Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall - Archives: News and Events of A.D. 2000

Andrew Carnegie and Carnegie Libraries
Archives: News and Events of A.D. 2001

NEWS ARTICLES, RELEASES, AND NOTICES

Andrew Carnegie and Carnegie Library Centennials --
A.D. 2002

Dedication Ceremony, with Andrew Carnegie and John A. Brashear,
of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library, Carnegie, Pennsylvania:
April 22, 1902
( Andrew Carnegie Free Library opened to public May 1, 1901.)

Carnegie Free Library of McKeesport, Pennsylvania: Opened July 15, 1902

A.D. 2001

A.D. 2001 is the centennial year of the University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences which began as the Training School for Children's Librarians - the only school in the world devoted solely to children's librarianship - was started as a department of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Renamed the Carnegie Library School in 1930, it became part of the Carnegie Institute of Techology[now, Carnegie Mellon University]. It transfered to the University of Pittsburgh in 1962 and became Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences. Click here for more information about this centennial. Click here for a brief history of the University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences.

USX Corporation
Successor to the United States Steel Corporation. Formed when Andrew Carnegie sold the Carnegie Steel Company to New York banker J.P. Morgan for more than $400 million.
Legal Incorporation: February 25, 1901 *** Official Start of Business: April 1, 1901

Andrew Carnegie Free Library, Carnegie, Pennsylvania: Opened May 1, 1901

Oakmont Carnegie Library, Oakmont, Pennsylvania: Opened May 17, 1901

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh - 2001 December 27:
Avonworth pupils create First Night display
Including replicas of historic Pittsburgh figures
including Henry Clay Frick and Andrew Carnegie
By Rick Nowlin

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh - 2001 December 26:
Carnegie honors Sept. 11 heroes en masse
Pittsburgh's Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Passes Special Resolution
By Joe Smydo

News articles about the dispute regarding possible relocation of the family archives of
Henry Clay Frick(Chairman of Carnegie Steel Company, Limited, in the 1890s)
and his daughter Helen Clay Frick

Safety Tips for viewing
the Annular Eclipse of the Sun, 2001 December 14.
(Notice and Safety Tips Courtesy: Andrew Carnegie Free Library)

News Release - 2001 December 10:
PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN TO BE SEEN IN PITTSBURGH
DECEMBER 14, JUST BEFORE SUNSET
By Glenn A. Walsh

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh - 2001 December 5:
Steel mega-merger planned
Before going ahead, U.S. Steel, Bethlehem need help from U.S. and USW
In addition to U.S. Steel and Bethlehem Steel, merger may include
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, National Steel, and other steel companies.
By Len Boselovic

From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Trib-North, Pittsburgh - 2001 December 3:
Teacher, students create a miniature city for First Night celebration By Mark Berton
Including replicas of Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick,
and other historic Pittsburgh personalities.

From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Trib-South and West, Pittsburgh - 2001 November 2:
Firm hired for renovation project By Treshea N. Wade
[For Andrew Carnegie Free Library, Carnegie, Pennsylvania]

From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh - 2001 October 28:
First architectural exhibitions held in Pittsburgh, 1898 and 1900
By Albert M. Tannler, Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation
Includes information regarding the beginning of the world-renowned, biennial Carnegie International art exhibition, Henry Clay Frick's donation of prize money for the first architectural exhibition, and the architectural award given to Buhl Planetarium architect Charles T. Ingham.

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh - 2001 October 26:
Breakup of USX gets shareholders' OK
U.S. Steel, Marathon Oil units to split by year's end By Len Boselovic

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ON-LINE, Pittsburgh - 2001 October 25:
Shareholders OK USX breakup By Len Boselovic

From the Knutsford Guardian, Knutsford, Cheshire, England - 2001 October 17:
Southerners fight to save Carnegie library
Regarding fights to save Carnegie Library buildings in South London and Knutsford, England

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh - 2001 July 10:
The Working Life: Fixing the fiery heart of Big Steel,
Maintaining blast furnaces is good work, but you can't get it much anymore
By Len Boselovic

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh - 2001 June 27:
Carnegie Library of McKeesport is being cleaned for its 100th anniversary By Mary Kirchhoff

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh - 2001 May 25:
Carnegie Institute Research:
Teeny-weeny creature pushes back timeline on earliest mammals By Byron Spice

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh - 2001 May 25:
Three Carnegie libraries to get makeovers By Patricia Lowry

Former Carnegie Library, in the Scottish Highlands, For Sale: 2001 May 25

From The Signal Item Star, Carnegie, Pa. -- 2001 April 25:
Carnegie Free Library celebrates 100 years, By Edward McGovern

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - November 13, 1998:
RAD formula called unfair to poorer libraries

Chart of Per Capita Funding of County Libraries, Under ACLA 1999 Distribution Formula

Chart of Per-Capita Funding of County Libraries, Under ACLA 2001-A Proposal

Chart of Per-Capita Funding of County Libraries, Under ACLA Proposal 2001-B("Formula 2001")

Calendar of Astronomical Events

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