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| October 2, 2007
Alcoa Foundation Supports Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh with $400,000 Grant to Improve Children's Areas
The Alcoa Foundation Gift Will Help Strengthen the Library’s
System-Wide Revitalization Project
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and the Alcoa Foundation jointly announce
a $400,000 Alcoa Foundation grant to the Carnegie Libraryin
support of its Libraries for LIFE Capital Campaign. The gift will
fund children’s areas in several neighborhood
libraries. The children’s areas in both the
recently renovated Homewood facility and future North Side library will
be named in honor of the Alcoa Foundation.
In 2006, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh officially launched the public
phase of a $55 million Capital Campaign, “Libraries
for Life: Building Communities, Enriching Lives,”
to continue the Library’s system-wide
revitalization project. Since 2001, six neighborhood locations and the
first floor of the Main Library in Oakland have been renovated,
providing handicapped accessibility, climate control systems and
state-of-the-art technology. The visibility of the completed renovations
has brought new vitality in the form of increased visitation and
circulation by as much as 187% in some libraries. The gift from the
Alcoa Foundation will help to strengthen this trend.
“Our newly renovated libraries include areas
that provide children and teens with their own meeting spaces that
encourage them to think of the library as their own special place to
visit, meet their friends and read good books,”
states Dr. Barbara K. Mistick, President and Director, Carnegie Library
of Pittsburgh. “By providing early literacy
programs and services to young children, Carnegie Library helps ready
children for school and the benefits of a solid education.”
“The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is one of
the most valuable resources we have in this community. The library’s
reference and leisure reading collections serve as a resource that
simply is not available at home. Computer access, availability of
information, databases, and professional assistance are important tools
on hand to help children with their homework,”
said Meg McDonald, President, Alcoa Foundation. “With
this contribution, the library can continue its efforts to engage
Pittsburgh communities in literacy and learning.”
In 2006, CLP librarians presented more than 8,000 programs, including
many outreach initiatives for pre-schools and area Head Start programs.
The demand for storytimes and other children’s
activities increases each year, as these activities are valued by
parents, caregivers and teachers for the enrichment that they bring to
children.
About Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
"Free to the People" since 1895
Established as a public trust in 1895, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
serves the citizens of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County with a
distinguished history of leadership among the country’s
great public libraries. Through its 19 neighborhood locations, including
Main Library and the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped,
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is the region’s
most visited asset. Each year the Library provides more than 6,000 free
programs, classes and other learning and training opportunities that are
tailored to meet the dynamic and diverse needs of people living in
Western Pennsylvania.
About Alcoa Foundation
Alcoa Foundation is a separately constituted nonprofit U.S. corporate
foundation with assets of approximately $534 million. Its mission is to
actively invest in the quality of life in Alcoa communities worldwide.
Throughout its history, the Foundation has been a source of positive
community change and enhancement, with nearly $437 million invested
since 1952.
In 2006, Alcoa and Alcoa Foundation invested a combined total of $42.3
million in community programs in 32 countries, focusing on four areas of
excellence: conservation and sustainability, global education and
workplace skills, business and community partnerships, and safe and
healthy children and families. Alcoa Foundation manages the Alcoa
employee volunteer programs ACTION and Bravo! For more information,
visit www.alcoa.com, under Community
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