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| - The Carnegie Libraries of Pittsburgh are absolutely one of the most amazing and crucial resources of this fine region. Information should be free to the people! Knowledge is power!
One day, I was moving to yet another hip, affordable, and stylish apartment, and I realized I owned too many books. I consider up to 10 boxes of books a "small library," so you know I had a serious problem if I was confessing I had too many! I looked at my budget and realized I was spending - literally - hundreds of dollars a month on books. Books that I loved and treasured, and then set aside and never read again.
Well, I sold all the books I could bear to live without, and traded my book budget in for a CLPGH library card. I've been reading more, fresher material, books that were often too expensive for me to buy, the books that **never** went on sale, and my book passion went from extremely expensive to voraciously insatiable within a month. I read so much more now that everything is delivered to my local branch. I do weekly pick-ups and drop-offs. The whole thing has brought a level of bliss to my life that I didn't even realize I was missing.
The check-out times are adequate, most of the staff goes above and beyond in their every word and deed, providing small kindnesses and excellent recommendations. They have dvds, vhs, and cds as well. They have virtually every magazine you could want -- visit the main branch for a coffee shop, extensive stacks, an exquisitely re-modeled library, and a beautiful magazine reading room complete with a zen garden outdoor courtyard.
Bless you, Andrew Carnegie, and Bless you, CLPGH Staff!
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