BUS TOUR: VISIT THREE HISTORIC CARNEGIE LIBRARIES
October 11 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
$100.00
HOMESTEAD, BRADDOCK, AND CARNEGIE
Saturday, October 11
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
$100 per person. ( includes lunch + bus shuttle)
This tour is limited to 20 participants.
Purchase a ticket below. Tickets will not be available after 11:30 p.m. on October 4.
Andrew Carnegie’s greatest cultural legacy to the United States is the 1800 libraries whose construction he funded. Money for operating the buildings, however, was another matter: Carnegie left resources for running them to only four communities, all in the Pittsburgh region. The Carnegie Free Library of Duquesne was demolished in 1968, but the Braddock Carnegie Library (1889), Carnegie Library of Homestead (1898), and Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall (1901) survive. All three are housed in impressive architectural landmarks that were designed to be centers of their industrial communities. As those towns declined in the late 20th century, their libraries also experienced great financial hardship.
Today, the three libraries are again thriving community hubs, thanks to extensive architectural restorations that have been guided by determined leaders, carried out by sensitive architects and contractors, and funded in part by the very people who use the buildings. Join us for this incomparable tour, on which each library’s director will share stories about the challenges and triumphs of restoring these splendid structures and how the libraries’ continuing operation is being ensured.
Tour meeting point: Station Square, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Instructions for parking and meeting the bus will be provided to registrants in advance of the tour. The bus will depart at 9:00 a.m. sharp.
Tour ending point: Station Square, by 2:00 p.m.
Please arrive 15 minutes before start time in order to ensure that the tour gets underway on time.
Accessibility: The libraries are located on hilly terrain, and the bus on which we will travel has steps that might be difficult to navigate with assistive equipment. The bus is not equipped for wheelchair access.
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All tour participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Children under the age of 13 may attend tours free of charge. By purchasing a ticket for this tour, you acknowledge that you are physically able to undertake the tour, assume all personal risk during the tour, consent to being photographed during the tour, and permit PHLF to use your image in our communications.
All ticket sales are final.
