This holiday season, children and teens in four Pittsburgh neighborhoods will be able to start their own personal library. Funding provided by JPMorgan Chase and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh have collaborated to purchase and distribute 500 high-quality books to families in the city’s Homewood, Hill District, Carrick and Knoxville neighborhoods.
The Allegheny County Library Association and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh announced today that during September’s “Love Your Library” campaign, the 46 library systems in Allegheny County reached a fundraising milestone, raising more than $1 million charitable contributions. Of this amount, $706,169 was eligible for a prorated match from Jack Buncher Foundation, which provided $156,944 in matching contributions.
A major renovation project Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped has been selected to receive a major state grant, state Rep. Sara Innamorato, D-Lawrenceville, announced today. The $750,000 grant will help fund a $2.7 million renovation project to the library’s interior and exterior, to provide more comfortable and easily navigable accommodations and spaces for patrons with visual or physical challenges.…
