LINDA WILSON FUOCO, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; New park to link Carnegie with its library
"In 121 years, there has never been a direct and easy way to get from the library high atop a steep hill to the Carnegie business district, below.
Until now.
Steps now meander down the hill, “creating a green space where there was none,” said Maggie Forbes, the library’s executive director. The now-attractive space is expected to be used as an outdoor classroom, a place for children and adults to read and play, and a venue for concerts...
Other Saturday celebrations include caricatures, face painting, crafts and activities with the Attawheed Islamic Center, the Double Dutch Swing Squad and Stage 62 performers. A new Carnegie business, The Dog Stop, is offering prizes...
Since 2003, citizens, organizations and foundations have donated $12 million to bring the library back from the brink of ruination. “Partners” and donors who helped it all happen include the Allegheny, Colcom and Hillman foundations, Heinz Endowments, Carnegie Borough, and the Pennsylvania Conservancy.
CarnegieCarnegie.org has further information. The web name is used to set this library apart from the many buildings operated by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. The CarnegieCarnegie is a free-standing, independent library, not part of the Pittsburgh Carnegie library system."
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