The public is invited to see the first images of designs for the expansion of the Lake City Library from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, at the Lake City Library, 12501 28th Ave. N.E. For more information, contact Douglas Bailey, Library project manager, at (206) 386-4173, or douglas.bailey@spl.org.
Library patrons may stop by any time during the open house to view the designs, ask questions and fill out comment forms. Bailey and designers from ARC Architects will be present to answer questions about the 5,987-square-foot expansion project.
Plans call for expanding the 9,013-square-foot library, which was built in 1965, to 15,000 square feet. Seattle's Landmarks Preservation Board voted in June 2001 to designate the library as a landmark building.
The $2.9 million project will feature an updated collection of 66,700 books and materials, more seats, a meeting room, upgraded technology and more space for books. The expanded library will be part of a municipal center that also includes a neighborhood service center, a community center, the Albert Davis Park and a parking garage.
The expansion 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 newest branch, the 5,600-square-foot Delridge Library, opened June 29.
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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