My family and I went to Pittsburgh this past weekend and paid a visit to the Carnegie Museum of History and Art. AMAZING!
Attached to that collection of buildings is the main branch of the Carnegie Library-free to the people since 1895. Standing in the main room of the dinosaur display, I looked up at a wall of windows- four floors. In each of the windows were rows and rows of bookshelves.
Sigh.....The Carnegie Library is a fusion of old world meets modern. Imported marble floors meet a trendy cafe bookstore and teen area.Brass doorknobs are flanked by hightech key fob entries. You cannot enter the library from the museum (unless authorized personnel) but it is a public library and since it is affiliated with Carnegie University, it houses a world class collection on every subject you could imagine!
I think I found paradise:)E-books and instant gratification are terrific but give me the smell of old books and the sounds of a whispering library any day!
1 comment:
Amen! I am hoping to visit Carnegie Museum someday soon! The family seemed to like the idea ;)
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