The Carnegie Library School of Atlanta (1905 - 1988) was a training school for librarians in Atlanta, Georgia.

Emory University Emory University is a private university, private research university in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It was founded in 1836 as Emory College by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory. Its main campu ...

has a collection of the school's files. Originally known as Southern Library School, it opened September 20, 1905, with Anne Wallace as its director. It affiliated with Emory University in 1925 and remained the only nationally accredited library school until 1930. It closed in 1988. In 1921, the Director of the Carnegie Library School,

Tommie Dora Barker Tommie Dora Barker (Nov. 15, 1888 – Feb. 6, 1978) was an American librarian and founding dean of Emory Library School in Atlanta, Georgia. She also served as a regional field agent, representing southern libraries, for the American Library Asso ...

, opened the Auburn Avenue Branch Library, the first branch library for blacks in Atlanta. A Carnegie Library, it was located in the

Sweet Auburn The Sweet Auburn Historic District is a historic African-American neighborhood along and surrounding Auburn Avenue, east of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The name Sweet Auburn was coined by John Wesley Dobbs, referring to the "rich ...

neighborhood. The

Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History The Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History is a special library within the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System. It is in Atlanta's Sweet Auburn Historic District. The Auburn Avenue Research Library opened in 19 ...

succeeded it.

Alumni

Ella May Thornton Ella May Thornton (April 28, 1885 – October 11, 1971) was an American librarian who served as the State Librarian of Georgia; president of the Atlanta Library Club; and in 1936, became the president of the National Association of State Librarie ...

(1885-1971), Georgia State Librarian *

Mary Lindsay Thornton Mary Lindsay Thornton (June 12, 1891 – September 27, 1973) was the first curator of the North Carolina Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. First appointed in 1917, Thornton served as the curator until 1958. Backgro ...

(1891-1973), first curator of the North Carolina Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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{{Reflist Educational institutions established in 1905 Universities and colleges in Atlanta Defunct universities and colleges in Georgia (U.S. state) 1905 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)