Happy early birthday, America! 🇺🇸

Every Carnegie Library in America is receiving a $10,000 gift in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. 🎉

📰 See the @nytimes.com for more: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/n...

#CarnegieLibraries250 #America250

Yesterday, we brought together leaders from across sectors to explore how we can prepare young people for successful adulthood, strengthen our communities, and create a common sense of purpose through NATIONAL SERVICE.
Participants underscored the urgency & promise. 👇

On #CitizenshipDay, we celebrate #GreatImmigrants who became Great Americans like legendary musician, artist, and advocate David Byrne — who saw U.S. citizenship as a way to fully participate in democracy.

📖Read and 🎥watch his story (free online): carnegie.io/4pxJyqQ ✨

At 16, Terence Tao immigrated to the U.S. to pursue a PhD at Princeton University. Today, he’s a world-leading mathematician and UCLA professor — known as the “Mozart of math.”

Explore his #ImmigrantStory — told in his own words — in Tao’s #GreatImmigrants comic. 👀👉 carnegie.io/41Jtd80

Mo, the hit Netflix show, was inspired by Mo Amer’s true #ImmigrantStory.

Explore his journey — told in his own words — in Amer’s #GreatImmigrants comic. 👉 carnegie.io/415xSRh

"One of the things that, unfortunately, many people do not know about libraries — is that the library is YOURS."

Discover how librarians are creating vital community spaces where everyone is welcome. 👉 ForTheLoveOfLibrarians.org

❤️ @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social #ILoveMyLibrarian

✨Librarians are heroes at the heart of our communities.✨

Find out how some of America's most beloved librarians are improving lives and bringing communities together at ForTheLoveofLibrarians.org.

#ILoveMyLibrarian #LibraryLove #Libraries
❤️ @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social & New York Public Library

From toxic corners of the internet to our own neighborhoods, what’s driving division in America? With Carnegie support, the 2025 Class of Andrew #CarnegieFellows are asking bold questions about political #polarization — and pursuing solutions.

🔗 Learn more about their #research: carnegie.io/3Yc69x7

🇺🇸 Educated citizens are critical to a healthy democracy.
This #CivicLearningWeek, we join @icivics.bsky.social in highlighting the importance of prioritizing civic education across America.
Learn more 👉 civiclearningweek.org

Growing up in Liberia, @rajpanjabi.bsky.social dreamed of being a soccer star.

Instead, he became a different kind of hero: a global healthcare leader and top White House official who helped fight the Covid pandemic.

Discover his #ImmigrantStory.
👉 carnegie.io/3QjQx69

#GreatImmigrants #Immigrant

From the city of Pittsburgh to the town of Honea Path, Carnegie Libraries hold a special place in the hearts of generations of Americans.

🔎 Search our new interactive map to find out if your neighborhood received some of Andrew Carnegie's #LibraryLove. #Librarysky

🗺️ carnegie-libraries.carnegie.org