1917
John Hopkins Leete becomes the library’s Director, leaving his position as Dean of the School of Applied Science at Carnegie Institute of Technology (now CMU).
1910 March 10
The Homewood Branch opens. This will be the last new library building in the CLP system until 1964.
1909 January 30
The South Side branch opens, serving a neighborhood where more than half of the residents were born outside of the United States. The branch specifically employed a Polish woman to help explain the library’s services and register other Poles.
1908
Harrison W. Craver named Director of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, rather than having the title “Librarian” like his predecessors.
1907 April 11
Andrew Carnegie formally presents the $6,000,000 Carnegie Institute in a dedication ceremony witnessed by 20,000.
1907
Service to the blind begins with a small collection of embossed books at Main. By the end of the first year, 86 readers have registered and borrowed 1,461 books.
1906 October 10
The East Liberty branch opens. It’s the largest of the branches and serves 75,000 people in the East End.
January 1906
A “call station” for books opens at Kaufmann Brothers. It houses a small collection, but is primarily a pickup point for books patrons request from the Main library. By 1914, there are 259 similar stations at fire stations, department stores, schools, and playgrounds.
1904-1907
The renovations funded by Carnegie finally begin. In addition to expanding the building, the two campanile-style towers were removed because Carnegie thought they looked like “donkeys’ ears.”
1904
Anderson H. Hopkins succeeds Edwin Anderson as Librarian. He serves for three years before retiring due to poor health.
