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FanFare: One for the Books
"Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and native son August Wilson once mused, "If you can read, you can do anything." On Friday, a red-letter day for the Hill District where Wilson staged all his plays, 170 bookworms gathered at the corner of Centre & Kirkpatrick for We're All Jazzed Up, the grand opening of the splendid new branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh."
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
October 27, 2008
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Libraries are 'microcosms of community'
"A library card. 'It's the most precious card in my wallet,' said Sylvia Griffin as she took in the grand opening ceremonies yesterday at the new Carnegie Library yesterday on Centre Avenue near Kirkpatrick Street in the Hill District."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
October 26, 2008
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History shapes new Hill library It's hoped new site will spur development
"From hand to hand a copy of August Wilson's last play made its way along Centre Avenue, from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's old location in the Hill District to its new one two blocks away."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Sunday, October 26, 2008
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New library will be a beacon in Hill District
"The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh gave the public a sneak preview of its new Hill District library yesterday, the first to be built new since 1980 in Sheraden. It is under construction at Centre Avenue and Kirkpatrick Street and scheduled to open Oct. 25."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
August 28, 2008
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Carnegie Library Branch To Open In Hill District
"Community leaders are thrilled the Carnegie Library chose to build its first branch in almost 30 years in the heart of the Hill District."
KDKA
August 27, 2008
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New Library Coming To The Hill District, $3.15 Million Facility To Open In October
"Continued investment is one of the things that we're trying to encourage," said Evan Frazier of the Hill House Association. "This new library is so significant, particularly the location that it's in. It's right in the heart of the community."
WTAE
August 27, 2008
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Library to light up Hill
April 20, 2007
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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Library to be eco-friendly, 'a beacon' to community
April 20, 2007
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to break ground on $3.15M Hill District branch in April
Pop City Media
March 14, 2007
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Ideas abound for new Hill District library branch
A Friday, May 19, 2006, article by Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Carnegie Library will build brand new branch in Hill District
POP City
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
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URA advances project for Downtown, Hill District
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Friday, February 10, 2006
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URA approves sale of property for library
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Friday, February 10, 2006
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Carnegie Library completes site plan for branch in Hill District
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Wednesday, February 8, 2006
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New library eyed
Plans for a new Carnegie Library branch in the Hill District are expected to be unveiled Thursday by the city's Urban Redevelopment Authority.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
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