'A Great Day': Braddock's Historic Carnegie Library Reopens After Renovation

Braddock Carnegie Library has a new look — and a new name - Pittsburgh Union Progress

Thursday’s grand reopening of the Braddock Carnegie Library was the most notable celebration of the old building since 1914, when an aging and white-haired Andrew Carnegie stood on a stage with a bunch of other formally dressed men and, on the library’s 25th anniversary, declared it a “center of light.” Carnegie died five years later, and, by the mid-1970s, the library seemed poised to follow him to the ever-after. The center of light grew dark …

Between the stacks at the $21 million renovation of Braddock Carnegie Library

The $21 million renovation of the first Carnegie library in the United States — built by steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie — is complete.

'A great day': Braddock's historic Carnegie Library reopens after renovation

Andrew Carnegie opened his first library in 1889. Now, there is a rebirth of the building that started a worldwide movement from western Pennsylvania.

Braddock Carnegie Library Celebrates Grand Reopening with Community Open House and Ceremony

BRADDOCK, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2025-