The following list of Carnegie libraries in Maine provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Maine, where 18 public libraries were built from 18 grants (totaling $241,450) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1901 to 1912. In addition, academic libraries were built at 2 institutions (totaling $70,000).

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LibraryCity ortown ImageDategrantedAt 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.GrantamountLocation Notes 1 Auburn Auburn $25,000 49 Spring St. Opening on August 1, 1904, this William R. Miller of Portland design has been renovated and expanded in 1956, 1978, and 2005. 2 Caribou Caribou $10,000 30 High St. Designed by local architect Schuyler C. Page in the Romanesque Revival style, this library was renovated in the 1960s. 3 Fort Fairfield Fort Fairfield $10,000 339 Main St. Built in 1913, this library added a wing in 1993. 4 Freeport Freeport $6,500 55 Main St. Designed by George Burnham, this library was closed in 1997 when a new library was built. It is now a private business. 5 Gardiner Gardiner $2,500 152 Water St. Gardiner's grant was to complete an unfinished library.Anderson, p. 43.Because of the uniqueness of its grant, Gardiner is not listed as a Carnegie library in Bobinski. However, Anderson, Jones, and Miller all count it, with two authors attaching a footnote. It was designed and begun in 1881 by local architect Henry Richards. 6 Guilford Guilford $5,750 4 Library St. Designed by Bangor architect Frederick A. Patterson, this building was renovated in 1977 and 2002. 7 Houlton Houlton $10,000 107 Main St. This library was designed by architect John Calvin Stevens of Portland in the Colonial Revival style, and it was renovated in 1968 and 1991. 8 Lewiston Lewiston $60,000 200 Lisbon St. A Coombs and Gibbs design, this building was significantly renovated in 1996, including moving the main entrance one block to the west. 9 Madison Madison $8,000 12 Old Point Ave. This building was designed by the Madison architectural firm of Snow & Humphreys. 10 Milo Milo $8,500 4 Pleasant St. Construction for this Frederick A. Patterson of Bangor design (based largely on Plan F from the leaflet distributed by James Bertram, Carnegie's secretary) did not begin until May 1922. 11 Oakland Oakland $10,000 18 Church St. Designed by Harry S. Coombs, this building was expanded in 2002. 12 Old Town Old Town $10,000 46 Middle St. A neoclassical work by New York architect Albert Randolph Ross, this library was expanded in 1991. 13 Pittsfield Pittsfield $10,000 89 S. Main St. Architect Albert Randolph Ross would later use this Beaux-Arts design for the Warsaw, New York library. A Civil War monument was built to coincide with the building's dedication in 1904. 14 Presque Isle Presque Isle $10,000 39 2nd St. An addition to this Astle and Page of Houlton work in 1967 significantly changed the look of this library. 15 Rockland Rockland $20,000 80 Union St. Opening April 26, 1904, this Clough and Wardner of Boston-designed library was notably visited by President Taft in 1910. 16 Rumford Rumford $10,000 58 Rumford Ave. Designed by John Calvin Stevens of Portland, this Romanesque Revival building had a large addition completed in 1969. 17 Vinalhaven Vinalhaven $5,200 1 Carver St. This building was dedicated August 15, 1907. Designed by Clough and Wardner of Boston, it is in the Prairie School style. 18 Waterville Waterville $20,000 73 Elm St. The work of Lewiston architect William R. Miller, this building has been renovated twice.

Academic libraries InstitutionLocality ImageYeargrantedMiller, pp. 38–40GrantamountLocation Notes 1 Good Will Home Association Fairfield $15,000 Hinckley campus Designed by Albert Randolph Ross, this library was dedicated May 29, 1907. It is now part of the Good Will-Hinckley campus. 2 University of Maine Orono $55,000 Carnegie Hall Designed in the Greek Revival style, this building was a library until 1947. It now houses the Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction (VEMI) Laboratory.

See also List of libraries in the United States

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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.

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