Tag: library
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Victoria Memorial Museum
The first library built in Dominica was the Victoria Memorial Library. It was built on the approval given by the Executive Council for the sale of a lot on Church Street and for the purchase of books and furnishings for a new building that would also commemorate the memory of the late Queen Victoria. In…
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Carnegie Public Library
The Victoria Memorial Library opened its doors and charged 1p from everyone who entered. The library received a yearly government grant of 75 pounds sterling. It was found that the library was too small, and the Governor at the time, Andrew Bell wrote to Andrew Carnegie, retired industrialist turned philanthropist for $7500 for the construction…