| Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh | |
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 Interior view of the main branch in the Oakland neighborhood | |
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| 40°26′34″N 79°57′03″W / 40.442728°N 79.950787°W | |
| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Established | February 6, 1890 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 5,230,200[1] |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 3,529,379[1] |
| Population served | 2.6 million |
| Members | 294,733[1] |
| Other information | |
| Budget | $26,879,454[1] |
| Website | www.CarnegieLibrary.org |
 Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Main Branch in the city's Oakland neighborhood | |
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| Location | 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Area | 9.5 acres (3.8 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002158[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 30, 1979[2] |
| Designated PHLF | 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 area houses the first branches in the United States.
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.
- ^ a b c d "Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh 2009 Annual Report". Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Archived from the original on 2010-10-31.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Internet Archive: Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation: PHLF Plaques & Registries". 2007-01-27. Archived from the original on 2007-01-27. Retrieved 2008-02-25.