The public is invited to see the design of the new Montlake Branch of The Seattle Public Library from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22, at the Montlake Community Center, 1618 E. Calhoun St., Tudor Building. For more information, contact Justine Kim, Library project manager, at (206) 615-1329, or justine.kim@spl.org or visit www.spl.org.
Representatives from the Library and designers from Weinstein Architects and Urban Designers will discuss the design of the new 5,000-square-foot branch and answer questions.
The new $2,681,942 branch will have an updated and expanded collection capacity of 18,700 books and materials, more seats, a meeting room, upgraded technology, and parking. The current 1,574-square-foot library is located in a converted retail store at 2300 24th Ave. E. The new branch will be built on the northwest corner of 24th Avenue East and East McGraw Street.
On April 29, 2003, The Seattle Public Library board of trustees revised the project budget from $2,583,000 to $2,681,942 to adjust for inflation.
Voters approved the new branch in 1998 as part of the $196.4 million “Libraries for All” bond measure. The bond money, which can be used only for construction of libraries, will fund improvements to all 22 branches, build five new branches and build the new central library.
To date, the Library has completed the Capitol Hill, Delridge, NewHolly and Wallingford branches. The Central Library and the Beacon Hill, Columbia, Green Lake, High Point, North East, Rainier Beach and West Seattle branches are currently under construction and planning and design is under way for many other branches.
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 the Foundation or “Libraries for All,” visit the Library’s Web site at www.spl.org.
(For more information, call Caroline Young Ullmann, communications assistant, 206-615-1627.)
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