The public is invited to view early designs for the expansion of the Douglass-Truth Library from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 6 at the Douglass-Truth Library, 2300 E. Yesler Way. For more information, contact Frank Coulter, Library project manager, at 206-615-1621, or frank.coulter@spl.org.
Designers from Schacht/Aslani Architects will display several possibilities for the 6,992-square-foot expansion. Library patrons may stop by any time during the open house to view the designs, ask questions and fill out comment forms.
Plans call for the expanded library to be 15,000 square feet. The 8,008-square-foot Douglass-Truth Library opened in 1914. Seattle's Landmarks Preservation Board voted in November 2001 to designate the library as a landmark building.
The $3.5 million expansion project will feature an updated collection of 66,700 books and materials, more space for the African-American Collection, a new children's area, more seating and computers, larger and more efficient staff work areas, upgraded electrical, mechanical and ventilation systems, and energy efficient windows. The expansion is scheduled to be finished in 2003.
The project is part of the $196.4 million "Libraries for All" bond measure that Seattle voters passed in 1998. The plan calls for improving or replacing all 22 branch libraries, building five new branches and building a new central library.
The Seattle Public Library Foundation is in the midst of a "Campaign for Seattle's Public Libraries" with the goal of raising $77.5 million from private sources to enhance the public bond commitment. Every dollar raised will ensure the library system reflects our community's needs in buildings, books, technology and people, long into the future. For more information about "Libraries for All" or the Foundation, visit the Library's Web site at www.spl.org.
For more information, call Caroline Young Ullmann, communications assistant, at 206-615-1627.
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