Hillman Library is the largest library and the center of administration for the University Library System (ULS) of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Located on the corner of Forbes Avenue and Schenley Drive, diagonally across from the Cathedral of Learning, Hillman serves as the flagship of the approximately 7.1 million-volume University Library System at Pitt.
Hillman Library
Hillman Library from across Forbes Quadrangle. Tony Smith's Light Up! sculpture can be seen at the bottom left and the top floors of the Cathedral of Learning can be seen peaking above it at center.
Study area inside Hillman Library. A pair of Virgil Cantini tapestries can be seen hanging on the wall to the left.
Another study area inside Hillman Library. Another pair of tapestries can be seen hanging on the wall to the right.
Forbes Avenue is one of the longest streets in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It runs along an east–west route for a length of approximately 7 mi (11 km).
Forbes Avenue in the Oakland neighborhood in Pittsburgh with the Cathedral of Learning in the background
Allegheny County Courthouse, built in 1884, bounded by Forbes and Fifth Avenues, as well as Grant and Ross Streets.
The Carnegie Institute and Library complex (which houses the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Music Hall, and the main branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh), built in 1896, at 4400 Forbes Avenue.
The Carnegie Institute and Library complex on Forbes Avenue, as well as Carnegie Mellon University campus as viewed from the 36th floor of the Cathedral of Learning.