Carnegie Oldpark Library
@carnegieoldpark.bsky.social
An abandoned heritage asset amongst the jagged peace lines of North Belfast - support our #BackToLife efforts!
Multiple thanks to @dovecote.bsky.social Edinburgh, for sharing their story and role model of operating a fabulous Weaving Hall alongside associated facilities, classes, heritage, exhibitions and sales!
December 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Multiple thanks to @dovecote.bsky.social Edinburgh, for sharing their story and role model of operating a fabulous Weaving Hall alongside associated facilities, classes, heritage, exhibitions and sales!
Here’s ours by Rita Duffy!
December 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Here’s ours by Rita Duffy!
Our friends @dovecote.bsky.social in Edinburgh have their version of #ArachnesWeb on their staircase - beautiful woven swirling colours!
#BacktoLife
#BacktoLife
December 4, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Our friends @dovecote.bsky.social in Edinburgh have their version of #ArachnesWeb on their staircase - beautiful woven swirling colours!
#BacktoLife
#BacktoLife
Instructive tour of @DovecotStudios Edinburgh in our search for role models for our ’Carnegie Centre for Weaving’.
Traditional skills preserved alongside exhibition, sales, classes and heritage.
Forward-looking, creative and inspiring.
Thanks to staff and volunteers.
Traditional skills preserved alongside exhibition, sales, classes and heritage.
Forward-looking, creative and inspiring.
Thanks to staff and volunteers.
December 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Instructive tour of @DovecotStudios Edinburgh in our search for role models for our ’Carnegie Centre for Weaving’.
Traditional skills preserved alongside exhibition, sales, classes and heritage.
Forward-looking, creative and inspiring.
Thanks to staff and volunteers.
Traditional skills preserved alongside exhibition, sales, classes and heritage.
Forward-looking, creative and inspiring.
Thanks to staff and volunteers.
The old man himself, on show in the beautifully restored National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh with its extraordinary ornate lobby area.
December 1, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The old man himself, on show in the beautifully restored National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh with its extraordinary ornate lobby area.
The spectacular weaving hall (formerly a swimming pool!) @dovecote.bsky.social Edinburgh where heritage and traditional skills help build a creative future!
It’ll undoubtedly support our #BacktoLife efforts.
It’ll undoubtedly support our #BacktoLife efforts.
November 29, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The spectacular weaving hall (formerly a swimming pool!) @dovecote.bsky.social Edinburgh where heritage and traditional skills help build a creative future!
It’ll undoubtedly support our #BacktoLife efforts.
It’ll undoubtedly support our #BacktoLife efforts.
Visiting our soon-to-be new friends @dovecote.bsky.social Edinburgh to learn about their phenomenally successful weaving operation - exhibition, sales, display, classes, workshops, heritage!
November 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Visiting our soon-to-be new friends @dovecote.bsky.social Edinburgh to learn about their phenomenally successful weaving operation - exhibition, sales, display, classes, workshops, heritage!
Meanwhile outside…
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Meanwhile outside…
Coffee break for our weavers a-weaving in our Weavers’ Studio in Oldpark, North Belfast.
@carnegiecorp.bsky.social
@carnegieendowment.org
@carnegiemec.bsky.social
@carnegiecorp.bsky.social
@carnegieendowment.org
@carnegiemec.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Coffee break for our weavers a-weaving in our Weavers’ Studio in Oldpark, North Belfast.
@carnegiecorp.bsky.social
@carnegieendowment.org
@carnegiemec.bsky.social
@carnegiecorp.bsky.social
@carnegieendowment.org
@carnegiemec.bsky.social
Poor Derry-Londonderry missed out on this fabulous free Carnegie Library 120 years ago!
The Council voted AGAINST the proffered gift.
The Council voted AGAINST the proffered gift.
November 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Poor Derry-Londonderry missed out on this fabulous free Carnegie Library 120 years ago!
The Council voted AGAINST the proffered gift.
The Council voted AGAINST the proffered gift.
Neat comparison of us in real life, and the original architect’s drawings from 1906!
November 21, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Neat comparison of us in real life, and the original architect’s drawings from 1906!
Our story about #HerneHillCarnegie was premature!
A kind follower has updated us with photos
It survived the threat of closure and is now #BacktoLife again, flourishing indeed:
Library, community hub, cafe, garden, classes and more.
Congratulations everyone - heritage is a living dynamic.
A kind follower has updated us with photos
It survived the threat of closure and is now #BacktoLife again, flourishing indeed:
Library, community hub, cafe, garden, classes and more.
Congratulations everyone - heritage is a living dynamic.
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Our story about #HerneHillCarnegie was premature!
A kind follower has updated us with photos
It survived the threat of closure and is now #BacktoLife again, flourishing indeed:
Library, community hub, cafe, garden, classes and more.
Congratulations everyone - heritage is a living dynamic.
A kind follower has updated us with photos
It survived the threat of closure and is now #BacktoLife again, flourishing indeed:
Library, community hub, cafe, garden, classes and more.
Congratulations everyone - heritage is a living dynamic.
#DonegallRoadCarnegie one of 66 across Ireland, eight in NI, three in Belfast.
As described by Brendan Grimes in his masterful book ‘The Irish Carnegies’ tracking them all diligently.
He notes the philanthropic funding, architecture, setting, plans and even heating arrangements!
#IrishCarnegies
As described by Brendan Grimes in his masterful book ‘The Irish Carnegies’ tracking them all diligently.
He notes the philanthropic funding, architecture, setting, plans and even heating arrangements!
#IrishCarnegies
November 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
#DonegallRoadCarnegie one of 66 across Ireland, eight in NI, three in Belfast.
As described by Brendan Grimes in his masterful book ‘The Irish Carnegies’ tracking them all diligently.
He notes the philanthropic funding, architecture, setting, plans and even heating arrangements!
#IrishCarnegies
As described by Brendan Grimes in his masterful book ‘The Irish Carnegies’ tracking them all diligently.
He notes the philanthropic funding, architecture, setting, plans and even heating arrangements!
#IrishCarnegies
Amazing! Here is the drawing of Andrew Carnegie’s proposed library for The Diamond in Derry~Londonderry. What difference would that have made to the city?
@librariesconnected.bsky.social
@librariesconnected.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Amazing! Here is the drawing of Andrew Carnegie’s proposed library for The Diamond in Derry~Londonderry. What difference would that have made to the city?
@librariesconnected.bsky.social
@librariesconnected.bsky.social
Weavers Cross commemorated @grandcentralpub.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Weavers Cross commemorated @grandcentralpub.bsky.social
The many animated faces of @deborahwhite-art.bsky.social describing her 300-year old jacquard weaving loom for her @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social film ‘The Warp, the Weft and the Weaver’ for us!
Photo: Patrick Speight
Photo: Patrick Speight
November 4, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The many animated faces of @deborahwhite-art.bsky.social describing her 300-year old jacquard weaving loom for her @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social film ‘The Warp, the Weft and the Weaver’ for us!
Photo: Patrick Speight
Photo: Patrick Speight
Delighted to take part in the @linenBiennale with our Chair @brianjcavanagh showing @BelfastCC Mayor @Tracykellydup (on stairs) the Linen display and our #BacktoLife endeavours.
Photo by @kevincooper.bsky.social
Photo by @kevincooper.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Delighted to take part in the @linenBiennale with our Chair @brianjcavanagh showing @BelfastCC Mayor @Tracykellydup (on stairs) the Linen display and our #BacktoLife endeavours.
Photo by @kevincooper.bsky.social
Photo by @kevincooper.bsky.social
A friendly follower Marcus has sent us this fabulous duo - the spectacular and elegantly proportioned #BromleyCarnegie in Kent now sadly replaced by an efficient modern version!
What is the story of the original edifice?
@britishlibrary.bsky.social
@librariesconnected.bsky.social
What is the story of the original edifice?
@britishlibrary.bsky.social
@librariesconnected.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
A friendly follower Marcus has sent us this fabulous duo - the spectacular and elegantly proportioned #BromleyCarnegie in Kent now sadly replaced by an efficient modern version!
What is the story of the original edifice?
@britishlibrary.bsky.social
@librariesconnected.bsky.social
What is the story of the original edifice?
@britishlibrary.bsky.social
@librariesconnected.bsky.social
Caption competition!
Our @quintinoliver.bsky.social Ethan Lay and Fiona MacMillan at Shankill Women’s Centre Belfast - but what are they up to?
Our @quintinoliver.bsky.social Ethan Lay and Fiona MacMillan at Shankill Women’s Centre Belfast - but what are they up to?
October 31, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Caption competition!
Our @quintinoliver.bsky.social Ethan Lay and Fiona MacMillan at Shankill Women’s Centre Belfast - but what are they up to?
Our @quintinoliver.bsky.social Ethan Lay and Fiona MacMillan at Shankill Women’s Centre Belfast - but what are they up to?
We visited USEL to share news and take advice from our near neighbours on training, skills and employment.
Useful exchange of analysis and future plans.
Useful exchange of analysis and future plans.
October 30, 2025 at 7:20 AM
We visited USEL to share news and take advice from our near neighbours on training, skills and employment.
Useful exchange of analysis and future plans.
Useful exchange of analysis and future plans.
Sunlit faces to welcome Belfast City Council Lord Mayor, Tracy Kelly standing under her City’s Coat-of-Arms at the library - now being developed as Carnegie Centre for Weaving.
Ethan Lay Brian Cavanagh (Chair) The Mayor, Adele Huddleston Vice-Chair @quintinoliver.bsky.social Cllr Jordan Doran
Ethan Lay Brian Cavanagh (Chair) The Mayor, Adele Huddleston Vice-Chair @quintinoliver.bsky.social Cllr Jordan Doran
October 29, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Sunlit faces to welcome Belfast City Council Lord Mayor, Tracy Kelly standing under her City’s Coat-of-Arms at the library - now being developed as Carnegie Centre for Weaving.
Ethan Lay Brian Cavanagh (Chair) The Mayor, Adele Huddleston Vice-Chair @quintinoliver.bsky.social Cllr Jordan Doran
Ethan Lay Brian Cavanagh (Chair) The Mayor, Adele Huddleston Vice-Chair @quintinoliver.bsky.social Cllr Jordan Doran
Fiona MacMillan (co-owner) and Deborah White (weaver extraordinaire) leading our screening of ‘The Warp, the Weft and the Weaver’ about Deborah’s jacquard loom restoration.
Heritage, craft skills, tradition, creativity and passion all on show.
Thanks to our lively audience too #BacktoLife
Heritage, craft skills, tradition, creativity and passion all on show.
Thanks to our lively audience too #BacktoLife
October 28, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Fiona MacMillan (co-owner) and Deborah White (weaver extraordinaire) leading our screening of ‘The Warp, the Weft and the Weaver’ about Deborah’s jacquard loom restoration.
Heritage, craft skills, tradition, creativity and passion all on show.
Thanks to our lively audience too #BacktoLife
Heritage, craft skills, tradition, creativity and passion all on show.
Thanks to our lively audience too #BacktoLife
Belfast Lord Mayor Cllr Tracy Kelly visits to explore our library, launch a weaving documentary and support our #BackToLife effort!
Brian (Chair) & Quintin (owner) look on
Photo (c) by @kevincooper.bsky.social
Brian (Chair) & Quintin (owner) look on
Photo (c) by @kevincooper.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Belfast Lord Mayor Cllr Tracy Kelly visits to explore our library, launch a weaving documentary and support our #BackToLife effort!
Brian (Chair) & Quintin (owner) look on
Photo (c) by @kevincooper.bsky.social
Brian (Chair) & Quintin (owner) look on
Photo (c) by @kevincooper.bsky.social
Thanks everyone for a brilliant and inspirational afternoon yesterday at the library, showing ‘The Warp, the Weft and the Weaver’ (on BBC iPlayer now), with Deborah White explaining and answering lively audience questions!
#BacktoLife indeed.
More stories soon…
#BacktoLife indeed.
More stories soon…
October 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Thanks everyone for a brilliant and inspirational afternoon yesterday at the library, showing ‘The Warp, the Weft and the Weaver’ (on BBC iPlayer now), with Deborah White explaining and answering lively audience questions!
#BacktoLife indeed.
More stories soon…
#BacktoLife indeed.
More stories soon…
Setting up for screening of ‘The Warp the Weft and the Weaver’ @bbc documentary by @deborahwhite-art.bsky.social
#BacktoLife
#BacktoLife
October 24, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Setting up for screening of ‘The Warp the Weft and the Weaver’ @bbc documentary by @deborahwhite-art.bsky.social
#BacktoLife
#BacktoLife