Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall
Archives: News
and Events of A.D. 2000
NEWS ARTICLES, RELEASES, AND NOTICES
Andrew Carnegie and Carnegie Libraries Centennials --A.D. 2000
Hazelwood Branch Library, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh: Opened August 15, 1900
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh: Founded November 15, 1900
2000 February 1:
Memorandum to CTAC Executive Director Mark Fatla, from Glenn A. Walsh, with copies to Andrew Carnegie Free Library Board of Trustees, regarding preservation of historic Music Hall seats. Also see
Letter of 2006 April 22 and this letter's
Addendum [particularly
item number 8].
?Pittsburgh Savoyards production of HMS Pinafore
NOT CANCELLED: Friday
-- Sunday, March 17 - 19, 2000. Use Music Hall
entrance on north side of building.
?Dance classes NOT CANCELLED at Carnegie Performing
Arts Center(entrance on south side of building).
?Books due this week will not be late until Library reopens;
use Night Drop, in front door of Library, to return books.
?IRS Tax Return Preparation Assistance cancelled this week;
call the Library[(412) 276-3456], next week, to reschedule.
?Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council tutoring cancelled this
week.
?Civil War Museum tours, for Wednesday evening, March 15, cancelled.
LIBRARY MAY REOPEN MARCH 21 OR 22. TO LEARN CURRENT STATUS OF
LIBRARY, TELEPHONE (412) 276-3456 OR CHECK LIBRARY'S INTERNET WEB SITE:
http://www.clpgh.org/ein/andrcarn
Telephone
Recording Script
News Release - March 24, 2000:
RAINBOW THE CLOWN
CELEBRATES APRIL FOOLS' DAY AT LIBRARY
Library
Newsletter: Spring/Summer 2000
Advertising Copy for April, 2000
issue of Newsletter of
Mineral and Lapidary Society of Pittsburgh
Regarding "Our American Cousin" Civil War Event: April 14, 15, 16,
2000
News Release - April 5, 2000:
MUSIC HALL SHOW COMMEMORATES
135th
ANNIVERSARY OF LINCOLN ASSASSINATION
BENEFITS LIBRARY'S CIVIL WAR MUSEUM
News Release - April 5, 2000:
MUSIC HALL SHOW COMMEMORATES
135th
ANNIVERSARY OF LINCOLN ASSASSINATION
BENEFITS LIBRARY'S CIVIL WAR MUSEUM
From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - April 9, 2000
"Andrew
Carnegie was so much more than a businessman"
Includes information on -
Civil
War and
Pittsburgh-Area
Soldiers Carry President Lincoln
Out of Ford's Theatre After
Shooting
*** *** ***
"Our American Cousin" Theater Benefit
Commemorating the 135th
Anniversary
of the Assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
The Weekend of April 14, 15, & 16, 2000(the weekend before Easter
Sunday)
To benefit artifact restoration in the
Captain Thomas Espy Post Number
153, Grand Army of the Republic,
the Civil War Museum of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library.
Civil War events all weekend long!!!
*** *** ***
From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - February 20,
2000:
"Drive
to revive Civil War
post, library"
From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - February 20,
2000:
"9th
Reserves staging
`American Cousin'"
"Our American Cousin" Theater
Benefit
Commemorating the 135th
Anniversary
of the Assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
The Weekend of April 14, 15, & 16, 2000(the weekend before Easter
Sunday)
Our
American Cousin,
the historic play during which U.S.
President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated,
to be performed on the weekend of --
Friday, April 14, 2000 - 8:00 p.m.(EDST)
Saturday, April 15, 2000 - 8:00 p.m.(EDST)
Sunday, April 16, 2000 - 2:00 p.m.(EDST)
in commemoration of the 135th anniversary the assassination.
To benefit artifact restoration in the
Captain Thomas Espy Post Number
153, Grand Army of the Republic,
the Civil War Museum of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library.
Civil War events all weekend long!!!
READ
MORE ABOUT IT !
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News Release - April 5, 2000:
FREE VISION EXAMS FOR PRE-SCHOOLERS
AT LIBRARY APRIL 13
April 9, 2000
Marks Centennial of Library's By-Laws
From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - April 9, 2000
"Andrew
Carnegie was so much more than a businessman"
Includes information on -
Civil
War and
Pittsburgh-Area
Soldiers Carry President Lincoln
Out of Ford's Theatre After
Shooting
News Release - April 12, 2000:
READERS RAID THE PANTRY !
News Release - April 12, 2000:
FREE CHILDREN'S EASTER EGG HUNT
IN LIBRARY PARK APRIL 22
News Release - April 20, 2000:
DO YOU HAVE OLD PICTURES OF, OR
PAPERS FROM,
THE ANDREW CARNEGIE FREE LIBRARY AND MUSIC HALL ?
Court Petition to Restructure Library Board, Including the Elimination of
Life Trustees
Public Hearing in Allegheny County Orphans' Court
17th floor, Frick Building, Downtown Pittsburgh
Tuesday, June 6, 2000, 10:30 a.m.(EDST)
From The Signal-Item, Carnegie, Pa. -
June 7, 2000:
"Board's request to alter charter granted by judge"
From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - June 7, 2000:
"Judge OKs smaller board for library"
From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - June 7, 2000:
"Carnegie library trims trustees"
From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - June 6, 2000:
"Trustees grapple with what Carnegie wanted"
From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - June 5, 2000:
"Library wants to cut back on trustees"
From The Signal-Item, Carnegie, Pa. - May 24, 2000:
"Library
Board Moves for Change"
From The Signal-Item, Carnegie, Pa. - Page 22 - May 17, 2000:
Legal Notice of Orphans' Court Hearing to Modify Andrew Carnegie Trust
of April 20, 1899
[Legal Notice and Articles used with Permission of Gateway
Publications.]
Court Petition to Amend Andrew Carnegie's Declaration of Trust
of 1899,
creating the Andrew Carnegie Free Library;
Petition Requests Court to Restructure Library
Board, Including the Elimination of Life Trustees;
PETITION APPROVED at Public Hearing in Allegheny County Orphans' Court
17th floor, Frick Building, Downtown Pittsburgh
Tuesday, June 6, 2000, 10:50:00 a.m.(EDST)
Meeting Notice - May 24, 2000:
Meeting of Board Committee on
Library
Thursday, June 1, 7:00 p.m.
ATTENTION: WOMEN AGE 40 & UP
Mammograms Offered at Library July 12
Appointment Necessary -- Appointments Limited
Telephone: (412) 359-6055
From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - June 4, 2000:
"Theater's chairs fit into historical society's plans"
Classes and Workshops:
Introduction
to the Internet - Free of
Charge
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE LIBRARY DISCOUNT BOOKSTORE
SPECIAL OFFER !!!
NEXT SPECIAL BOOK SALE
Subject: FREE Items at Library Bookstore
From: Glenn A. Walsh, Life Trustee, Andrew Carnegie Free Library
Date: May 8, 2000
The following items, in the Discount Bookstore of the Andrew
Carnegie Free Library of Carnegie, Pennsylvania, are FREE-OF-CHARGE to
anyone willing to come to the Library to pick it up:
1) Complete set of 1999 Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
2) IBM Selectric II typewriter
3) IBM manual typewriter
4) Microfiche reader
5) Commodore 64 computer
6) Phonograph turntable(no speakers)
7) Card file drawer(three individual units-take one, two, or all
three)
8) Dehumidifier(may need servicing)
9) Muratec Model F-85 telefacsimile machine(needs servicing)
If you have an interest in any of these items, please contact
Glenn A. Walsh at
[andrcarn@alphaclp.clpgh.org
], to ensure the item is
still available and to arrange a time for pick-up.
gaw
Andrew Carnegie Free Library
300 Beechwood Avenue
Carnegie, Pennsylvania 15106-2699 U.S.A.
Telephone: (412) 276-3456
Telefacsimile: (412) 276-9472
Internet - Electronic Mail: [andrcarn@alphaclp.clpgh.org]
Internet - World Wide Web Site: [
http://www.clpgh.org/ein/andrcarn]
History of Andrew Carnegie and Carnegie Libraries
[
http://www.clpgh.org/ein/andrcarn/historyclp.html]
History of Astronomer and Optician John A. Brashear
[
http://www.clpgh.org/ein/andrcarn/Brashearcover.htm]
History of The Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science,
Pittsburgh
[
http://www.planetarium.cc]
History of The Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago
[
http://www.clpgh.org/ein/andrcarn/Adler.htm]
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS IN THE MUSIC HALL -
The Classic Children's Tale, Rapunzel
Saturdays, February 5 & 12; Sundays, February 6 & 13, 2000
Curtain Times - Saturdays and Sundays: 2:00 p.m.
ALSO Saturday Evenings: 7:00 p.m.
Performed by Stage
62
For more information, contact Stage
62 at -
telephone: (412) 429-6262
electronic mail:
elion@stage62.com
U.S. Mail:
Stage 62
P.O. Box 462
Carnegie, PA 15106-0462
Internet Web Address: http://www.stage62.com
*** *** ***
The Gilbert and Sullivan Classic Opera, HMS
Pinafore
March 3 through 19, 2000
Friday and Saturday shows begin at 8:00 p.m.; Sunday shows begin at 2:30
p.m.
Performed by The Pittsburgh
Savoyards
For more information, contact The
Pittsburgh Savoyards at -
telephone: (412) 734-8476
electronic mail:
savoyard@trfn.clpgh.org
U.S. Mail:
The Pittsburgh Savoyards
P.O. Box 7196
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Internet Web Address: http://trfn.clpgh.org/savoyard
*** *** ***
The Carnegie
Performing Arts Center presents Dorothy and The Wizard.
Performances: Saturday, April 1, 2000, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 2, 2000, 2:00 p.m.
Tickets - $5 in advance; $7 at the door
To Reserve Advance Tickets,
Group Ticket Sales, and Other Information,
Telephone Vivienne at (412) 279-8887 or (412) 921-3822
*** *** ***
Watch for details regarding the performance of
Our American Cousin,
to be performed on the evening of Friday, April 14, 2000:
the 135th anniversary of the assassination of U.S. President Abraham
Lincoln.
To benefit artifact restoration in the
Captain Thomas Espy Post Number
153, Grand Army of the Republic,
the Civil War Museum of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library.
*** *** ***
Our
American Cousin,
the historic play during which U.S.
President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated,
to be performed on the weekend of --
Friday, April 14, 2000
Saturday, April 15, 2000
Sunday, April 16, 2000
in commemoration of the 135th anniversary the assassination.
To benefit artifact restoration in the
Captain Thomas Espy Post Number
153, Grand Army of the Republic,
the Civil War Museum of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library.
News Release - April 5, 2000:
MUSIC HALL SHOW COMMEMORATES
135th
ANNIVERSARY OF LINCOLN ASSASSINATION
BENEFITS LIBRARY'S CIVIL WAR MUSEUM
*** *** ***
"Our American Cousin" Theater
Benefit
Commemorating the 135th
Anniversary
of the Assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
The Weekend of April 14, 15, & 16, 2000(the weekend before Easter
Sunday)
Our
American Cousin,
the historic play during which U.S.
President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated,
to be performed on the weekend of --
Friday, April 14, 2000 - 8:00 p.m.(EDST)
Saturday, April 15, 2000 - 8:00 p.m.(EDST)
Sunday, April 16, 2000 - 2:00 p.m.(EDST)
in commemoration of the 135th anniversary the assassination.
To benefit artifact restoration in the
Captain Thomas Espy Post Number
153, Grand Army of the Republic,
the Civil War Museum of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library.
Civil War events all weekend long!!!
READ
MORE ABOUT IT !
*** *** ***
Neil Simon's Rumors
May 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 2000
Curtain Times - Friday and Saturday Evenings: 8:00 p.m.
Sundays 2:00 p.m.
Performed by Stage
62
For more information, contact Stage
62 at -
telephone: (412) 429-6262
electronic mail:
elion@stage62.com
U.S. Mail:
Stage 62
P.O. Box 462
Carnegie, PA 15106-0462
Internet Web Address: http://www.stage62.com
*** *** ***
Annual Dance Recital
of the Carnegie
Performing Arts Center
Saturday Evening June 3, 2000 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday Afternoon, June 4, 2000 at 2:00 p.m.
Tickets - $5 in advance; $7 at the door
To Reserve Advance Tickets,
Group Ticket Sales, and Other Information,
Telephone Vivienne at (412) 279-8887 or (412) 921-3822
*** *** ***
Man of La
Mancha
July 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30, 2000
Curtain Times - ALL SHOWS: 8:00 p.m.
Performed by Stage
62
For more information, contact Stage
62 at -
telephone: (412) 429-6262
electronic mail:
elion@stage62.com
U.S. Mail:
Stage 62
P.O. Box 462
Carnegie, PA 15106-0462
Internet Web Address: http://www.stage62.com
*** *** ***
"Our American Cousin" Theater Benefit
Commemorating the 135th
Anniversary
of the Assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
The Weekend of April 14, 15, & 16, 2000(the weekend before Easter
Sunday)
Our
American Cousin,
the historic play during which
President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated,
to be performed on the weekend of --
Friday, April 14, 2000 - 8:00 p.m.(EDST)
Saturday, April 15, 2000 - 8:00 p.m.(EDST)
Sunday, April 16, 2000 - 2:00 p.m.(EDST)
To benefit artifact restoration in the
Captain Thomas Espy Post Number
153, Grand Army of the Republic,
the Civil War Museum of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library.
Other special
Civil War events all weekend long!!!
MORE
DETAILS
READ MORE ABOUT IT FROM NEWSPAPER ARTICLES -
From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - February 20,
2000:
"Drive
to revive Civil War
post, library"
From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - February 20,
2000:
"9th
Reserves staging
`American Cousin'"
*** *** ***
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")
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