(File Photo of the Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver Falls, PA) The Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls recently announced The Carnegie Library Reimagined: Preserve the Past, Gather the Future, which is a rehabilitation of the historic 35,000 square-foot library building.

This will research the opportunity to reopen spaces that have been closed for a long time, as well as restore signature some architectural features, and expand the role of the library as a community center and library that serves all of Beaver County.  

The Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls’ Board of Trustees is also pursuing major milestones at this building, which includes the feasibility of reclaiming the auditorium that was sealed in the 1960s, upgrading infrastructure, repairing historic stained glass and restoring the third-floor ballroom.

Phase One of this project is now underway and it focuses on an architectural review, which is the case to be made for use as an event center, and secures community input with completion anticipated by the summer of 2027.

Support for this work includes recent grants from H. R. Smith and the Allegheny Foundation, whose support is making that long-overdue preservation of the landmark in Beaver Falls possible.