THE WILKINSBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, HOLDS SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL IMPORTANCE FOR THE COMMUNITY. ESTABLISHED IN 1899, IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST CARNEGIE LIBRARY BRANCHES IN THE UNITED STATES, ORIGINATING AS A PART OF THE BRADDOCK LIBRARY. INITIALLY LOCATED IN THE MCNAIR SCHOOL WITH A COLLECTION OF 1,500 BOOKS, IT MOVED TO ITS CURRENT LOCATION IN
THE WILKINSBURG BOROUGH BUILDING IN 1940. OPENED IN 1899 AS PART OF THE CARNEGIE FREE LIBRARY SYSTEM, IT HAS SINCE GROWN INTO A VITAL RESOURCE FOR LEARNING AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION. IN THE WORDS OF THE LIBRARY'S
MISSION: "THE WILKINSBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY ENRICHES LIVES BY CONNECTING PEOPLE TO INFORMATION,
EDUCATION, AND RECREATION." THIS BUILDING ALSO SERVED AS THE CENTRAL HUB
FOR THE BOROUGH'S LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL
AGENCIES AT THE TIME OF ITS OPENING OVER THE YEARS, THE LIBRARY HAS GROWN INTO A CORNERSTONE OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. IT EXPANDED WITH THE ADDITION OF THE EASTRIDGE BRANCH IN 2003, ENSURING BETTER ACCESS FOR RESIDENTS ACROSS THE BOROUGH. THE LIBRARY'S MISSION EMPHASIZES ENRICHING LIVES THROUGH INFORMATION, EDUCATION, AND RECREATION. IT OFFERS DIVERSE PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES FOR ALL AGES, FROM BOOK COLLECTIONS TO EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND COLLABORATIONS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
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