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Behind the ScenesApril 3, 2026 · Facilities
Restoring the 1905 skylight, pane by pane
The Carnegie library's skylight has leaked since roughly 1974. Not any more.
Fifty years of quiet failure
The skylight is original to the 1905 building, which means every pane is slightly the wrong size.
No two panes are the same thickness.