Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

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Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Established 1895
Location Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Website http://www.clpgh.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
Governing body: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Added to NRHP: March 30, 1979
Designated PHLF HL: 1970[1]
NRHP Reference#: 79002158[2]

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.

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Main Branch in the city's Oakland neighborhood

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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Coordinates: 40°26′34″N 79°57′03″W / 40.442728°N 79.950787°W / 40.442728; -79.950787

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