Brookline Library
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[edit] Synopsis
The Brookline branch of the Carnegie Library system. The library's meeting room serves as a venue for InstallFests.
Address:
Brookline Library, 708 Brookline Boulevard. Pittsburgh, PA 15226
The meeting room is downstairs along with the children's area. Everyone is encouraged to use the elevator for the movement of hardware.
[edit] Transportation Directions
General directions from Downtown and the north:
- Take the Liberty Bridge through the Liberty tunnels onto PA 19 South
- Follow 19 for less than 5 miles until you reach the intersection of Brookline Boulevard (at the McDonald's).
- Turn left onto Brookline Boulevard and follow the winding road up the hill to the main business district of Brookline.
- The library is near the intersection with Castlegate Avenue.
Use the Google Maps AJAX applet at the CLPGH site to obtain specific directions for your origin.
http://www.clpgh.org/locations/brookline/
[edit] Bus Access
There is only one Port Authority bus that runs along Brookline Blvd, the 41D. Outbound buses leave downtown along Smithfield St at 9:20, 10:40, 12:00 and every 80 minutes thereafter.
Inbound buses leave the library at 1:02, 2:22, 3:42 and 5:02.
If the wait for the 41D is too long, and you are willing to walk a little more than 1/4 of a mile, the 41B runs along West Liberty Ave, which crosses Brookline Blvd, and runs between Brookline and Downtown (Smithfield St) every 60 minutes.
[edit] Car Pooling
If you'd like to carpool with other WPLUG members, please ask on the Mailing Lists.
[edit] Venue
The library system recently underwent an 80 million dollar renovation (Press Release)
Wifi is provided for Allegheny County residents with a valid library card.
[edit] Parking
Metered parking is plentiful on Brookline Boulevard. Free parking is available on the side streets. There do not appear to be any conveniently-located parking lots.
[edit] Images
Entrance on Brookline Boulevard
[edit] Area
The Brookline neighborhood is a classic urban district within the City of Pittsburgh. The area is post-industrial cosmopolitan with basic amenities in walking distance. You can see some photos at: http://www.coolspacelocator.com/csl/home/neighborhoods/Brookline.htm
