Tuesday, June 22, 2004

Library Fumbles and lack of stewardship

NEWS RELEASE

For release: 2004 June 22
For more information -- Glenn A. Walsh:
Daytime: E-Mail < gawalsh at andrewcarnegie.cc >
Evening: Telephone 412-561-7876
Internet Web Site:

PUBLIC HEARINGS ON HISTORIC DESIGNATION OF FIVE
LIBRARIES, BEFORE PITTSBURGH CITY COUNCIL JUNE 30

Pittsburgh, June 22 ñ Pittsburgh City Council will
hear from the public, regarding the historic value of
five Carnegie Library buildings, on Wednesday
afternoon, June 30, beginning at 1:30 p.m. In July,
City Council will decide whether these five libraries
meet the qualifications to be considered City
Designated Historic Structures.

The subject of the five public hearings is the
nomination of five original Andrew Carnegie-built
library branches, of The Carnegie Library of
Pittsburgh, which have been nominated to be City
Designated Historic Structures by the Pittsburgh
History and Landmarks Foundation. The library branches
nominated include the branches in the Pittsburgh
neighborhoods of Hazelwood (opened 1900 August 15),
Homewood (opened 1911 March 10), Lawrenceville (opened
1898 May 10), Mount Washington (opened 1900 May 31),
and West End (opened 1899 January 31).

TO READ THE ENTIRE NEWS RELEASE, CLICK HERE:
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http://andrewcarnegie.tripod.com/lawrenceville/NR-CC-HRCdesig-lib.htm >

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gaw

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