Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
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 area houses the first branches in the United States.
| Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|
Interior view of the main branch in the Oakland neighborhood | |
| 40°26′34″N 79°57′03″W | |
| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Established | February 6, 1890 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 5,230,200 |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 3,529,379 |
| Population served | 2.6 million |
| Members | 294,733 |
| Other information | |
| Budget | $26,879,454 |
| Website | www.CarnegieLibrary.org |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF | |
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) |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002158 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 30, 1979 |
| Designated PHLF | 1970 |
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.
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