History & local legend
Despite its name, Carnegie Library of Homestead stands in neighboring Munhall. Serving the Steel Valley since 1898, the building combines a public library, a music hall, and an athletic club with a swimming pool. Its ghost stories are similarly spread across several very different spaces.
Iron City Paranormal’s report dated October 27, 2018, records traditions of an old steelworker appearing among the library stacks, shadowy movement in the exercise rooms, and a punching bag moving as though someone were using it. In the music hall, stories concern unseen audience members and performers. These were accounts the investigators set out to examine, rather than events they all witnessed that night.
The team’s own most detailed experience occurred in a hallway near the gym. They reported that a light-up balloon moved from side to side after requests for a response, and that they could not find an air current to explain it. In the library, they used a spirit box—a device producing audio that investigators listen to for possible words—and interpreted brief sounds as answers to their questions. They also recorded quiet stretches, including a stage session in which they detected nothing unusual. Their report includes recordings and videos of the investigation.
