Braddock’s Carnegie Library Is Reopening — with a Party

The surprising history and rebirth of Braddock Carnegie Library

Location: Braddock Carnegie Library on Library Street in Braddock, PennsylvaniaFeatured guests: Vicki Vargo, executive director, and Hannah Graves, operations manager, at Braddock Carnegie Library Association3 things that surprised me:1. The Braddock Carnegie Library opened in 1889. It was a gift from Andrew Carnegie to the city that housed his very first steel mill. The facility proved so popular that an addition was constructed just four years…

Braddock’s Carnegie Library Is Reopening — with a Party

THE MUSIC HALL UNDER CONSTRUCTION A FEW WEEKS AGO AT THE CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF BRADDOCK | PHOTO BY HUCK BEARD If you go to the Carnegie Library of Braddock this week, you won’t have to speak in hushed tones; there’s a party going on. The grand re-opening for Andrew Carnegie’s first library will celebrate books, community and a 10-year effort to revive a space that first opened in 1889. “I think we’ll be pretty ecstatic” once the library is open to…