Parsons College Alumni Hall dedication planned Saturday Sep 16, 2008
Tours of the Carnegie Historical Museum, located on the third floor of the Carnegie Library on South Court Street, will be available from 1-4 p.m. as one of the afternoon activities for the alum and friends to attend. For the complete article, see the Monday, September 15, 2008, Fairfield Ledger. (Fairfield Daily Ledger, IA)
Committee to take up art museum lease revision Sep 16, 2008
The city owns the old Carnegie Library and leases it to the museum for 10 a year. City finance director Brentt Ramharter said the 50-year lease is in its third or fourth year. (Missoulian, MT)
Z89 to broadcast from Quad Sep 13, 2008
1 FM) will broadcast its two weekly sports programs live from the steps of Carnegie Library from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., before the football game against Penn State. "We're hoping to reach a broad range of listeners, especially SU football fans who are getting ready for the game or tailgating on the Quad," said Alex Silverman, Z89's general manager. (Daily Orange, NY)
Carnegie to put history of steel industry online Sep 3, 2008
The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, founded in 1895 with money earned from steelmaking, yesterday announced an ambitious project to preserve its archive of Pittsburgh's iron and steel industry. The impetus for the Legacy of Iron and Steel project is a $600,000 grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
New library will be a beacon in Hill District Aug 28, 2008
The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh gave the public a sneak preview of its new Hill District library yesterday, the first to be built new since 1980 in Sheraden ... "He came back for the 100th anniversary [of the Carnegie Library system] and told us that his library card had been his most precious possession," said Barbara Mistick, executive director of the Carnegie Library system. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Kyle T. Alfriend: a Super Superintendent Aug 20, 2008
As superintendent, Alfriend occupied an honorary seat on the Board of Trustees of the newly constructed Carnegie Library. He completed his second term in 1908, before a wealthier system called upon him to take charge of their main high school. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Music festival set to soar on South Side Aug 7, 2008
that would probably be huge if commercial radio had a clue and discovered songs like "Don't Make Me a Target" and "Cherry Bomb." Spoon recently played the Carnegie Library of Homestead's Music Hall and the CMU carnival not long before that, so most of the NAMU-goers will know what they're getting from Spoon. It will all build to Dylan, who at 67 is notoriously hit-and-miss. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Sculptural works of Linda Lewis featured at Charles City Aug 7, 2008
The Charles City Arts Center is located in the historic Carnegie Library across from Central Park at 301 N. Jackson St.. User Comments - No comments posted. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Mon Valley towns getting a makeover Aug 4, 2008
From the East Thirteenth Street corridor in Homestead to Andrew Street in Munhall to Fifth Avenue in Rankin or in the hilly neighborhood on Parker Avenue just above Carnegie Library in Braddock, advocates of the building initiative say the impact of new single-family housing units is obvious. The housing is available mostly to low-income buyers at reduced prices, but market-value homes will be available to all buyers soon. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Saturday Talk: War in Iraq Aug 2, 2008
I imagine this was the same argument when the ornate 1902 Carnegie Library was torn down in 1977. Not modern enough. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Vandals paint poet’s words on Pittsburgh library Jul 31, 2008
Police say video shows the men painting the Carnegie Library early Sunday. The library is near the University of Pittsburgh. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Graffiti writer paints poetic Jul 30, 2008
Bob Donaldson/Post-Gazette Graffiti vandals have tagged two quotes on the side of the Carnegie Library in Oakland ... The quotation, which appeared on the Carnegie Library in Oakland earlier this week, is attributed to one J. Alfred Prufrock ... While few would claim the messy words on the Carnegie Library are anything but vandalism, the tagger's peculiar choice of message has stirred the whimsy of the city's literature buffs. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Officials tout new housing as boon for Braddock Jul 29, 2008
The officials also participated in a ground-breaking ceremony for six houses on Parker Avenue near the Carnegie Library of Braddock. Moriah Balingit can be reached at or 412-263-2533. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Conference aims at exploring our roots Jul 23, 2008
Marilyn Cocchiola Holt, head of the Pennsylvania Department at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Oakland, said the conference is an excellent opportunity to learn more about genealogy and hear Dr. Morse. The library is one of the conference sponsors. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Unwind in peaceful Dublin, Ga. Jul 17, 2008
There's plenty to see inside the high-ceilinged building that opened 104 years ago as a Carnegie Library (a plucky group of citizens obtained a $10,000 grant from New York philanthropist Andrew Carnegie). For starters: Photos of the old Bellevue mansions; one family's good silver, which it buried far from Sherman's invading forces in a nearby swamp; the largest single collection of paintings by noted floral and landscape artist Lila Moore Keen; military-oriented displays running the gamut from... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Welcome to Algona Jul 2, 2008
7 p.m. Free DQ Dilly Bars to the first 3009 visitors to the music concert at the Carnegie Library Lawn. 7:30 p.m. Terry Klein: One-Man Band at the Carnegie Library Lawn ... 12:45 p.m. Trolley Tour of Historic Algona Tour #1 Board trolley at Carnegie Library Lawn - Tour narration by Jane Nettleton - $5 per ticket ride approximately 1 hour/15 minutes. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
A neighbor with smarts Jun 25, 2008
The Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System began in 1902 as the Carnegie Library of Atlanta, one of the first public libraries in the United States. We are proud to carry on the tradition of Andrew Carnegie. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Kudos to festival for thinking outside the box Jun 25, 2008
In connection with the recent closing of the passageway between the Carnegie Library Main Branch and museums in Oakland, there has been a knowing snicker or two exchanged over the presumed opportunity the passageway offered to bypass museum admission desks. One could do essentially the same thing by taking the elevator from the museums' parking lot entrance to the second floor instead of exiting at the first for the ramp to admissions. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Milk-carton vending machines; kids books Jun 23, 2008
-- Diane Juarez, FresnoA: About 1951, the children's books were moved from the overcrowded Carnegie Library at 1330 Broadway to a separate building near Mariposa and O streets ... The Carnegie Library was built in 1904 with a $30,000 grant from steel baron Andrew Carnegie ... The new library opened in 1959, the same year the Classical Revival-style Carnegie library was torn down. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Ghost Hunters Want To Search Retired Ferries Jun 17, 2008
The ghost society has looked statewide inside private homes, hotels and public buildings, including the old Carnegie Library in Snohomish. At the library, the group reported they detected signs of the ghost of a former librarian. (KIRO TV, WA)
Ventriloquist will kick off library series Jun 13, 2008
at 2 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at the Albany Public Library, 1390 Waverly Drive S.E., and at 2 p.m. June 19 at the Downtown Carnegie Library, 302 Ferry St. S.W.. Children in kindergarten and older are welcome to attend this event, the first of eight weekly summer reading programs. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Schenley's spirit will live on Jun 11, 2008
Students lament the potential loss of Oakland's amenities, like the Carnegie museums, the Carnegie Library and the ethnic diversity billed as an important part of the school's international studies/IB program. Students also rue the loss of Schenley's tradition, reputation and history, qualities that make "attending the school more valuable," Becca said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Your community in brief (June 9) (26) Jun 10, 2008
Orientation sessions will be from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the Downtown Carnegie Library, 302 Ferry St. S.W.; and June 16, 20 and 27 at the Main Library, 1390 Waverly Drive S.E.. For more information, call Doris Hicks at 791-0015. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Navy wins accolades for historical upkeep Jun 10, 2008
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City's former first lady dies Jun 9, 2008
A couple of phone calls later she would have put in contact, for example, the designer who needed an anchor for a new park and the architect who could bring the 1900 Carnegie Library facade out of storage to be reconstructed in the park. Even philanthropist Robert Woodruff could not resist her genteel and persuasive manner. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
You know you are from Lodi if ... Jun 9, 2008
nylodian wrote on Jun 8, 2008 2:51 PM:" Oh, I just got back from Lodi and y'all are making me homesick already!M2CW: I sooooo remember Carnegie Library from when I was little. I spent a lot of time there and remember a pottery class in the basement during one summer. (My parents still have the misshapen work of art, ha ha) I also remember lunch at Woolworth's and Howard's Deli!Brian: I've heard about the tunnel. My grandfather, who was born in the 1890's, said there were rumors of opium dens... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
McReady Campaign At Carnegie Library (18) Jun 8, 2008
McReady Campaign At Carnegie Library ... Carnegie Library Director Dena Northcutt (left) expressed her appreciation to Jeff Rector - Director of Civil Defense (left center), Randy Hasley - Assistant Director of Civil Defense (right center) and Chase Sherrill - civil defense staff member (far right) - for giving the library the opportunity to display the informative curriculum. (Altus Times, OK)
Tax rebates, questions keep coming Jun 7, 2008
The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh doesn't know if people have been using its computers or wireless connections to get rebate information because it doesn't track the sites people are going to, said Suzanne Thinnes, communications manager. But she said anyone who wants to do so is welcome. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Out of this world Jun 7, 2008
Tickets are $15 at Carnegie Library or UPMC South Side. Information: 412-481-0651, ext. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Book honors library's centennial Jun 3, 2008
And there were 40 left over to donate to the Lompoc Museum, a fitting tribute since the Lompoc Museum started out as Lompoc's Carnegie Library ... By 1911, the Lompoc Carnegie Library's doors were open ... Lompoc residents have fond memories of both libraries, as evidenced by the stories they wrote: I came to Lompoc in 1959, when we were still using the original Carnegie Library, wrote DeEtte Johnson of Lompoc. (Lompoc Record, CA)
International Poetry Forum Jun 3, 2008
The forum programs are 8 p.m. in the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, except "Greece in Poetry and Song." Tickets: 412-621-9893. Rivers keeps rolling. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
'100 Favorite People' contest starts today Jun 2, 2008
Results will be compiled and included with the 100-year anniversary memorabilia and activities associated with the centennial celebration of the Carnegie Library. The library is located at 209 N.W. Fourth St.. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
Good Grief Center opens new facility in Squirrel Hill Jun 2, 2008
Since it opened, the center has served as a resource and referral center for more than 15,000 people and has outgrown its original location in the Carnegie Library of Homestead in Munhall. "We need to move for physical reasons because we need the space but it also gives us an opportunity to move somewhere more accessible and visible," Ms. Orr said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
City councilman takes to the road May 22, 2008
This week, the Carnegie Library in Lawrenceville ... All others are at 2 p.m.: Every fourth Wednesday at Enrico's Tazza d'Oro, 1125 N. Highland Ave.; every third Wednesday at the Carnegie Library, 279 Fisk St.; every first Thursday at the Quiet Storm Coffeehouse and Restaurant, 5430 Penn Ave., and every second Thursday at the Polish Hill Civic Association, 3060 Brereton St.. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Group sows seeds of leadership May 22, 2008
Mike Doyle, D-Forest Hills; Gretchen Haggerty, executive vice president and chief financial officer of U.S. Steel Corp.; Barbara Mistick, director of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh; Kathleen Buechel, retired president of the Alcoa Foundation; and Frederick Egler Jr., chief counsel-litigation at PNC Financial Services Group. Ms. Buechel and Mr. Egler were the first married couple to complete the program simultaneously, said Ms. Buechel, who worked in public affairs for Alcoa at the time and... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Scary 'Shelter' wraps up shooting here May 13, 2008
He ultimately assembled a long list of locations that also included Downtown and its bridges, the Fort Pitt Tunnel, East Liberty Presbyterian Church, Jones Hall at Community College of Allegheny County, Ritter's Diner near Shadyside, Spin Bartini & Ultra Lounge in Shadyside, various locations in Braddock including the Carnegie Library and home of Mayor John Fetterman, a residence in the city's Schenley Farms neighborhood and the Collier maintenance yard. "Being from Los Angeles and spending most... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Local library system an ‘oops’ May 12, 2008
Each step towards the doorway of a Carnegie library bore townspeople upwards to the books while the nearby light glowed a tiny tribute to the enlightenment a book can give to anyone willing to open its pages and read. A town s Carnegie library was often its most elegant building next to the church, and generations of Americans passed through their doors, browsed worn wooden shelves, and pulled down cloth-bound volumes that might afford many of them the only higher education they would ever know.... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Golden Spike marks 5 years May 11, 2008
Five distinct "pings" and the ceremonial "golden" spike sent the scent of creosote into the air as the spike bore its way into the railroad tie resting on the floor of the former Carnegie Library; five dignitaries and five swings of the mallet ... "There were a number of ideas from a number of people about what we should do to the Carnegie Library. Some thought it should have been torn down, or converted to government offices," Hanafan said ... Bateman said the Carnegie Library has a connection... (Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, IA)
Children's Festival embraces Pitt setting May 11, 2008
The Oakland move is a result of a collaboration between the festival and the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy. The festival will have roughly the same if not a little bit more space in Oakland compared with its North Side location. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
City sells its old bandshell May 8, 2008
The City Council s regular session meeting continued Monday evening with a discussion about a grant that is available through the State Historical Society to offset the cost of repairing the roof of the Carnegie Library building current home of the Charles City Arts Center. Brownlow said the building is eligible for the grant because it is part of a historic district that is on the National Register of Historic Places. (Charles City Press, IO)
Your Community May 8, 2008
School-age kids and adults are invited to a presentation by Chintimini Wildlife Rehabilitation Center at 2:30 p.m. Friday in the basement of the Albany downtown Carnegie library, 302 Ferry St. S.W.. Participants will see live birds of prey from the center, which rehabilitates injured wildlife. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
UP Museum celebrates fifth anniversary May 8, 2008
Bowerman said Saturday's celebration is to honor all of the people who decided to preserve the Council Bluffs Carnegie Library and transform it into a "cornerstone of pride in the community.". In a rare partnership, the city of Council Bluffs, the Friends of the U.P. Railroad Museum and Union Pacific created the museum. (Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, IA)
Boutique hotels, housing pitched for Mount Vernon Triangle property May 4, 2008
Only about a dozen community members showed up to see the presentation, made at the former Carnegie Library. Clint Jackson, the District's project manager for the site, said D.C. expected to choose a project by June 6. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Owensboro: Visit old Kentucky home of father of bluegrass May 2, 2008
The Owensboro fine art museum is in a 1909 Carnegie Library and in the John Hampden Smith House, a pre-Civil War-era mansion ... It's in a 1909 Carnegie Library and in the John Hampden Smith House, a pre-Civil War-era mansion. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Carnegie Historical Museum open house planned Thursday May 2, 2008
The building was the first Carnegie library constructed outside of Pennsylvania and the first Carnegie library anywhere to provide designated space for a museum. The library opened Sept. 29, 1893. (Fairfield Daily Ledger, IA)
Alabama's constitution questioned Apr 22, 2008
"Well, we've done it six times before and we hope the seventh times a charm," he chuckled Friday to a group of Eufaula citizens in the upstairs auditorium of the Eufaula Carnegie Library. Before his presentation of "It's a Thick Book," a movie funded by ACCRF, Berte shared some other interesting (and disconcerting) facts with his audience. (Eufaula Tribune, AL)
Business Calendar Apr 21, 2008
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Downtown & Business, 12:15 p.m., 612 Smithfield St., Downtown ... Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh -- Squirrel Hill, 10:15 a.m., 5801 Forbes Ave., Namm Business Center, Squirrel Hill. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Xi Beta Phi Tour of Homes set for Saturday Apr 17, 2008
The annual tour will be held Saturday, April 19 from 1 to 4 p.m. Monies raised will be donated to the Atlantic Carnegie Library. The McLaren residence is located at 10 Cherry Street. (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)
Giles family, Williams, Jarboe earn honors Apr 16, 2008
Lana Anselment, president of the Friends of the Carmi Public Library, noted that past winners of the annual "Friend" award have included Ralph Anselment and Lloyd Stills, who are current members of the library board, and Kent "Pete" Fulkerson, a former library board member who wrote a history of the former Carnegie library. This year's award-winners, she said, have spent more than a decade helping the library. (Carmi Times, IL)
New Pornographers give obscenely good show Apr 15, 2008
Such was the case at rEvolve Dance Theatre's "P(r)OP WORKS," Sunday night at Carnegie Library of Homestead. Each of five young artists presented dance pieces that held to a distinct vocabulary. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Things looking up at Effingham library Apr 13, 2008
The nationwide Carnegie Library construction movement did not take hold in the community 100 years ago local tradition claims some residents distrusted Andrew Carnegie, then the richest man in the world. In 1941, a tax base was created for the library in Effingham, and in 1955, money from community leader Paul Eiche was donated for part of the original building in honor of his mother, Helen Matthes, one of those women dedicated to books and the library in Effingham. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Good Citizens selected by DAR, SAR Apr 13, 2008
The program will be Paxton Carnegie Library, to be given by Anne Newman. The hostesses will be Rosemary Kurtz, Pauline Rasmus, Florence Elliot and Sharon Hall. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Library using new time management system Apr 11, 2008
The Carnegie Library on Stephenson Street had five computers. That number increased to seven machines in the adult services department, when the library moved to its present site in December 2003. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
'It's a Thick Book' will be shown next week Apr 10, 2008
That's why the group will offer a free showing of the film, "It's a Thick Book" Friday, April 18, at the Eufaula Carnegie Library. The 45-minute movie will show at noon, and residents are encouraged to attend and bring a brown-bag lunch. (Eufaula Tribune, AL)
Take a cooking class for intellectual exercise Apr 10, 2008
The 3rd annual International Children's Day Celebration will be held from 2:30 to 5 p.m. April 20 at Carnegie Library of Homestead Music Hall, 510 10th Ave., Munhall. The event is sponsored by the Pittsburgh Dialogue Foundation at the University of Pittsburgh and Snowdrop Science Academy, Monroeville. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Students enjoy opportunities to learn more about hometown Apr 8, 2008
"I chose her (Mary Wallace Martin) because I really like to read a lot and I really like the library," said Chelsea Hicks when asked why she chose to represent Eufaula Carnegie Library patron Mary Wallace Martin. Through projects like these Eufaula students are not only learning- they're teaching. (Eufaula Tribune, AL)
Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation Presents 16 Statewide Preservation Awards at Annual Meeting in Columbus Apr 6, 2008
Excellence in Rehabilitation winners were: Pound Residence, Atlanta; Old College at the University of Georgia, Athens; Macon-Bibb Convention Center, Macon; Pierce County Courthouse, Blackshear; Wheatley Hall, Americus; Curry and West Buildings, Rome; Jekyll Island Power Plant, Jekyll Island; and the Fitzgerald Carnegie Library, Fitzgerald. Excellence in Stewardship winners were the Yarbrough House and Grounds, Columbus; City of Roswell; and the Glynn Academy Campus, Brunswick. (PR Newswire)
WrestleMania(R) Reading Challenge Crowns National Champs Apr 4, 2008
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hometown hero David Silva of the Orlando Public Library and Ajoura Gwinn of the Carnegie Library of Homestead, Pa ... from Carnegie Library of Homestead ... from Carnegie Library of Homestead. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
40 years later, the memories still stir Apr 2, 2008
" Mr. Hicks, 65, is encouraged that Ebenezer Baptist Church built Ebenezer Tower for the neighborhood's senior citizens and that Carnegie Library is building a new branch on the site of a former gas station. "It's a start," he said. -- Marylynne Pitz Robert R. Lavelle "I was on my way to an NAACP meeting at Central Baptist Church when I heard the news," Robert Lavelle recalled of the day Dr. King was shot. "I couldn't believe it. That weekend was horrible. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Food adventurer Bourdain shows biting wit Apr 1, 2008
Iraqi War Army veteran Brian Turner, author of the collection of war poems, "Here, Bullet," closes the season of the International Poetry Forum at 8 p.m. in the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall. Tickets, $12, $8 for students and seniors; 412-621-9893. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Letters to the editor (3/28/08) Mar 29, 2008
When I was a child, I lived across the street from a Carnegie library and my experiences there created my lifelong love of the sanctuary and inspiration a free library provides. The power of a public library nourishes individuals to their best potential and stimulates curious minds. (Anchorage Daily News)
Albert Lea City Council awards demolition contract Mar 27, 2008
Auger represents the owner of 115 W. College St., St. Paul-resident Tony Magnotta, owner of Minnesota Title act, which last year moved to the Carnegie Library building down the street. Judy McKinnon owns the building slated for demolition. (Albert Lea Tribune, MN)
Expanding library district will allow for continuation of service Mar 26, 2008
We are blessed in Mattoon to have a beautiful 105-year-old Carnegie Library building. We have lots of space to hold programs for children and families, we have a computer lab open to the public, we have a growing collection of great books and DVDs and we provide access to the entire catalog of the Lincoln Trail Library System. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
How to survive an economic recession Mar 25, 2008
The Oakland headquarters of Carnegie Library has an especially impressive array of films and books-on-tape, all available for free (as long as you return them on time). Take advantage of "Thursday Night Lights" at the Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Library branches plan spring break activites (22) Mar 22, 2008
The main library is at 1390 Waverly Drive S.E. and the downtown Carnegie library is at 302 Ferry St. S.W.. On Tuesday, storytimes will feature stories, songs and puppet shows in Spanish and English at 10:30 a.m. at the downtown Carnegie library and at 7 p.m. at the main library ... A similar workshop is scheduled for grades K-12 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Thursday at the Carnegie library. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
