Every once in a while, which means every few years, stories about Albany’s Carnegie Public Library downtown have appeared on this site. The time for another one has come.
Normally, Thursday afternoon is one of the times that the Carnegie Library in downtown Albany is open. But not during the vacation week between Christmas and New Year’s.
The Albany Public Library has expanded the times when it is open, but unfortunately this is not the case at the downtown branch.
It’s nearly two years since I wondered here about this box-like structure off the Dave Clark Path on Albany’s riverfront. I still don’t know why it is there or what its purpose used to be. But now I’m prepared to venture a hypothesis. And I hope somebody can tell me what it really was. (Somebody […]
What a treat it was Wednesday to be able to walk around inside the Carnegie Library in downtown Albany, without an appointment or time limit, browsing the shelves, looking for something to read.
When and if Albany’s public libraries reopen after the corona crisis, the downtown Carnegie branch stands a good chance of staying in operation despite the city’s budget problems, judging by what candidates in the Nov. 3 council election say.
Carnegie Library plan: Wait three years
What will become of Albany’s Carnegie Library downtown? City officials hope they might have some idea about the branch’s future in three years.
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