Call the office and a Counselor or Social Worker will be assigned to work with you. All services have visual eligibility requirements, and some services have financial and other requirements. The Carnegie Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped serves eligible residents of the western half of Pennsylvania by loaning recorded books and magazines and the equipment on which to play them, and large print books. The Library provides traditional readers advisory and information services. Services are available in person, by phone, and by mail.
Services are free to eligible users.
Reference and referrals available. Our purpose is to promote independence and opportunities in such areas as education, and employment, for blind and visually impaired citizens in the Pittsburgh area. We are affiliated with both the Pennsylvania Council of the Blind and the American Council of the Blind. The Greater Pittsburgh Guild for the Blind provides rehabilitation services to individuals who are visually impaired or blind. For more information contact Nancy Oyler, Intake Counselor.