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The Seattle Public Library - Central Library

1000 4th Avenue

Seattle, United StatesWork score100/100
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The Seattle Public Library (SPL) is the public library system serving the city of Seattle, Washington. Efforts to start a Seattle library had commenced as early as 1868, with the system eventually being established by the city in 1890. The system currently comprises 27 branches, most of which are named after the neighborhoods in which they are located. The Seattle Public Library also includes Mobile Services and the Central Library, which was designed by Rem Koolhaas and opened in 2004. The Seattle Public Library also founded the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library (WTBBL), which it admi

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The Seattle Public Library - Central Library's websiteTheir home pageMenu page on The Seattle Public Library - Central Library's websiteTheir menu pageMural created by Urban Artworks artist Will Schlough on Level 3 at the Central LibraryInteriorMural created by Urban Artworks artist Will Schlough in the Level 8 spiral at the Central LibraryInteriorPatron reading in the living room at the Central LibraryInteriorThe Seattle Public Library - Central Library, from their websiteExteriorStaff walkways in the spiral section at the Central LibraryExteriorReader’s services librarian with patron in the living room at the Central LibraryInteriorA closer look at the Ann Hamilton floor on level 1 at the Central LibraryInteriorPatrons in the children’s area at the Central LibraryInteriorStairwell on the red floor at the Central LibraryExteriorLevel 4 hallway with living room lookout at the Central LibraryInterior
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