Seattle Central Library

Biblioteca en Seattle, Washington, United States

• Abierto todo el año
• Duración típica: 1h

Acceso y tarifas

• entrada gratuita (tarifa: ninguno)

Qué hacer

• architectural tours (started: June 2004)
• art and design
• attend programs and events (venue: 275-seat auditorium)
• books
• city views
• interior design
• meeting room reservations
• music practice rooms
• fotografía
• public computer use (computers: 400+)
• reading
• self-guided exploration

Servicios

• all-gender restroom (tipo: single-occupant)
• aviation collection on-site
• free wi-fi
• friendshop and coffee cart
• genealogy collection on-site
• power wheelchair charging
• seattle room collection
• underground parking (tarifa: paid · spaces: 143)

Características

• "libraries for all" bond funded (bond: USD 196.4 million · approved: November 3, 1998)
• 11-story glass-steel building (superficie: 362,987 sq ft · altura: 185 ft / 56.9 m)
• 275-seat auditorium
• 362,987 sq ft total space (sq ft: 362,987)
• aia top 150 us structures (rank: #108 · year: 2007)
• architects oma and lmn (lead: Rem Koolhaas and Joshua Prince-Ramus)
• books spiral ramp (description: continuous nonfiction collection across floors)
• capacity 1.5 million items
• flagship of 27-branch system
• nearly 10,000 windows
• opened may 23, 2004
• third library on same site (dirección: 1000 Fourth Ave since 1907)

Datos útiles

• 24/7 book return box (ubicación: Fourth Ave., left of entrance)
• address (dirección: 1000 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98104)
• fully accessible building (designation: Safe Place)
• hours mon–thu (horario: 10 a.m.–8 p.m.)
• open hours mon/fri–sun (horario: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.)
• open hours tue–thu (horario: 10 a.m.–8 p.m.)

Identificador de catálogo: AVIA-P81F-KWN57

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