; -80.313532﻿ (Grand Valley Public Library) |

* by architect George Gray[43]
* This building was completely destroyed by a tornado in 1985.[42] A new library was subsequently built in its place.

Gravenhurst Public Library  | Gravenhurst | Ontario | March 24, 1906 | 7,000  | 1923 | 275 Muskoka Rd. S
44°55′06″N 79°22′24″W﻿ / ﻿44.918330°N 79.373426°W﻿ / 44.918330; -79.373426﻿ (Gravenhurst Public Library) | Closed in 2000, this building is now the Carnegie Arts Centre.
Grimsby Public Library  | Grimsby | Ontario | January 6, 1911 | 8,000  | 1912 | 25 Adelaide St.
43°11′40″N 79°33′34″W﻿ / ﻿43.194536°N 79.559408°W﻿ / 43.194536; -79.559408﻿ (Grimsby Public Library) |

* by architect Arthur Edwin Nicholson [44]
* Now used as the Grimsby Archives.

Guelph Public Library  | Guelph | Ontario | October 17, 1901 | 14,500  | 1904 | 100 Norfolk St.
43°32′44″N 80°15′09″W﻿ / ﻿43.545441°N 80.2524°W﻿ / 43.545441; -80.2524﻿ (Guelph Public Library) |

* by architect William Frye Colwill[45]
* Demolished in 1964 for new library.

Hamilton Public Library | Hamilton | Ontario | March 23, 1909 | 100,000  | May 5, 1913[46] | 55 Main St. W
43°15′21″N 79°52′18″W﻿ / ﻿43.255897°N 79.871738°W﻿ / 43.255897; -79.871738﻿ (Hamilton Public Library) |

* by architect Alfred W. Peene [47]
* After closing in 1980, this building is now the Unified Family Court.

Hanover Public Library  | Hanover | Ontario | May 15, 1906 | 10,000  | October 3, 1911 | 451 10th Ave.
44°09′06″N 81°01′35″W﻿ / ﻿44.151754°N 81.026359°W﻿ / 44.151754; -81.026359﻿ (Hanover Public Library) | by architect William Edward Binning[9]
Harriston Public Library  | Harriston | Ontario | May 8, 1908 | 10,000  |  | 88 Mill St.
43°54′42″N 80°52′06″W﻿ / ﻿43.911707°N 80.868444°W﻿ / 43.911707; -80.868444﻿ (Harriston Public Library) | by architect William Edward Binning[9]
Hespeler Public Library  | Hespeler | Ontario | January 18, 1910 | 14,280  | 1923 | 5 Tannery St. E
43°25′51″N 80°18′34″W﻿ / ﻿43.430746°N 80.309492°W﻿ / 43.430746; -80.309492﻿ (Hespeler Public Library) | by architect A.H. Cober[2]
Ingersoll Public Library  | Ingersoll | Ontario | June 29, 1908 | 10,000  | July 1, 1910[48] |  |
Kemptville Public Library  | Kemptville | Ontario | April 23, 1906 | 3,000  | 1912 | 207 Prescott St.
45°00′54″N 75°38′41″W﻿ / ﻿45.014901°N 75.644668°W﻿ / 45.014901; -75.644668﻿ (Kemptville Public Library) |

* by architect A. Stuart Allaster [49]

Closed in 2010, now in private hands

Kenora Public Library  | Kenora | Ontario | May 21, 1913 | 15,000  | 1916[50] | 24 Main St. S
49°46′06″N 94°29′23″W﻿ / ﻿49.768317°N 94.489817°W﻿ / 49.768317; -94.489817﻿ (Kenora Public Library) |
Kincardine Public Library  | Kincardine | Ontario | April 10, 1906 | 5,000  | 1908 | 727 Queen St.
44°10′33″N 81°38′11″W﻿ / ﻿44.175764°N 81.636264°W﻿ / 44.175764; -81.636264﻿ (Kincardine Public Library) |
Kingsville Public Library  | Kingsville | Ontario | March 29, 1911 | 5,000  | 1913 | 28 Division St. S
42°02′13″N 82°44′23″W﻿ / ﻿42.036810°N 82.739680°W﻿ / 42.036810; -82.739680﻿ (Kingsville Public Library) | by architect William Austin Mahoney [6]
Leamington Public Library  | Leamington | Ontario | March 21, 1910 | 10,000  | 1912[51] |  | by architect John Alexander Maycock [52]
Lethbridge Public Library | Lethbridge | Alberta |  | 25,000  | January 24, 1922 | 601 – 3rd Ave. S
49°41′45″N 112°50′19″W﻿ / ﻿49.695908°N 112.838633°W﻿ / 49.695908; -112.838633﻿ (Lethbridge Public Library) | The library closed in 1974 but is now home to the Southern Alberta Art Gallery.
Lindsay Public Library  | Lindsay | Ontario | January 23, 1902 | 13,500  | June 28, 1904 | 190 Kent St. W
44°21′15″N 78°44′25″W﻿ / ﻿44.354215°N 78.740366°W﻿ / 44.354215; -78.740366﻿ (Lindsay Public Library) | by architect George Martel Miller[16]
Listowel Public Library  | Listowel | Ontario | November 25, 1903 | 10,000  | 1907 | 260 Main St. W
43°43′56″N 80°57′18″W﻿ / ﻿43.732217°N 80.955108°W﻿ / 43.732217; -80.955108﻿ (Listowel Public Library) | by architect William Edward Binning[9]
Lucknow Public Library  | Lucknow | Ontario | April 20, 1905 | 7,500  | April 6, 1910[53] | 526 Campbell St.
43°57′30″N 81°30′30″W﻿ / ﻿43.958252°N 81.508206°W﻿ / 43.958252; -81.508206﻿ (Lucknow Public Library) |
Markdale Public Library  | Markdale | Ontario | August 1914 | 7,000  | June 24, 1915[54] | 21 Main St. E.
44°19′08″N 80°38′51″W﻿ / ﻿44.318933°N 80.647567°W﻿ / 44.318933; -80.647567﻿ (Markdale Public Library) |

* by architect Julian Charles Forster[55]
* Closed in 2001; now the Daniel Pust Law firm; a new library was built nearby and renamed The Walter Harris Memorial Library

Merritton Public Library  | Merritton | Ontario | March 31, 1916 | 8,500  | 1924 | 344 Merritt St.
43°08′25″N 79°12′49″W﻿ / ﻿43.140365°N 79.213573°W﻿ / 43.140365; -79.213573﻿ (Merritton Public Library) |

* by architect Arthur Edwin Nicholson [44]
* Closed; now the Chestnut Woods School of Montessori Education.

Midland Public Library  | Midland | Ontario | March 21, 1910 | 12,500  | 1915[56] | 526 Hugel Ave.
44°44′59″N 79°53′10″W﻿ / ﻿44.749850°N 79.886146°W﻿ / 44.749850; -79.886146﻿ (Midland Public Library) |

* by architect William Austin Mahoney [6]
* Now the Olde Town Library - Home Decor/Antiques/Vintage and Cafe

Milverton Public Library  | Milverton | Ontario | December 24, 1908 | 7,000  | June 10, 1910[57] | 27 Main St. S
43°33′52″N 80°55′24″W﻿ / ﻿43.564329°N 80.923414°W﻿ / 43.564329; -80.923414﻿ (Milverton Public Library) |

* Library moved to new location due to accessibility laws.

Mimico Public Library | Mimico, Toronto | Ontario | February 26, 1914 | 7,500  | March 2, 1915 | 47 Station Rd.
43°36′53″N 79°29′38″W﻿ / ﻿43.614709°N 79.493930°W﻿ / 43.614709; -79.493930﻿ (Mimico Public Library) |

* by architect Stephen Burwell Coon [58]
* Demolished in 1966 and replaced with Mimico Centennial Library

Mitchell Public Library  | Mitchell | Ontario | March 21, 1908 | 6,000  |  | 105 Saint Andrew St.
43°27′59″N 81°11′48″W﻿ / ﻿43.466332°N 81.196619°W﻿ / 43.466332; -81.196619﻿ (Mitchell Public Library) | by architect William Edward Binning[9]
Mount Forest Public Library  | Mount Forest | Ontario | April 10, 1909 | 6,000  | December 1913[59] | 118 Main St. N
43°58′59″N 80°44′14″W﻿ / ﻿43.982940°N 80.737179°W﻿ / 43.982940; -80.737179﻿ (Mount Forest Public Library) | by architect George Gray [43]
New Hamburg Public Library  | New Hamburg | Ontario | April 30, 1912 | 8,000  | 1915 | 145 Huron St.
43°22′42″N 80°42′45″W﻿ / ﻿43.378279°N 80.712584°W﻿ / 43.378279; -80.712584﻿ (New Hamburg Public Library) |
New Liskeard Public Library  | New Liskeard | Ontario | April 16, 1910 | 10,900  |  | 50 Whitewood Ave.
47°30′30″N 79°40′20″W﻿ / ﻿47.508430°N 79.672333°W﻿ / 47.508430; -79.672333﻿ (New Liskeard Public Library) |

* by architect Henry Westlake Angus,[60]
* Known since 2004 as Temiskaming Shores Public Library - New Liskeard Branch

New Westminster Public Library  | New Westminster | British Columbia | 1902 | 15,000  | 1905 | Carnarvon St and Mackenzie St.
49°12′13″N 122°54′36″W﻿ / ﻿49.203617°N 122.910050°W﻿ / 49.203617; -122.910050﻿ (New Westminster Public Library Historic Marker) | This library closed in 1958, when a new library opened on the same site.[61]
Niagara Falls Public Library | Niagara Falls | Ontario | December 8, 1905 | 15,000  | 1910[62] | 5017 Victoria Ave.
43°06′06″N 79°04′23″W﻿ / ﻿43.101568°N 79.073178°W﻿ / 43.101568; -79.073178﻿ (Niagara Falls Public Library) |

* by architect Charles Martin Borter [63]
* Closed in 1974. Occupied today by the Community Resource Centre.

North Battleford Public Library  | North Battleford | Saskatchewan | 1913 | 15,000  | 1916 | 1 Railway Ave. E
52°46′21″N 108°17′57″W﻿ / ﻿52.772488°N 108.299066°W﻿ / 52.772488; -108.299066﻿ (North Battleford Public Library) | Now the Allen Sapp Gallery.
North Bay Public Library  | North Bay | Ontario | April 25, 1911 | 16,395  |  |  |

* by architect Henry Westlake Angus,[60]
* Now demolished.

Norwich Public Library  | Norwich | Ontario | May 8, 1915 | 7,000  | 1915?  | 21 Stover St. N
42°59′21″N 80°35′53″W﻿ / ﻿42.989110°N 80.597959°W﻿ / 42.989110; -80.597959﻿ (Norwich Public Library) | Now home to private businesses.
Norwood Public Library  | Norwood | Ontario | June 11, 1914 | 5,000  |  |  |
Orangeville Public Library  | Orangeville | Ontario | June 2, 1904 | 12,500  | 1908[64] | 144 Broadway
43°55′10″N 80°05′46″W﻿ / ﻿43.919464°N 80.096049°W﻿ / 43.919464; -80.096049﻿ (Orangeville Public Library) |
Orillia Public Library | Orillia | Ontario | April 10, 1909 | 13,500  |  | 36 Mississaga St. W.
44°36′28″N 79°25′15″W﻿ / ﻿44.607765°N 79.420802°W﻿ / 44.607765; -79.420802﻿ (Orillia Public Library) | *by architect William Henry Croker [65]

* Extensive renovations have effectively obscured the original building's façade.

Oshawa Public Library | Oshawa | Ontario | November 24, 1906 | 14,000  | 1909 | Athol St. and Simcoe St.
43°53′48″N 78°51′47″W﻿ / ﻿43.896600°N 78.863149°W﻿ / 43.896600; -78.863149﻿ (Oshawa Public Library) |

* by architect John Merven Carrerre [66]
* Sold and demolished in 1956.

Ottawa Public Library — Central Branch  | Ottawa | Ontario | November 6, 1901 | 100,000  | April 30, 1906 | 120 Metcalfe St.
45°25′13″N 75°41′43″W﻿ / ﻿45.420351°N 75.695195°W﻿ / 45.420351; -75.695195﻿ (Ottawa Public Library) | Demolished in the fall of 1971; a new library was built at the same location.
Ottawa Public Library — Rosemount Branch  | Ottawa | Ontario | March 31, 1917 | 15,000  | November 29, 1919[67] | 18 Rosemount Ave.
45°24′06″N 75°43′34″W﻿ / ﻿45.401646°N 75.726227°W﻿ / 45.401646; -75.726227﻿ (Ottawa Public Library) | Last Carnegie grant given in Canada. It is the oldest Ottawa Public Library branch that hasn't been rebuilt although it was renovated in between 2019-2021.
Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library | Owen Sound | Ontario | June 2, 1904 | 25,000  | February 3, 1914[30] | 824 1st Ave. W
44°33′50″N 80°56′42″W﻿ / ﻿44.5638804°N 80.9448949°W﻿ / 44.5638804; -80.9448949﻿ (Owen Sound Public Library) | by architect Julian Charles Forster[55]
Palmerston Public Library  | Palmerston | Ontario | February 4, 1902 | 10,000  | 1903 | 265 Bell St.
43°49′59″N 80°50′57″W﻿ / ﻿43.833118°N 80.849214°W﻿ / 43.833118; -80.849214﻿ (Palmerston Public Library) |

* by architect William Frye Colwill[45]
* It has been speculated that the Carnegie Foundation would never have granted Palmerston its funding had it known the building would be used for several non-library purposes.[24]

Paris Public Library  | Paris | Ontario | January 2, 1903 | 10,000  | July 27, 1904[30] | 12 William St.
43°11′37″N 80°23′09″W﻿ / ﻿43.193564°N 80.385943°W﻿ / 43.193564; -80.385943﻿ (Paris Public Library) | by architect Alexander Frank Wickson[17]
Parkhill Public Library  | Parkhill | Ontario | January 14, 1914 | 8,000  | July 28, 1915[30] | 233 Main St.
43°09′45″N 81°41′03″W﻿ / ﻿43.162384°N 81.684145°W﻿ / 43.162384; -81.684145﻿ (Parkhill Public Library) | By architect William Austin Mahoney. [6] The building has operated as an art gallery since 2014.
Pembroke Public Library | Pembroke | Ontario | December 24, 1907 | 14,000  | 1912 | 237 Victoria St.
45°49′31″N 77°06′47″W﻿ / ﻿45.825189°N 77.113011°W﻿ / 45.825189; -77.113011﻿ (Pembroke Public Library) | Notably designed by Francis Conroy Sullivan, a Canadian pupil of Frank Lloyd Wright[68]
Penetanguishene Public Library[26] | Penetanguishene | Ontario | December 13, 1907 | 13,000  |  |  |
Perth Public Library  | Perth | Ontario | February 13, 1906 | 10,000  |  | 77 Gore St. E
44°53′57″N 76°14′55″W﻿ / ﻿44.899253°N 76.248709°W﻿ / 44.899253; -76.248709﻿ (Perth Public Library) |

* by architect George Thomas Martin[69]
* After a 1980 fire, this corner building was restored and is now known as the McMillan Building.

Peterborough Public Library | Peterborough | Ontario | March 21, 1908 | 30,000  | 1911 | 519 George St N
44°18′34″N 78°19′13″W﻿ / ﻿44.3093328°N 78.320282°W﻿ / 44.3093328; -78.320282﻿ (Peterborough Public Library) |

* by architect John E Belcher[70][71]
* Now known as the Carnegie Wing of Peterborough City Hall.[72]

Picton Public Library  | Picton | Ontario | February 13, 1906 | 12,500  | December 14, 1907 | 208 Main St.
44°00′26″N 77°08′30″W﻿ / ﻿44.007310°N 77.141553°W﻿ / 44.007310; -77.141553﻿ (Picton Public Library) |

* by architect Frank Peden,[73]

Port Elgin Public Library  | Port Elgin | Ontario | March 9, 1907 | 8,800  | October 1908 | 708 Goderich St.
44°26′19″N 81°23′14″W﻿ / ﻿44.438516°N 81.387177°W﻿ / 44.438516; -81.387177﻿ (Port Elgin Public Library) |

* by architect Edward Demar [74]

Port Hope Public Library | Port Hope | Ontario | January 6, 1911 | 10,000  | 1913 | 31 Queen St.
43°56′58″N 78°17′35″W﻿ / ﻿43.949474°N 78.292930°W﻿ / 43.949474; -78.292930﻿ (Port Hope Public Library) | by architect William Austin Mahoney [6]
Preston Public Library  | Preston | Ontario | February 13, 1909 | 12,000  | 1910 | 156 Argyle St. N
43°23′50″N 80°21′33″W﻿ / ﻿43.397160°N 80.359124°W﻿ / 43.397160; -80.359124﻿ (Preston Public Library) |

* by architect William Edward Binning[9]
* This building was closed in 1973 when Preston, Galt, and Hespeler merged to form Cambridge library system.

Regina Public Library | Regina | Saskatchewan | 1910 | 50,000  | May 11, 1912 | 1900 Lorne St.
50°26′56″N 104°36′49″W﻿ / ﻿50.448781°N 104.613705°W﻿ / 50.448781; -104.613705﻿ (Regina Public Library) | Demolished and replaced in 1962.
Renfrew Public Library  | Renfrew | Ontario | March 16, 1915 | 16,000  |  | 13 Railway Ave.
45°28′22″N 76°41′04″W﻿ / ﻿45.472864°N 76.684528°W﻿ / 45.472864; -76.684528﻿ (Renfrew Public Library) | by architects Joseph A. Humphris & Richard Hubert Millson [75]
Saint John Public Library | Saint John | New Brunswick |  | 50,000  | 1904 | 20 Hazen Ave.
45°16′31″N 66°03′47″W﻿ / ﻿45.275281°N 66.063194°W﻿ / 45.275281; -66.063194﻿ (Saint John Public Library) | Closed in 1983, this building is now home to the Saint John Arts Centre.
Sarnia Public Library  | Sarnia | Ontario | January 10, 1902 | 20,000  | December 1, 1903 |  | Demolished in 1960.
Sault Ste. Marie Public Library  | Sault Ste. Marie | Ontario | December 14, 1901
1907 | 10,000
15,500  | 1903
1909 | Queen St. and East St.
46°30′28″N 84°19′40″W﻿ / ﻿46.507738°N 84.327670°W﻿ / 46.507738; -84.327670﻿ (Sault Ste. Marie Public Library) |

* by architect Edward Demar [74]
* The first library was destroyed by fire in 1907. Carnegie reluctantly donated for a second library in 1909.

Seaforth Public Library  | Seaforth | Ontario | July 20, 1908 | 10,000  | April 1912 | 108 Main St. S
43°33′11″N 81°23′36″W﻿ / ﻿43.553172°N 81.393463°W﻿ / 43.553172; -81.393463﻿ (Seaforth Public Library) | Carnegie's secretary, James Bertram, who not only organized but decided upon many new library grants himself,[76] is buried outside Seaforth with his wife (a Seaforth native).
Selkirk Public Library  | Selkirk | Manitoba | 1908 | 10,000  | June 1909 | Eaton Ave. and Eveline St.
50°08′33″N 96°52′12″W﻿ / ﻿50.142559°N 96.870137°W﻿ / 50.142559; -96.870137﻿ (Selkirk Public Library) | Designed by architect William Fingland (1862-1946), it was built by contractor H. Bird.

The building was declared structurally unsafe in 1959 and later demolished.

Shelburne Public Library | Shelburne | Ontario | January 21, 1911 | 6,000  | 1912 | 201 Owen Sound St.
44°04′46″N 80°12′18″W﻿ / ﻿44.079324°N 80.204945°W﻿ / 44.079324; -80.204945﻿ (Shelburne Public Library) |
Simcoe Public Library  | Simcoe | Ontario | January 31, 1910 | 10,000  | 1912 | 23 Argyle St.
42°50′15″N 80°18′11″W﻿ / ﻿42.837496°N 80.302944°W﻿ / 42.837496; -80.302944﻿ (Simcoe Public Library) |

* by architect Ralph K. Shepard [77]
* Closed in 1984; now occupied by a law firm.

Smiths Falls Public Library  | Smiths Falls | Ontario | January 23, 1902 | 11,000  | February 25, 1904 | 81 Beckwith St. N
44°54′10″N 76°01′17″W﻿ / ﻿44.902693°N 76.021417°W﻿ / 44.902693; -76.021417﻿ (Smiths Falls Public Library) | First library in Canada visited by Andrew Carnegie (April 28, 1906).[78]
St. Catharines Public Library | St. Catharines | Ontario | December 31, 1901 | 25,000  | January 2, 1905 | 59 Church St.
43°09′33″N 79°14′46″W﻿ / ﻿43.159116°N 79.246243°W﻿ / 43.159116; -79.246243﻿ (St. Catharines Public Library) | Building demolished in 1977, replaced by Ontario Court of Justice building
St. Marys Public Library  | St. Marys | Ontario | March 8, 1904 | 10,000  | July 1905 | 15 Church St. N
43°15′37″N 81°08′27″W﻿ / ﻿43.260248°N 81.140737°W﻿ / 43.260248; -81.140737﻿ (St. Marys Public Library) |

* by architect Joseph A. Humphris [79]

St. Thomas Public Library  | St. Thomas | Ontario | March 20, 1903 | 27,000  | February 6, 1906[80] | 9 Mondamin St.
42°46′46″N 81°11′35″W﻿ / ﻿42.779414°N 81.193019°W﻿ / 42.779414; -81.193019﻿ (St. Thomas Public Library) |

* by architect Neil R. Darrach [81]
* Closed in the early 1970s, this building now hosts the St. Thomas Planning Office.

Stirling Public Library  | Stirling | Ontario | April 13, 1914 | 5,000  |  | 43 W Front St.
44°17′36″N 77°33′34″W﻿ / ﻿44.293222°N 77.559399°W﻿ / 44.293222; -77.559399﻿ (Stirling Public Library) | by architect William Austin Mahoney [6]
Stouffville Public Library | Stouffville | Ontario | April 28, 1913 | 5,000  | 1923 | 7 Main St. E
43°58′30″N 79°13′52″W﻿ / ﻿43.974902°N 79.231220°W﻿ / 43.974902; -79.231220﻿ (Stouffville Public Library) |

* by architect Frederick Frank Saunders [82]
* Closed in 1974 as the library moved to a larger building.

Stratford Public Library  | Stratford | Ontario | December 14, 1901 | 15,000  | September 19, 1903 | 19 Andrew St.
43°22′16″N 80°59′09″W﻿ / ﻿43.371039°N 80.985721°W﻿ / 43.371039; -80.985721﻿ (Stratford Public Library) |
Sydney Public Library  | Sydney | Nova Scotia | May 8, 1903 | 15,000  | May 8, 1903 |  |

* by architect Charles Benjamin Chappell [83]

Sydney Public Library  | Sydney | Nova Scotia | March 7, 1903 | 15,000  | March 7, 1903 |  |

* by architect George Edgar Hutchinson[84]

Tavistock Public Library  | Tavistock | Ontario | April 13, 1914 | 7,500  | 1916 | 31 Maria St.
43°19′08″N 80°50′07″W﻿ / ﻿43.318840°N 80.835270°W﻿ / 43.318840; -80.835270﻿ (Tavistock Public Library) |
Teeswater Public Library  | Teeswater | Ontario | April 8, 1907 | 10,000  | 1914?  | 2 Clinton St. S
43°59′53″N 81°17′12″W﻿ / ﻿43.998159°N 81.286624°W﻿ / 43.998159; -81.286624﻿ (Teeswater Public Library) | by architect William Edward Binning[9]
Thorold Public Library  | Thorold | Ontario | April 26, 1902 | 10,000  | April 1912[85] | 1 Ormond St. S
43°07′30″N 79°11′56″W﻿ / ﻿43.124884°N 79.198964°W﻿ / 43.124884; -79.198964﻿ (Thorold Public Library) |

* by architect Arthur Edwin Nicholson [44]
* Heritage designation, now used as office space.

Tillsonburg Public Library  | Tillsonburg | Ontario | January 2, 1913 | 10,000  | 1915 | Broadway St. and Washington Grande Ave.
42°51′44″N 80°43′46″W﻿ / ﻿42.862183°N 80.729442°W﻿ / 42.862183; -80.729442﻿ (Tillsonburg Public Library) |

* by architect William Austin Mahoney [6]
* Replaced in 1974 by a newer library on the same site.

Toronto Public Library — Beaches Branch  | Toronto | Ontario | August 8, 1908 | 15,000  | December 6, 1916 | 2161 Queen St. E
43°40′13″N 79°17′53″W﻿ / ﻿43.670283°N 79.298175°W﻿ / 43.670283; -79.298175﻿ (Toronto Public Library — Beaches Branch) |
Toronto Public Library — Central Reference Branch  | Toronto | Ontario | January 23, 1903 | 275,000  | September 8, 1909 | 214 College St.
43°39′31″N 79°23′47″W﻿ / ﻿43.658706°N 79.396477°W﻿ / 43.658706; -79.396477﻿ (Toronto Public Library — Central Reference Branch) |

* by architect Alexander Frank Wickson,[17]
* Closed in 1977, this building is now the Koffler Student Centre at the University of Toronto.

Toronto Public Library — High Park Branch  | Toronto | Ontario | August 8, 1908 | 15,000  | April 15, 1915 | 228 Roncesvalles Ave.
43°38′41″N 79°26′54″W﻿ / ﻿43.644722°N 79.448466°W﻿ / 43.644722; -79.448466﻿ (Toronto Public Library — High Park Branch) |
Toronto Public Library — Queen & Lisgar Branch  | Toronto | Ontario | January 23, 1903 | 25,000  | April 30, 1909 | 1115 Queen St. W
43°38′36″N 79°25′24″W﻿ / ﻿43.643258°N 79.423427°W﻿ / 43.643258; -79.423427﻿ (Toronto Public Library — Queen & Lisgar Branch) | It served the community until 1964, when it was replaced by a new Parkdale Library. The building housed the offices of the Parkdale Branch of Toronto Public Health until September 2012. A $6.2 million renovation transformed the building into a 21st-century live arts hub and incubator and the permanent home of The Theatre Centre (http://www.theatrecentre.org). The renovation started in 2012.[86]
Toronto Public Library — Riverdale Branch  | Toronto | Ontario | January 23, 1903 | 25,000  | October 19, 1910 | 370 Broadview Ave.
43°39′57″N 79°21′10″W﻿ / ﻿43.665901°N 79.352794°W﻿ / 43.665901; -79.352794﻿ (Toronto Public Library — Riverdale Branch) |
Toronto Public Library — Wychwood Branch  | Toronto | Ontario | August 8, 1908 | 20,000  | October 31, 1916 | 1431 Bathurst St.
43°40′55″N 79°25′04″W﻿ / ﻿43.682011°N 79.417821°W﻿ / 43.682011; -79.417821﻿ (Toronto Public Library — Wychwood Branch) |
Toronto Public Library — Yorkville Branch  | Toronto | Ontario | January 23, 1903 | 25,000  | June 13, 1907 | 22 Yorkville Ave.
43°40′19″N 79°23′19″W﻿ / ﻿43.671810°N 79.388624°W﻿ / 43.671810; -79.388624﻿ (Toronto Public Library — Yorkville Branch) |
Toronto Junction Public Library  | Toronto Junction | Ontario | April 6, 1908 | 20,000  | September 1, 1909 | 145 Annette St.
43°39′49″N 79°27′58″W﻿ / ﻿43.663589°N 79.466221°W﻿ / 43.663589; -79.466221﻿ (Toronto Junction Public Library) |

* by architect James Augustus Ellis [87]
* Renamed Annette St. Branch in 1962.

Vancouver Public Library | Vancouver | British Columbia | March 25, 1901 | 50,000  | October 1, 1903 | 401 Main St.
49°16′52″N 123°06′00″W﻿ / ﻿49.2812°N 123.1°W﻿ / 49.2812; -123.1﻿ (Vancouver Public Library) |

* by architect George William Grant [88]
* Closed in 1957. Since 1980, it has been the Carnegie Community Centre, but there is still a branch library operating on the first floor.

Victoria Public Library  | Victoria | British Columbia |  |  | 1905 | 794 Yates St.
48°25′34″N 123°21′44″W﻿ / ﻿48.425999°N 123.362201°W﻿ / 48.425999; -123.362201﻿ (Victoria Public Library) |

* by architects Thomas Hooper [89] and C. Elwood Watkins.
* Sold in 1980s to Westcoast Savings Credit Union and currently used as office space rented to commercial and institutional tenants.[90]

Walkerton Public Library  | Walkerton | Ontario | March 29, 1911 | 10,000  |  | 253 Durham St. E
44°08′00″N 81°08′57″W﻿ / ﻿44.133347°N 81.149205°W﻿ / 44.133347; -81.149205﻿ (Walkerton Public Library) | by architect George Gray [43]
Wallaceburg Public Library  | Wallaceburg | Ontario | March 24, 1906 | 11,500  | December 12, 1907 |  | by architect Arthur M Piper[31]
Waterloo Public Library | Waterloo | Ontario | July 18, 1902 | 10,000  | November 1, 1905 | 40 Albert St.
43°28′01″N 80°31′29″W﻿ / ﻿43.466830°N 80.524598°W﻿ / 43.466830; -80.524598﻿ (Waterloo Public Library) |

* by architect Charles John Moogk[91]
* Now the headquarters of Habitat for Humanity Canada.

Watford Public Library  | Watford | Ontario | May 17, 1912 | 6,000  |  | 5317 Nauvoo Rd.
42°57′00″N 81°52′48″W﻿ / ﻿42.949930°N 81.879985°W﻿ / 42.949930; -81.879985﻿ (Watford Public Library) | by architect William Austin Mahoney [6]
Welland Public Library  | Welland | Ontario | December 8, 1913 | 25,000  | 1923 | 140 King St.
42°59′22″N 79°15′04″W﻿ / ﻿42.989391°N 79.251041°W﻿ / 42.989391; -79.251041﻿ (Welland Public Library) | Now the Welland Museum. Architect was Norman A. Kearns.
Weston Public Library  | Weston, Toronto | Ontario | January 2, 1913 | 10,000  | December 29, 1914 | 2 King St.
43°42′05″N 79°31′14″W﻿ / ﻿43.701479°N 79.520574°W﻿ / 43.701479; -79.520574﻿ (Weston Public Library) | Now part of Toronto Public Library system.
Whitby Public Library | Whitby | Ontario | April 8, 1911 |  | 1914 | 132 Dundas St. W
43°52′46″N 78°56′36″W﻿ / ﻿43.879570°N 78.943344°W﻿ / 43.879570; -78.943344﻿ (Whitby Public Library) |

* by architect William Austin Mahoney [6]
* Closed in 1973, this building is now used as a law office.

Winnipeg Public Library — William Avenue  | Winnipeg | Manitoba | 1904 | 75,000  | October 11, 1905 | 380 William Ave.
49°54′03″N 97°08′41″W﻿ / ﻿49.900702°N 97.144695°W﻿ / 49.900702; -97.144695﻿ (Winnipeg Public Library — Williams Ave) |

* Designed by architect Samuel Hooper (1851-1911), it was built by the construction firm of Smith and Sharp. [92]
* Closed in 1994 and now home to the City of Winnipeg Archives.

Winnipeg Public Library — Cornish Branch  | Winnipeg | Manitoba | 1914 | 30,000  |  | 20 West Gate
49°52′41″N 97°09′32″W﻿ / ﻿49.878094°N 97.159007°W﻿ / 49.878094; -97.159007﻿ (Winnipeg Public Library — Williams Ave) |

* Designed by architect Samuel Frank Peters (1847-1926), it was built by the National Construction Company. [93]
* The grant was jointly awarded for this branch and the Winnipeg — St. John's Branch.

Winnipeg Public Library — St. John's Branch  | Winnipeg | Manitoba | 1914 | 28,800  |  | 500 Salter St.
49°55′31″N 97°07′59″W﻿ / ﻿49.925302°N 97.132972°W﻿ / 49.925302; -97.132972﻿ (Winnipeg Public Library — Williams Ave) |

* Designed by architect John Nelson Semmens (1879-1960), it was built by construction firm of Fraser and MacDonald.[94]
* The grant was jointly awarded for this branch and the Winnipeg — Cornish Branch.

Windsor Public Library | Windsor | Ontario | February 13, 1901 | 27,000  | October 16, 1903 | Park St. and Victoria St.
42°18′57″N 83°02′25″W﻿ / ﻿42.31592°N 83.04035°W﻿ / 42.31592; -83.04035﻿ (Windsor Public Library) | First Carnegie library granted in Canada.
Woodstock Public Library  | Woodstock | Ontario | July 6, 1905 | 24,000  | 1909 | 449 Hunter St.
43°07′52″N 80°45′45″W﻿ / ﻿43.131102°N 80.762525°W﻿ / 43.131102; -80.762525﻿ (Woodstock Public Library) |

* by architect William Craven Vaux Chadwick[95]

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## Further reading

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* Beckman, Margaret; Stephen Langmead, John B. Black (1984). The Best Gift: a Record of the Carnegie Libraries in Ontario. Toronto: Dundurn Press Ltd. ISBN 0-919670-82-2.
* Yvan Lamonde; Patricia Lockhart Fleming; Fiona A. Black, eds. (2005). "The Evolution of Public Libraries". History of the Book in Canada: 1840-1918. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. pp. 254–260\. ISBN 0-8020-8012-X.

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