Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Downtown — Attraction in Pittsburgh

This is my first time here. had an hour and a half between shifts and had homework to do First this dude was clipping his nails in the middle of the library. Next a dude is escorted out as he's laughing his butt off, falling on the floor, and arguing with a guard. Currently there is a couple sitting across from me. The has just said "Don't send that! She's 15!" to her boyfriend who clearly doesn't care. They're openly talking about their hard drug use. Fairly loud too. Save yourself the trip and go to the library in Oakland next to UPitt and Carnegie Mellon. It's bigger, has more materials, and the people have class. Not sure why I expected that downtown but I'm disappointed. Carnegie Library of Oakland, 7.9/5. All downtown location does better...

Few things that I don't like about this library. 1- filled with people who don't understand what library is. They talk on the phone, music playing in the background in low volume but enough to distract you. 2 - staff don't care. They rarely take any action and why would they? They themselves talk loudly and one of the lady laughs so bad that it pierce through your ears even if you are using noise cancelling headphones. 3 - don't feel safe to leave anything on the table just to use restroom because people are sketchy and I have seen people with ankle bracelets. They can make it a better place but I can understand why they can't. If you want a quite place go to East Carson library that one is small...

Visiting from out of town and wanted to get some work done. The second floor has really functional desks and glass enclosed offices for meetings. The front desk staff was really friendly! The only reason I didn’t give a 5 star review is because the interior is seriously lacking character. All the walls I saw were white with no prints, posters, paintings, nothing. All the desks are white too. It was just really sterile feeling. I hope the library can get some budget for making the decor/vibe feel a little...