News Articles about "Libraries for All" Capital projects
Links are provided (when available) for
articles from newspaper web site archives;
check the Magazine Desk at the Central Library for availability of most publications.
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Title of Article |
Publication |
Date of publication |
| Urban design/Seattle's downtown library | Seattle Times | 3/24/99 (Editorial) |
| World's top architects covet design job for new library | Seattle Post- Intelligencer | 3/11/99 (page A1) |
| Seattle's new library attracts major architects' attention | Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce | 3/11/99 (page 1) |
| Gates Gives $20 million to Seattle Public Library | Seattle Times | 11/24/98 (Local) |
| The Gateses' big gift | Seattle Times | 11/24/98 (Opinion) |
| Gates gives millions to Seattle Libraries | New York Times | 11/24/98 (National) |
| In this town we love our libraries | Seattle Times | 11/11/98 (Editorial) |
| Maps illustrate how votes were cast (article). Map for Library bonds vote. | Seattle Times | 11/10/98 (Local) |
| A look at the political leaders behind three winning ballot measures | Seattle Times | 11/8/98 (Local) |
| Neighborhood involvement credited for easy library win | Seattle Times | 11/4/98 (Local) |
| City library upgrade checks out with voters | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 11/4/98 (Decision '98) |
| Replacing downtown library is big part of proposition 1 | Seattle Times | 10/27/98 (Local) |
| Plan to boost libraries draws backing, but it's up to voters | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 10/20/98 (Local) |
| Proposition would expand, renovate aging library system | Seattle Times | 10/14/98 (local) |
| Libraries are branching out | Seattle Times | 9/29/98 (lifestyles) |
| Seattle library alternative qualifies for ballot | Seattle Times | 9/9/898 (Local) |
| Backers will launch special measure to expand city libraries | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 9/7/98 (Local) |
| Library petition too late for fall ballot | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 8/17/98 (Local) |
| Don't be confused about competing library plans | Seattle Times | 7/10/98 (Editorial) |
| Second library proposal splits activists | Seattle Times | 7/2/98 (Local) |
| Alarm over a second library measure | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 7/2/98 (Local) |
| Holly Park is part of library deal | Seattle Times | 5/19/98 (Local) |
| Mayor Schell should reaffirm library money | Seattle Times | 5/13/98 (Editorials) |
| City Budget not one for the library books | Seattle Times | 5/12/98 (local) |
| Critics hard to come by for 'Libraries for All' plan | Seattle Times | 4/23/98 (Local ) |
| A library legacy; how to make a good library system a great one | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 3/22//98 (Focus) |
| Impressive library plan | Seattle Times | 3/17/98 (Editorials) |
| Library site is proposed | Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce | 3/16/98 |
| Where to put new library: right where old one sits | SeattleTimes | 3/14/98 (A-1) |
| Library Plan calls for doubling space in branches all over city | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 3/14/98 (A-1) |
| Market site works best for new library | Seattle Times | 3/13/98 (Opinions) |
| Proposal emerging for vote on library | Seattle Times | 3/11/98 (A-1) |
| Seattle's new library: no place like home | Seattle Times | 3/8/98 (Editorials) |
| Seattle should dare to build a great new public library | Seattle Times | 3/6/98 (Opinion) |
| Most desirable spot for new library already booked | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 3/3/98 (Opinion) |
| Promising first moves by city library board | Seattle Times | 3/2/98 (Editorials) |
| Library sites down to three | Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce | 2/27/98 (Page 1) |
| Library board whittles options down to three | Seattle Times | 2/27/98 (Local News) |
| Familiar place joins library
site list: Current location named one of three contenders |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 2/27/98 (A-1) |
| New library hinges on site,
design, balance: Sweeping plan may ask a lot of residents |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 2/27/98 (Seattle & Northwest) |
| Library-retail development looks unlikely | Seattle Times | 2/26/98 (Local News) |
| A tale of two libraries offers lessons for Seattle | Seattle Times | 2/23/98 (A-1) |
| New library would be good for Market | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 2/20/98 (Opinion) |
| A new library? The split-building scheme a bad idea | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 2/8/98 (Focus) |
| Build landmark library | Seattle Times | 2/6/98 (Opinion) |
| Seattle's library deal offers test of new council, mayor | Seattle Times | 1/30/98 (Opinion) |
| 6 downtown sites considered for library | Seattle Times | 1/28/98 (Local/Regional) |
| A risk-averse City Council vs. bungee-jumping mayor | Seattle Times | 1/23/98 (Editorial) |
| City ponders plan for a library divided | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 1/21/98 (Section B) |
| Library-complex idea catching on | Seattle Times | 1/16/98 |
| New chapter in library search | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 1/10/98 |
| Library gets tentative 1998 date for vote on bond issue | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 8/19/97 |
| Seattle City Council has good news for libraries | Seattle Times | 8/15/97 |
| City plans to build new 'civic' campus | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 8/7/97 |
| Council puts priority on library bond | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 7/31/97 |
| Library upgrades may be on the ballot again next year | Seattle Times | 7/30/97 |
| Chow pushing library bond measure | Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce | 7/28/97 |
| It's library's turn for city commitment | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 7/28/97 |
| City campus plan includes new municipal courthouse | Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce | 7/17/97 |
| Library Friends regret other interpretations of poll | Seattle Press | 6/18/97 |
| Library bond issue/Friends pool reveals majority of voters want enhanced facility | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 5/30/97 |
| Library Poll Released | Seattle Press | 5/21/97 |
| Poll: Voters back library upgrades | Seattle Times | 5/20/97 |
| Library bond issue favored, but stays on shelf | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 5/20/97 |
| Give voters a chance, say library supporters | Daily Journal of Commerce | 5/20/97 |
| Check this out: Libraries have boosters | Seattle Times | 5/18/97 |
| No happy ending in sight for libraries; Council stingy with more money | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 4/11/97 |
| Our overloaded 'brain': poor timing and internal problems weigh against another bond issue for a new downtown library. But can we wait forever? | Seattle Weekly | 4/9/97 |
| Ballard input helps enlarge library plans | Ballard News-Tribune | 4/9/97 |
| Plea made for library money | Seattle Times | 4/4/97 |
| Give the library its share of creative city financing | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 3/20/97 |
| Will Seattle get the library it deserves? | Downtown Source | 3/17-23/97 |
| My turn, says the Seattle Library | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 3/17/97 |
| Trustees ask to put new-library bonds before voters | Seattle Times | 3/14/97 |
| Booking a tour to Seattle's world-class central library | Seattle Times | 3/12/97 |
| Library sites down to two | Daily Journal of Commerce | 3/6/97 |
| Board narrows library sites to two | Seattle Times | 3/6/97 |
| Panel chooses final locations for new library | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 3/6/97 |
| Site for a new downtown library still undecided | Daily Journal of Commerce | 3/5/97 |
| Pike Place tries to lure new library | Seattle Times | 3/5/97 |
| Library plan to put dollars downtown | Seattle Press | 2/12/97 |
| Council's resolution was a rush to judgment | Ballard News Tribune | 2/5/97 |
| Better library through civility, not confrontation | Ballard News Tribune | 2/5/97 |
| Emotions may run high at meeting for library capital plan | Ballard News Tribune | 2/5/97 |
| Aquarium, library deserve support | Daily Journal of Commerce | 2/3/97 |
| Library bond heads for fall vote | Daily Journal of Commerce | 1/31/97 |
| Draft library overhaul plan aims to branch out to users | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 1/30/97 |
| Residents may still comment on library plans | North Central Outlook | 1/29/97 |
| Ballard Library: Rebuild or renovate? | Ballard News Tribune | 1/29/97 |
| Proposed library bond issue needs public scrutiny | Capitol Hill Times | 1/22/97 |
| QA, Mag. branches included in library building plan | Queen Anne/Magnolia News | 1/22/97 |
| Help shape your library's future | University Herald | 1/22/97 |
| Seattle PL Public meetings gather Capital Plans input | Library Hotline | 1/20/97 |
| New space, new locations for area libraries? | South District Journal | 1/15/97 |
| City should fix the 'potholes' in the library we've got before it starts 'visioning' | Seattle Times | 1/9/97 |
| A new Renaissance dawns in the stacks | Seattle Times | 1/5/97 |
| Library announces capital plan | Seattle Press | 1/3/97 |
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