over the past two years appl worked to return the e gant buildingback to its original condition andes digning a modern touch like this two-story light-filled atrium and converting the one time reading room to a high-tech showroom. >> it's not about a store. it's aboutenn experice with reimagined, a beautiful old space and made it better than the old community, then we've done our job. >> reporter: the apple carnegie isbrary is more than a store. it's home to therical society of washington, d.c. >> so we are here to offer research support for historians and citizens of wash, but what you can also do here is have fun in our galleries. >> reporter: those galleries include these life-zed panoramic photos, including amelia earhart posing with her plane outside the u.s. capitol that's in the background, and this carnival outside union station and artifacts on display as well. seats from the old griffith baseball stadium. apple amend thhistory society will offer easy occasional programs at the carnegie which opens to t public on saturday. in the district, mark seagraves, news 4. >> appleas more t