Lawrenceville Branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie library branch in Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, United States
The Lawrenceville Branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh occupies a late 19th-century building with multiple floors holding books and resources. The structure blends historic architecture with spaces for different types of collections and learning opportunities.
The building opened in 1898 and was the second library in Pittsburgh's system and the sixth Carnegie-funded library in the United States. It marked an important moment in the growth of public libraries across the country.
The building was among the first places where visitors could walk to shelves and pick books themselves, rather than asking a librarian to fetch them. This open way of accessing knowledge has become the standard in libraries around the world.
The building is accessible for people with mobility issues and provides public computers with internet access throughout. The location makes it easy to reach by several bus routes nearby.
The ground beneath the building was once Lawrenceville's first cemetery, and a tombstone discovered there is preserved inside. This unexpected history ties the area's past to its present-day use.
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