Carnegie Oldpark

Carnegie Oldpark Carnegie Oldpark Library, Belfast, Northern Ireland - elegant heritage asset being restored as The Carnegie Centre for Weaving, and community use.

Join us in the effort! Carnegie Oldpark is one of the over 2,500 libraries, that Andrew Carnegie gifted, over a century ago, across the English-speaking world. Abandoned by the public sector nearly a decade ago, Carnegie Oldpark stands as a beacon of hope for the new Belfast. We want to bring this superb example of Tudorbethan architecture back to life, for community use. We want the

local people back to this building and fill it with enterprise, education and training, poetry and song - it will buzz with the voices of the local community.

Andrew Carnegie never asked for name recognition on his libraries but it became so common that the brand emerged into th...
03/09/2026

Andrew Carnegie never asked for name recognition on his libraries but it became so common that the brand emerged into the term ‘Carnegie Library’ symbolising something special!

(Ballyduff, 1904)

Looks fab - is this in Ayr or Maybole?Why not come visit us afterwards to swap stories!
02/09/2026

Looks fab - is this in Ayr or Maybole?

Why not come visit us afterwards to swap stories!

Doors Open Days - Ayr Carnegie Library 🏛

Step inside one of the area's most beautiful historic buildings during Doors Open Days!

Built in 1893 through a gift from renowned philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, the Carnegie Library was designed by Glasgow architects Campbell Douglas and Morrison. Admire its striking red sandstone Renaissance-style frontage, best appreciated from across the road, and learn about the library's fascinating history. The building was further enhanced in 1934 with the addition of the Non-Fiction Library, originally a Reference Library and Lecture Hall, designed by the distinguished Ayr firm James Kennedy Hunter.

📅 Saturday 12 September | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

🚶 Guided Tours
Join a group tour of the library and Local History Collection at:
10am, 12pm, 2pm and 4pm

Prefer to explore at your own pace? A shorter self-guided tour option is also available.

What's On Ayrshire
Doors Open Days Ayrshire

Media interaction at Gemma’s new loom (from Scandinavia) in our second weavers’ studio!
02/09/2026

Media interaction at Gemma’s new loom (from Scandinavia) in our second weavers’ studio!

01/09/2026
Guess who came to visit our Carnegie Centre for Weaving - watch this space!
01/09/2026

Guess who came to visit our Carnegie Centre for Weaving - watch this space!

Ballyduff, one of the 66 - a snip at £345 after a famous row between Cappoquin and Tallow over carving up Andrew Carne...
26/08/2026

Ballyduff, one of the 66 - a snip at £345 after a famous row between Cappoquin and Tallow over carving up Andrew Carnegie’s £2,400 to Lismore Council.

Forwarded by a follower.

Ballyduff, one of the 66 - a snip at £345 after a famous row between Cappoquin and Tallow over carving up Andrew Carne...
26/08/2026

Ballyduff, one of the 66 - a snip at £345 after a famous row between Cappoquin and Tallow over carving up Andrew Carnegie’s £2,400 to Lismore Council.

Forwarded by a follower.
Text by Brendan Grimes, UCD Library

Another welcome but unexpected donation of architectural, conservation and construction books and guides for our emergin...
25/08/2026

Another welcome but unexpected donation of architectural, conservation and construction books and guides for our emerging library!

. Thanks.

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