Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Established	February 6th, 1890
Location	Pittsburgh
Branches	19
Collection
Size	5,230,200[1]
Access and use
Circulation	3,529,379[1]
Population served	2,600,000
Members	294,733[1]
Other information
Budget	$26,879,454[1]
Website	www.CarnegieLibrary.org
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Main Branch in the city's Oakland neighborhood
Location:	4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Area:	9.5 acres (3.8 ha)
Governing body:	Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
NRHP Reference#:	79002158[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP:	March 30, 1979[2]
Designated PHLF HL:	1970[3]

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is the public library system in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Its main branch is located in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, and it has 19 branch locations throughout the city. Like hundreds of other Carnegie libraries, the construction of the main library, which opened in 1895, and several neighborhood branches, was funded by industrialist Andrew Carnegie.

The Pittsburgh Photographic Library is a photography repository held by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh of over 50,000 prints and negatives relating to history of Pittsburgh.

Branches

Interior view of the main branch in the Oakland neighborhood

• Allegheny
• Beechview
• Brookline
• Carrick
• Downtown and Business
• East Liberty
• Hazelwood
• Hill District
• Homewood
• Knoxville
• Lawrenceville
• Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (Bloomfield)
• Main (Oakland)
• Mt. Washington
• Sheraden
• South Side
• Squirrel Hill
• West End
• Woods Run

See also

• Allegheny Regional Asset District
• Pennsylvania Library Association

References

• Toker, Franklin (1986, 1994). Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-5434-6. 

External links

• Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

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