Seattle Public Library is opening May 23rd and sneak peek pictures are showing up everywhere: Arcspace, technobiblio, reluct & Pac NW Magazine [thanks all]
Category: libraries
and now, on the other coast
I’ll have to pay more attention to the news stories, does the new Seattle Public Library have free wireless? Boston Public does, in all their branches. Here are some pictures of that lovely library. [thanks rebecca]
check the headline of this article compared to the content
Gay pride exhibits bug people in Anchorage again.
Municipal Librarian Art Weeks said he fielded at least a dozen phone calls from people who thought the material was inappropriate for the public library. But he disagrees. “This is a social issue of our day on which we don’t all agree,” he said. “A library is a forum for the exchange of ideas, and it’s appropriate in that context.” Weeks said the exhibit complies with the city’s policy on library displays.
would you rather have a less lovely library that was open more? I would.
Let’s just say it: the more money you spend building your Big Beautiful Library, the less you have to pay for staffing, and open hours.
When Seattle voters agreed overwhelmingly in 1998 to foot the $196.4 million bill for new and improved libraries all around town, I’m pretty sure they didn’t expect they’d have fewer hours a week to enjoy the fruits of their investment. But that’s exactly what has happened…. When voters approved [the downtown library], the library was open 70 hours a week…. Now, the downtown library is open 58 hours a week. [lisnews]
a guy after my own heart
Guy lives in NYU library to save money on insanely costly housing costs, gets caught, gets popular, gets a dorm room for rest of the semester. [thanks all]