Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Interior view of the main branch in the Oakland neighborhood
40°26′34″N 79°57′03″W / 40.442728°N 79.950787°W / 40.442728; -79.950787
Location	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Established	February 6, 1890
Collection
Size	5,230,200[1]
Access and use
Circulation	3,529,379[1]
Population served	2.6 million
Members	294,733[1]
Other information
Budget	$26,879,454[1]
Website	www.CarnegieLibrary.org
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Main Branch in the city's Oakland neighborhood
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Location	4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Area	9.5 acres (3.8 ha)
NRHP reference No.	79002158[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 30, 1979[2]
Designated PHLF	1970[3]

The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is the public library system in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Its main branch is located in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, and it has 19 branch locations throughout the city. Like hundreds of other Carnegie libraries, the construction of the main library, which opened in 1895, and several neighborhood branches, was funded by industrialist Andrew Carnegie. The Pittsburgh area houses the first branches in the United States.

The Pittsburgh Photographic Library is a photography repository held by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh of over 50,000 prints and negatives relating to history of Pittsburgh.