Carnegie Library Of Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill)

WEB: carnegielibrary.org

PHONE:  (412) 422-9650

This library branch serves the residents and businesses of the city’s historic and colorful Squirrel Hill neighborhood, which is located east of Downtown.

Established in 1890 through a gift by industrialist Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), the Carnegie is Pittsburgh’s public library system with 19 branches scattered throughout the city.

It is believed that Squirrel Hill was so named by Native Americans because of the large population of the cute (and sometimes friendly) rodents. Squirrel Hill slowly evolved from farmland to a US Civil War battleground to annexation by Pittsburgh in 1868 as a residential area. Starting in the 1920s, the neighborhood became the cultural and business center for the region’s Jewish-American community. It remains heavily Jewish today, with synagogues, related shops and the Jewish Community Center.

Squirrel Hill’s business district is centered on the corner of Forbes Avenue and Murray Avenue where the library is located. Patrons take the elevator or climb the stairs to the space above a real estate firm where they enjoy a thoroughly modern facility with a strong book collection, reading space and meeting rooms for various uses.

STANDARD HOURS:
Sunday, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Monday through Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Friday & Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

PARKING:
Metered parking is available on the street and in the parking lot underneath the library.

PORT AUTHORITY ROUTES:
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    5801 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 United States