This book will appeal to the general reader who is alert to the value of public libraries and those who use them, the communities where the Carnegie libraries are situated, those with specialist interest in an authoritative account suitable for schools, colleges and universities, those with a comparative interest in library development and philanthropy in the English-speaking world and those with an interest in Andrew Carnegie and his extraordinary brand of philanthropy. It will also be of interest to the public bodies - local authorities and Welsh Assembly Government - that have statutory responsibilities for maintaining public libraries in Wales.