Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
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| Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh | |
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| Established | 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] |
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| Budget | $26,879,454[1] |
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http://www.carnegielibrary.org/ www.CarnegieLibrary.org |
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Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Main Branch in the city's Oakland neighborhood
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| Governing body: | Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh |
| NRHP Reference#: | 79002158[2] |
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| Added to NRHP: | March 30, 1979 |
| 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.
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[edit] Branches
- 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
[edit] See also
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[edit] References
- Toker, Franklin (1986, 1994). Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-5434-6.
- ^ a b c d "Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh 2009 Annual Report". Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh 2009 Annual Report. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. http://www.carnegielibrary.org/about/annualreport/2009/.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-09. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "Internet Archive: Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation: PHLF Plaques & Registries". 2007-01-27. Archived from the original on 2007-01-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070127092030/http://www.phlf.org/plaques/locallist.html. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
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Coordinates: 40°26′34″N 79°57′03″W / 40.442728°N 79.950787°W
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