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The Seattle Central Library is the flagship library of the Seattle Public Library system. The 11-story (185 feet or 56.9 meters high) glass and steel building in the downtown core of Seattle, Washington was opened to the public on May 23, 2004.
The $196 million "Libraries for All" bond measure, along with private funds raised by The Seattle Public Library Foundation, nearly doubled the square footage in Seattle's libraries, including the building of new branches and a new Central Library. As of 2006, The Seattle Public Library system had 699 staff members (538 full-time equivalents).
Suzzallo Library is the central library of the University of Washington in Seattle, and perhaps the most recognizable building on campus.It is named for Henry Suzzallo, who was president of the University of Washington until he stepped down in 1926, the same year the first phase of the library's construction was completed.
The Capitol Hill Branch is a branch of the Seattle Public Library in the Capitol Hill, Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, US.The original library, located at Harvard Avenue and Republican Street, opened in 1954 and was named the Susan J. Henry Branch at the request of its benefactor.
The Douglass-Truth Branch is a library building and Seattle Public Library branch in Seattle, Washington, United States. [1] Named after Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth, [2] the library houses the West Coast's largest collection of African-American literature and history. [3] In 2001, the library was designated a Seattle Historic ...
The University Branch of Seattle Public Library is located at 5009 Roosevelt Way NE in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is one of the city's oldest library branches. It is one of the city's oldest library branches.
The Montlake Branch Library is a branch of Seattle Public Library in Montlake, Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The 5,650-square-foot building opened in 2006. [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
The library opened to the public on June 24, 1904. [1] [2] It was the first major branch of the Seattle public library system after Ballard was annexed by Seattle in 1907, and also employed one of the first African American librarians in Seattle. The Ballard Carnegie Library remained in use until 1963, when a newer and more modern facility ...