Andrew Carnegie and Jedburgh Public Library blue plaque
Overview
Andrew Carnegie and Jedburgh Public Library blue plaque is recorded as Blue plaque in Scotland Scottish Borders. This blue commemorative plaque records: Jedburgh Public Library. Andrew Carnegie, the Scottish-American philanthropist, founded a library in the High Street in 1884.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This blue commemorative plaque records: Jedburgh Public Library.
People and events
The saved account records: Andrew Carnegie, the Scottish-American philanthropist, founded a library in the High Street in 1884.
How it worked
The saved account records: This quickly became too small and Carnegie paid for a larger replacement here in the Castlegate.
What remains
The saved account records: His motto, Let there be light, is carved into the stonework.
Why it mattered
Andrew Carnegie and Jedburgh Public Library blue plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Jedburgh Public Library. Andrew Carnegie, the Scottish-American philanthropist, founded a library in the High Street in 1884. This quickly became too small and Carnegie paid for a larger replacement here in the Castlegate. He attended the opening in 1900. His motto, Let there be light, is carved into the stonework. This was the site of the Nag's Head Inn. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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