I've never written a review before, but for a treasure of Pittsburgh I got to. A fantastic library with numerous services and a huge selection of books, dvds, blu-rays, and CDs. An absolutely fantastic library.
the librarian was kind i dont like the communication
BEST library ever! BEST children department ever!! So pretty and sophisticated. My toddler asked to go every single week. The librarians are super nice and helpful. LOVE HERE! From the book section on the second floor, you can see the Brachiosaurus fossil through the window!
Great library with wonderful staff. Lots of seating and good WiFi connection. Great selection of books for all ages.
I've never written a review before, but for a treasure of Pittsburgh I got to. A fantastic library with numerous services and a huge selection of books, dvds, blu-rays, and CDs. An absolutely fantastic library.
NOT SURE WHY THEY LET U REVEW LIBRARY BUT I LOVE THIS ONE. BEST EVER. NEVER HAD A BETTER LIBRARY. HELPED ME STUDY THANKS :)
One of my favorite spots in Pittsburgh, the Carnegie Library embraces the community with services of all kinds other than being a splendid library with resources for all areas. Whether you're a book-lover who likes to spend timer reading publications or a freelancer who's always looking a place to work remotely, the CLP Oakland is always a good choice.
An excellent main library with many resources. Unfortunately, the library has rather unusual limited hours. Difficult to use for working people as the places closes early at 8 PM weekdays. It actually is no longer useful after 7:30 as a series of very loud annoying announcements begin about how the place will be closing soon. They need to go back to closing at 9 PM as is normal for all the other libraries. They used to be open from 11-6 on Sundays but cut that back to 12-5. As a result, the place is very crowded on Sundays. These are obvious changes that need to be made, but the board that decides obviously does not actually use the place, so they are in the dark. Very annoying especially when the city passed a dedicated library tax. Makes you wonder where the $ goes.
You can download audiobook ebook a lot of computers available and also borrow music instruments here at the (Oakland) Pittsburgh PA location. Check it you will fall in love with it
With a library card you can do alot of stuff. Get a movie, books, iPad,
Hot spot for WII ext
I love to spend hours in the stacks and in the music department.
Amazing library built with the old money from Andrew Carnegie. Thank you for this gift to the city of Pittsburgh
the people are very nice!and helpful whenever you need it. the staff bring a smile to my face everyday i volunteer there. love it!!!!
Great library, the staff here are very well mannered and respectful. This amount of knowledge here is great. There's so much for the curious mind, movies and audio section is a good size.
Beautiful environment, massive resources, humanized design and services, it is so happy to have such a library around.
Love love LOVE this library SO MUCH. It has an amazing selection of books and all sorts of other media. The staff is always friendly. It is well lit, has lots of comfortable places to sit and read or work.
It's also got a lot of great facilities that make it MORE than just a library. Lots of stuff for the community, which you can see on the bullstins posted up front. Little things like the table with the puzzle, the cafe, the scanner etc make it such a great place.
I also have very positive things about the library system in general. As the "mothership" of the library system, clp main is probably the best in terms of sheer variety of material and things to do, but I have enjoyed my experiences with all the other branches of various sizes too.
Another thing I want to add, is that our library's website and mobile app are GREAT. Make it so easy to find material I'm looking for in a hurry and manage my account. Also, the library system's twitter @carnegielibrary is AMAZING -- they're extremely friendly, and have always answered all my questions. It's an excellent resource to have!
It s a quite and peaceful library close to CMU and Pitt
My son loves this library. We always go to Children's Department (1st floor on the right). There are story times, which have a couple times a week. All the librarians are very nice especially Kathy, Both Lisa at Children's. They can also suggest us good story to read for our son.
the workers and people here are amazing. it's really cool to find broken teenagers like me
Slowest wifi I have ever encountered, and getting slower all the time. And, it frequently disconnects, which is frustrating when attempting to complete financial and health related communications and information exchange. Also, it's impossible to watch or listen to video without it stopping to load because of the incredibly slow wifi speeds. The library computers crash frequently since they have been "upgraded" to windows 10. I don't know why these morons are making the internet worse. They should be improving it. Well, overpaid incompetent government employees don't give a damn.
I personally loved books so I would go here ALL the time when I was younger.
An amazing library, with a truly dedicated and professional reference staff. I visited often when I was a student at Pitt, and now frequently obtain materials from the Carnegie via ILL.
The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is a fantastic resource.
A truly fantastic library with a bunch of great books, movies, and music, as well as neat views into the Carnegie Library. If you're living in Pittsburgh, there's no reason not to have a library card!
This library is such an amazing place in many different ways.
- The variety of books -- particularly popular science books, which is what I usually go there for -- is remarkable. Much better than at public libraries in NYC. And even if they don't have something, it doesn't take long for the item to arrive from another location.
- They also have a lot of high-quality coffee table books, many of them very recent.
- I like that there are many encyclopedias around in one of the main seating areas on the second floor. It's a very welcoming environment to pick one up, browse it, put it back, go for another one...
- They have lots of current magazines -- both the more popular ones on the first floor and the less well-known ones on the second.
- There's a whole big room for teens to hang out.
- They often have live music and other events.
- There are many movies, including recent ones, LOTS of documentaries, and movies in other languages.
An amazing place overall. Very welcoming learning environment. A gem of Pittsburgh.
This library is absolutely huge, I didn't stay very long here but it was a nice experience. The librarians here were super friendly to me as well. I took one star off as the parking was a lot ($6 for 1 hr, $11 for 1-2 hrs), so as a college student I stayed 30 minutes for free. I would reccomend taking the bus down and staying the day as it was very nice.
Big historic library, beautiful architecture & helpful staff
Pittsburgh is so fortunate to have such a fantastic library system. The main branch is wonderful, comfortable, interesting, well-stocked, and is staffed by some of the best librarians I've ever met. The quality of this library, and other branches, was a significant factor in my deciding to move to this city!
I would like to work for Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh cleaning bathrooms I'm bussing tables part-time 10 o'clock in the morning until 4 o'clock in the afternoon 3 days out of a week
It's a peaceful, well
organized, and kid friendly.
Amazing collection of books, and on top of that it's absolutely free! Things cannot get better than this.
I love this place and what's there not to love? Huge library, plenty of study nooks in all shapes and forms, very extensive book selection, a reading room for children, a reading room for teenagers, free language classes, a crazy mocha on More
This library is enormous and has everything you could possibly want in a library, from a huge selection of books of all topics and genres, an impressive music library, to community programming. And a coffee shop. That said, it's not overly loud and the are plenty of quiet spaces. Only possible complaint is parking in Oakland can be difficult.
I use many of the branches regularly and have only had friendly and very helpful service. I've used many libraries over the years, but the Carnegie libraries are the best!
I haven't got enough words to express how wonderful this library is. Not only is it an aesthetically stunning building, it is by no means a product of its era. It has all the mod cons inside. They have a Mocha Bros [a local chain cafe], areas to play board games, coupon tables, immigration guides, ESL lessons and foreign language lessons, musical shows, a community garden as well as a plethora of daily events for children and teenagers, from games, readings to mentoring. There are also evening events hosted for over 21's, as well as reading groups for diverse genre tastes.
The collections of books are also fantastic. I have found even obscure academic books I've needed for my grad classes at Pitt, which Hillman library didn't even have! Moreover, older, specialized books are often kept in special collections on the 3rd floor, and the librarians are very helpful at sourcing and retrieving the books you might want from this floor, and will almost always check them out to you if you explain what it's needed for.
The 3rd floor also contains lots of computers if you need a quiet place for research, and there are often classes going on showing people how to user various software and how to compose CV's etc. Additionally there is a huge wing filled with DVD's, VHS's, CD's, Video Games etc. Honestly a massive selection!
Another thing I really like about this library is that it looks into the Carnegie Natural History Museum so when you're perusing books in the Mezzanine area you can see the dinosaur skeletons on display next door.
Finally, all the staff are extremely friendly and helpful, and will volunteer information about services the library offers you might not otherwise have known about.
my wife and kids love going there top notch library
Very nostalgic as I used to spend a lot of time here as a kid. Cool to see how the place has transformed on the inside over the years. The place is huge and there s a lot to do. I love coming here.
Lovely space. Offers plenty of community classes. Great selection of graphic novels and comics! Nice areas for teens and children. Plenty of space for quiet reading or studying. Computers with internet for use by card holders. Printing and scanning services for a small fee. Has a vending machine of useful things on the second floor such as a USB stick, chapstick, bookmarks, etc. You can see into the dinosaur exhibit at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History on the second floor stacks!
The best thing about the CL is the staff. Very willing to show me around and help my mother and I.
A library in a wonderful building. Has very good collection, including music.
The entire library system is a great resource for Pittsburgh residents. The main location is a wonderful building with great facilities and resources.
I've been told this library is great but I've never once found my way around in it.
Really well organized and the staff is awesome. Longer hours would be better, especially given the location in Oakland to various universities.
There is something for everyone here. You get to check things out for a longer time than other community libraries as well.
This library is the largest Carnegie library in Pittsburgh. They offer many selections of books, many free classes, and a huge computer lab. They also have a small cafe inside. My only criticism is they make it hard to participate as a volunteer.
the people are very nice!and helpful whenever you need it. the staff bring a smile to my face everyday i volunteer there. love it!!!!
A quiet establishment with a wide variety of books and entertainment for all ages.
I used to love coming here but whoever is running the "teen" section needs to step up there game because its WAY TOO LOUD
I spent much time here while in high school and college. Such a great place to research and study.
A great resource. Great areas for research and an excellent selection of books and other media.
The original FREE Library from Andrew Carnegie. HUGE selections.
Computers & studying open to all.
Has everything a book reader could want. Plus has reference, historic volumes and research books for the college students. On top that no other library I know of carries anime, manga and comic books or has a coffee shop
It is a good library. Books on most subjects, including separate sections for kids & teens. Quiet reading room. Jobs & career help. Courtyard. (Crazy Mocha) Cafe. Lots of computers. Video games, movies, and music section with Theramin zone. Only downside is they got rid of 3d printer cause it broke. Used it to scan a document. Also went to a free class on how to use Gnu Image Manipulation Program, where they gave me the program.
I don't have cable! The library entertainment is far more educational and even with the occasional late fee, NO where near as expensive !
Great library if you're a Pennsylvania resident. Quick upload speeds too!
This is a big and beautiful library with good collection of books. Not only books, but they also have variety of activities to do in the library. For instance, chess, puzzles, adult coloring books with color pencils and lot of other options. A perfect spot for anyone starting from children to seniors. They also offer free classes on different languages such as French, Spanish etc. their staffs are very helpful too. Last but not least, I love their variety of sitting arrangements which include rocking chairs, comfy couch, and padded seating next to the windows. These seats are overlooking the crossing of Murray and Forbes - a happening view. This is the best thing of living in Squirrel Hill.
Very nice geneology section on the third floor. Everyone was very helpful
To LGBT folk - please stay away. This institution employs and supports homophobia. My partner and I were harassed and kicked out after using the bathroom. Something the very hostile security guard told me gay couples are not allowed to do in the library. Pretty embarrassing that an institution that prides themselves on inclusivity would support this.
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