Heidi Matthews Written by Donna S. Dreeland on so many levels, he said, all while connecting audiences of all ages. The music ties them together. In the early years of the 20th century, theaters had full orchestras to accompany the films they featured, he said. “That is how it was way back then. Only the dive-iest of Read More
Written by Donna S. Dreeland Each brass plate on an auditorium seat in the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall in Carnegie tells a story of support for a town and the arts. During the library’s major renovation in 2008, Maggie Forbes, executive director, was told that replacing the original seats in the hall Read More
Staff Report for the TribLive Former Andrew Carnegie Free Library Director Diane Klinefelter has been named to the new position of part-time curator for the facility’s treasured Civil War Room. She will assume the position in January. The position was made available through a grant and was announced by Executive Director Maggie Forbes. The library Read More
Written by Megan Guza Maggie Forbes will return to the site of her great accomplishment when she re-takes the helm of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall in Carnegie, for which she helped raise more than $7 million to save. Forbes accepted an offer from library officials last week after the search committee Read More
Written by Megan Guza A familiar face will return to head the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall in Carnegie. Maggie Forbes, who served as executive director from 2003 to 2011, was approved by the library board of trustees on July 31 after being recommended by the library’s search committee. “She was one of Read More
Written by Doug Gulasy In her eight years at Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall — the last six as executive director — Maggie Forbes spearheaded the campaign that raised $7.5 million for the restoration and renovation of the 112-year-old building. When she stepped down in October 2011, the building was “weatherproof, structurally sound Read More
Written by Doug Gulasy The Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall is looking for another new executive director. Lois Wholey, the library’s sole executive director since March 2012, resigned at the board of trustees meeting Jan. 9 in order to take a job as development director for the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. The library formed a Read More
Written by Jeff Widmer Prior to an incident six months ago at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall, Nate Wyrick did not believe in ghosts. Now, he’s not so sure. The 32-year-old, who works as head of adult services at the library, was at the building late one night. It was between midnight Read More
Written by Jeffrey Widmer As expected, Carnegie Borough has released $7,000 in funding contributions to the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall. The money had been held in escrow by the borough since April and was released to the library last week. Due to concerns about the sudden personnel turnover and financial management at Read More
Written by Jeffrey Widmar When Maggie Forbes, a native of Long Island, first came to town, “I didn’t even know how to pronounce ‘Carnegie.’ “I do now, believe me,” she said. Saying it’s time to move on, Forbes, 59, will leave her job as executive director of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library at the end Read More