List of Carnegie libraries in Puerto Rico


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 awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York in 1916.

Carnegie libraries

LibraryCity or
town
ImageDate
granted
Grant
amount
LocationNotes
1San JuanSan Juan$100,0007 Ave Juan Ponce De León
Opened July 27, 1915, this library in the Puerto Rico was the first building to be built there for the specific purpose of a public library. In 1965, it was closed due to disrepair. It reopened in 1969. September 18, 1989, Hurricane Hugo severely damaged the library, resulting in the loss of $975,000 worth of books. It did not reopen again until 1995. The library has reportedly closed again, as of October 2018.