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List of Carnegie libraries in Wales

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	\|1906		\|1906
	\|N		\|N
			\|F. R. Bates
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			\|Inactive as a library.
	\|
			\|The library was closed at the end of the 20th century, and reopened as a local history museum in the early 21st century.<ref>https://www.brynmawrhistoricalsociety.org.uk/about-us</ref>
	\|now a museum
	\|<ref>{{Coflein\|num=415121\|desc=Brynmawr Institute\|access-date=4 July 2025}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{Coflein\|num=415121\|desc=Brynmawr Institute\|access-date=4 July 2025}}</ref>
	\|[[File:Brynmawr and District Museum - geograph.org.uk - 1820129.jpg\|200x200px]]		\|[[File:Brynmawr and District Museum - geograph.org.uk - 1820129.jpg\|200x200px]]
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	\|Buckley Town Council Offices and Library		\|[[Buckley Town Council Offices]] and Library
	\|[[Buckley, Flintshire\|Buckley]]		\|[[Buckley, Flintshire\|Buckley]]
	\|[[Flintshire]]		\|[[Flintshire]]
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	\|1902		\|1902
	\|Grade II		\|Grade II
			\|Richard Cecil Davies
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			\|Inactive as a library
	\|
			\|The library was relocated in 1977 and the building is now used exclusively as the town hall.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.buckleytc.gov.wales/your-council/about-your-council/ \|title=About your council\|publisher= Buckley Town Council \|access-date=22 December 2024}}</ref>
	\|now the town hall and library
	\|<ref>{{Cadw\|num=87599\|desc=Buckley Town Council Offices and Library\|grade=II\|access-date=4 July 2025}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{Cadw\|num=87599\|desc=Buckley Town Council Offices and Library\|grade=II\|access-date=4 July 2025}}</ref>
	\|[[File:Buckley town council building.JPG\|200x200px]]		\|[[File:Buckley town council building.JPG\|200x200px]]
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	\|Grade II		\|Grade II
	\|R. M. Bruce Vaughan		\|R. M. Bruce Vaughan
			\|Active
	\|
	\|		\|
	\|<ref>{{Cadw\|num=25856\|desc=Canton Library\|grade=II\|access-date=4 July 2025}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{Cadw\|num=25856\|desc=Canton Library\|grade=II\|access-date=4 July 2025}}</ref>
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	\|Grade II*		\|Grade II*
	\|Speir & Bevan		\|Speir & Bevan
			\|Active
	\|
	\|		\|
	\|<ref>{{Cadw\|num=13681\|desc=Cathays Library\|grade=II*\|access-date=4 July 2025}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{Cadw\|num=13681\|desc=Cathays Library\|grade=II*\|access-date=4 July 2025}}</ref>
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	\|Grade II		\|Grade II
	\|		\|
			\|Inactive as a library
	\|
			\|In use as the parish hall since the 1960s.<ref>http://www.community-council.org.uk/llantwitfardre/index.asp?pageid=681458</ref>
	\|now the Parish Hall
	\|<ref>{{Cadw\|num=23523\|desc=Church Village Parish Hall\|grade=II\|access-date=4 July 2025}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{Cadw\|num=23523\|desc=Church Village Parish Hall\|grade=II\|access-date=4 July 2025}}</ref>
	\|[[File:Old Carnegie Library, Church Village.jpg\|200x200px]]		\|[[File:Old Carnegie Library, Church Village.jpg\|200x200px]]
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	\|Coedfranc Carnegie Hall		\|Coedffranc Carnegie Hall
	\|[[Skewen]]		\|[[Skewen]]
	\|[[Neath Port Talbot]]		\|[[Neath Port Talbot]]
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	\|N		\|N
	\|J. Cook Rhys		\|J. Cook Rhys
			\|Active
	\|
			\|As at 2025, operates as a community centre with library facilities.<ref>https://www.coedffranc-tc.gov.uk/venues/carnegie-hall/</ref>
	\|now community centre
	\|<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://carnegielegacyinengland.wordpress.com/category/wales/page/3/ \|title=Skewen library \|date=August 9, 2019 \|website=The Carnegie legacy in England and Wales \|access-date=April 15, 2022}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://carnegielegacyinengland.wordpress.com/category/wales/page/3/ \|title=Skewen library \|date=August 9, 2019 \|website=The Carnegie legacy in England and Wales \|access-date=April 15, 2022}}</ref>
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	\|N		\|N
	\|William Moss		\|William Moss
			\|Inactive as public lending library
	\|
			\|As at 2025, operates as municipal offices and community hub.<ref>https://coedpoethcommunitycouncil.gov.wales/council-facilities/old-library/</ref>
	\|now municipal offices
	\|{{sfn\|Prizeman\|2022\|p=64}}		\|{{sfn\|Prizeman\|2022\|p=64}}
	\|[[File:Coedpoeth Library.jpg\|200x200px]]		\|[[File:Coedpoeth Library.jpg\|200x200px]]
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	\|N		\|N
	\|		\|
			\|Active
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			\|As at 2025, continues to operate as a library and community hub.<ref>https://conwylibraries.com/visit-libraries/conwy-libraries/colwyn-bay-library</ref>
	\|
	\|<ref>{{Coflein\|num=23364\|desc=Colwyn Bay Public Library\|access-date=4 July 2025}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{Coflein\|num=23364\|desc=Colwyn Bay Public Library\|access-date=4 July 2025}}</ref>
	\|[[File:Colwyn Bay Library (geograph 5008172).jpg\|200x200px]]		\|[[File:Colwyn Bay Library (geograph 5008172).jpg\|200x200px]]
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	\|N		\|N
	\|Rowland Lloyd-Jones		\|Rowland Lloyd-Jones
			\|Redundant
	\|
	\|opened on St David's day by JE Greaves, lord lieutenant of Caernarfonshire		\|Opened on St David's Day by J. E. Greaves, lord lieutenant of Caernarfonshire. Closed as a library in 2017, the council was, as at 2021, considering options for the sale of the building.<ref>https://www.cyngortrefcriccieth.org.uk/en/news-and-events/latest-news/old-library-building-criccieth-2024-05-20</ref>
	\|{{sfn\|Prizeman\|2022\|p=100}}		\|{{sfn\|Prizeman\|2022\|p=100}}
	\|[[File:Criccieth Library (Old) - geograph.org.uk - 7592761.jpg\|200x200px]]		\|[[File:Criccieth Library (Old) - geograph.org.uk - 7592761.jpg\|200x200px]]
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	\|N		\|N
	\|		\|
			\|Redundant
	\|
			\|Closed when a new library was opened in the 21st century.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://carnegielegacyinengland.wordpress.com/2021/11/29/deiniolen-library/ \|title=Deiniolen library \|date=August 9, 2019 \|website=The Carnegie legacy in England and Wales \|access-date=April 15, 2022}}</ref>
	\|
	\|<ref>{{Coflein\|num=422853\|desc=Carnegie Library Deinolen}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{Coflein\|num=422853\|desc=Carnegie Library Deinolen}}</ref>
	\|[[File:Yr Hen Lyfrgell - The Old Library - geograph.org.uk - 246458.jpg\|200x200px]]		\|[[File:The former Carnegie Library and former Police Station at Deiniolen - geograph.org.uk - 2244590.jpg\|200x200px]]
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	\|Dolgellau Free Library		\|Dolgellau Free Library