Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is Pittsburgh’s public library system with its main branch in the Oakland neighborhood and 19 branch locations throughout the city. Built in 1895 with the aim of empowering people through unlimited access to literature, life-long learning, and digital literacy, the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh offers a wide array of services, including book borrowing, meeting spaces, public computers, wireless Internet, and printing services, music resources, resume help and career guidance, small business help, help for non-profit organizations, and guided tours of the main branch in the Oakland. The Pittsburgh Photographic Library is an extensive photography repository that boasts over 50,000 prints and negatives relating to the history of Pittsburgh.

4400 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15213, Phone: 412-622-3114

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