Bradenton Carnegie Library, Carnegie library in Bradenton, United States.

The Bradenton Carnegie Library is a two-story Classical Revival building built to Carnegie Library Plans #205, with a facade of buff-colored brick, granite trim and Doric columns. Its address is 1405 Fourth Avenue West, but the building actually faces 14th Street West, where a later addition in a different style now partly hides the original front.

Bradenton residents first sought a Carnegie grant around 1906 and were turned down; after repeated negotiations the town received $10,000. The library opened in 1918 and served as Bradenton's main library for 60 years, until the Central Library opened in 1978. In 1956 it was the base for Manatee County's first bookmobile, and it joined the National Register of Historic Places on April 9, 1987.

The building housed the first meetings of the Manatee Genealogical Society from 1974 until 1979, when the group moved to the newly opened Central Library. Since June 1, 1979 it has held the Herb Loomis Manatee County Postcard Collection and the Steve Belack Crosley collection, and staff help visitors trace county history.

The building now serves as the Historical Records Library, housing over 100,000 documents including government records, marriage licenses, maps, and military discharge papers. Visitors can research local history through original records spanning more than a century of regional documentation.

The building deviates from standard Carnegie libraries by featuring a two-story design instead of a basement, accommodating Florida's specific construction requirements. This adaptation demonstrates how national architectural plans were modified to suit local environmental conditions and building codes.