Braddock Carnegie Library has a lot that you wouldn’t expect — like puppets, a swimming pool and a pottery studio.
But it still lacks basics any library patron would expect. Like elevators. And consistent heat and air conditioning.
A community centerpiece for kids and adults, the library branch is under renovation but the funds to finish aren’t yet in hand. Its problems aren’t unique in a county with 46 separate library organizations, ranging from flush to struggling.
As you’ll learn from our story with 90.5 WESA, some of Allegheny County’s library systems are striving to serve and modernize amid uneven funding. What’s driving the disparities? Regional fragmentation and a funding formula driving more tax dollars to some libraries than others.
PublicSource's Rich Lord and 90.5 WESA's Kate Giammarise explored the impact of a key funding formula on libraries with starkly different needs and financial realities. Read Whispers in the Stacks, check the map for your library’s RAD tax take and listen to WESA’s audio story here.
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Newsroom Update
After 10 years of existing, we’re entering a new phase. We’re still the PublicSource you know and love. But we’re changing. And we’re growing.
As of today, we have a new editor-in-chief and managing editor. (ICYMI: We also have a new CEO.)
Halle Stockton, an award-winning journalist and our managing editor of seven years is PublicSource’s new editor-in-chief, where she’ll lead editorial strategy and operations. Longtime Pittsburgh journalist Rich Lord was named the new managing editor by Stockton. Read more about Stockton, Lord and what they have to say about their new roles by clicking here. Quick note: You may have also noticed we’re hiring for reporters on health, K-12 education and economic development. Do you know someone who would be a good fit? Send them our way. (And keep an eye out for new job postings coming soon.)
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