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 * Resources
 * State Library Publications, including statistics and maps of systems
 * Alki, journal of Washington Library Association


 * Naming schemes
 * Seattle: X Branch Library (e.g. Capitol Hill Branch Library)
 * Timberland: X Timberland Library (e.g. Olympia Timberland Library)

=Seattle Public Library branches=


 * General branch resources
 * 1998: Libraries for All bond approved, allowing for new and renovated branches
 * HistoryLink articles (Ballard example)
 * NRHP listings: Columbia, Fremont, Green Lake, Magnolia (non-Carnegie), Queen Anne, University; Ballard Carnegie
 * Seattle landmarks: Ballard Carnegie, Douglass–Truth, Fremont, Green Lake, Lake City, Magnolia, Northeast, Queen Anne, University, West Seattle
 * Article name options:
 * Ballard Branch (LA-style; used by SPL); Ballard Library (Portland-style; used by news media); Ballard Branch Library; Ballard Branch, Seattle Public Library (HistoryLink-style)


 * Branches and notes
 * Ballard: built in 2004–05, renovated in 2016
 * Older branches: Ballard Carnegie Library (NRHP; 1907–1963); 24th & 57th branch (1963–2005)
 * Beacon Hill: built in 2004, designed by Carlson Architects
 * Older branches: Beacon & McClellan (1945–1962); 15th & Beacon (1962–2004; expanded 1975)
 * Architectural critique by The Stranger
 * Broadview: built in 1975, renovated in 2007
 * Older branches: KCLS (1944–1955); Oakview (1955–1975)
 * Capitol Hill: built in 2003
 * Older branches: Deposit station (1913–1933); deposit station (1944–1954); Susan J. Henry Branch (1954–2003; designed by NBBJ)
 * Central: built in 2004, designed by Rem Koolhaas
 * Older branches at same site: Carnegie (1906–1960); International-style (1960–2002)
 * Columbia (NRHP): built in 1915, renovated in 1986 and 2004
 * Delridge: built in 2002
 * Douglass–Truth: built in 1914, renovated in 2006; formerly Henry L. Yesler Memorial Library, renamed in 1975
 * Fremont (NRHP): built in 1921, renovated in 2005
 * Green Lake (NRHP, landmark): built in 1910, renovated several times (?, 1969, 2003); land purchase funded by residents


 * Notes

=Columbia Branch Library=

The Columbia Branch Library is a branch of the Seattle Public Library in Columbia City neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, US. The branch was built in 1915 using funds donated by Andrew Carnegie, replacing a small room at the Columbia City Hall. The Columbia Branch Library was renovated in 1986 and rebuilt extensively in 2004.

History
Columbia City was annexed by the City of Seattle in 1907 and converted its former city hall into a variety of uses, including a library. The city hall was renovated and opened as the Columbia Branch Library on June 5, 1909, with 1,200 books and a reading room in the former council chamber. The opening of the library spurred residents of the Rainier Valley, along with the Rainier Valley Commercial Club, to seek a donation from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie for a permanent library. Carnegie pledged a $70,000 donation to the Seattle Public Library in January 1911, to fund the construction of the Columbia City and Queen Anne branches. A site in Columbia Park was chosen for the library and purchased by the city for $4,500, including $2,500 in funds raised by residents. The new Columbia Library opened on December 30, 1915, and was dedicated by Mayor Hiram C. Gill. The library featured 6,000 books, a 200-seat auditorium, and a story-hour room.


 * Renovations
 * 1931: Facelift?
 * 1978: Library Board considers Columbia Branch remodel as part of "regional" branch concept, with expanded collections to complement Main branch
 * 1986-05-31: Branch re-opens after renovation, increasing seating and shelving space
 * Funded by 1984 bond for Carnegie libraries
 * 2003-08: Branch closes for renovations
 * 2004-08-22: $3.2 million expansion completed, with expansion in back
 * Funded by 1998 bond, designed by Cardwell


 * Resources
 * SPL

Design and architecture
The Columbia Branch Library is housed in a one-story building at the eastern edge of Columbia Park along Rainier Avenue. Designed by W. Marbury Somervell and Harlan Thomas in the Georgian Revival style, the building's exterior is clad in brick and terra cotta trimmings.


 * Location: Columbia Park, near light rail
 * Public art: "Spirit of Washington" (Marvin Oliver, 1992)
 * Designated NRHP and part of city's Columbia City Landmark District


 * Resources
 * NRHP Report
 * DPD report

Collection and services

 * Capacity (as of 2004): 40,200 books and materials
 * 24 computers

Older buildings
The City of Ballard was annexed by Seattle on May 29, 1907, and the Seattle Public Library system inherited Ballard's three-year-old library, built with funds donated by industrialist Andrew Carnegie. Seattle formally took possession of the library and its 4,000 books on May 31, 1907, and re-opened it on July 11. The Carnegie library became too small to serve Ballard's growing population, with calls to replace the building coming as early as 1910. A $5 million bond measure was approved by voters in 1956 to finance the replacement of the Central Branch, with leftover funds going to Ballard's replacement branch.

Using a portion of the $500,000 in surplus funds from the bond, the Seattle Public Library Board recommended in May 1961 that a new Ballard branch near the Market Street commercial district be constructed within the next year. In September 1961, the Library Board purchased a site on 24th Avenue Northwest between Northwest 57th and 58th streets to house the 7,000 sqft library, designed by the firm Mandeville and Berge.


 * 1963 NRHP-eligible, replaced with apartment building in 2014

Current building

 * 2004 circulation: Highest among all branches (no Central Branch)
 * Features: Green roof, skylights, anemometers, sea jellies over children's area
 * Underground parking
 * Community center

History

 * 1903: Miner's library opens
 * 1914-03: Carnegie library opens using $10,000 grant
 * 1980s: Resistance to merger, no inter-library loans or reciprocal borrowing agreement with King County
 * 1989: Fairwood annexation proposed, including existing library (part of King County system)
 * 1996: KCLS and Renton sign reciprocal agreement


 * Resources
 * Stewart article on Patch


 * Merger
 * Major cuts in 1979 and 2009
 * 2008 Master Plan recommends independent system with borrowing agreement
 * February 9, 2010 Special Election: Proposition 1
 * Approved by just 53 votes out of 12,000 cast
 * "Save Renton Library" attempts to overturn elections results

Downtown Library

 * Opened on April 17, 1966 at a cost of $327,570 and housing 50,000 books (out of total capacity of 100,000; 22,400 sq ft)
 * Designed by Felix M. Campanella of Johnson-Campanella
 * Replaced Carnegie Library built in 1914 (razed in 1968)
 * Sited over Cedar River, using 12 columns as support and spanning 80 feet


 * Renovation
 * $20 million approved by city council for two new libraries (Highlands and Downtown)
 * Replacement proposed in 2012 at Piazza (near transit center, at 3rd & Logan) and at Renton Landing shopping center
 * August 2012 vote: 76 percent vote in favor of river site
 * 2013 dispute over front door and historical nature
 * Branch closed for renovation on June 23, 2014 and re-opened on August 22, 2015
 * Renovation by Miller Hull Partnership earns awards from AIA and ALA in 2016

Highlands Library

 * Original branch opened in 1944, joins Renton in 1947
 * New branch opens in 1973
 * Current branch opens in 2016

History

 * First libraries: Territorial Library (1853), Steilacoom (1858), University of Washington (1862), Vancouver (1865), Walal Walla (1865)
 * Oldest existing local public libraries: Tacoma (1886), Seattle (1890)
 * 1890 state law allows for public libraries supported by local taxes
 * First county systems: Spokane and Pierce (1938)
 * Ruled invalid
 * New law passed, new systems approved in 1942/1944
 * Clark establishes rural district in September 1942
 * RCW for county libraries and ballots: 27.12
 * First reciprocal borrowing agreement (1972): King, Pierce, Kitsap, Sno-Isle, Timberland
 * 1993: Rural partial-county library district approved by state legislature

Public libraries
The Washington State Library identifies 62 public library systems, with 333 total branches, in its 2016 statistical report.


 * Counties without unified systems
 * Adams
 * Cowlitz
 * Kittitas?
 * Lincoln
 * San Juan
 * Skagit
 * Wahkiakum


 * Multi-county systems
 * Fort Vancouver
 * Mid-Columbia
 * North Central
 * Sno-Isle
 * Timberland

Former library systems

 * Renton (annexed in 2010)
 * South Puget Regional Library (founded in 1948, replaced by Timberland in 1968)

Academic libraries

 * 36 libraries

Other libraries

 * 75 special libraries (publicly-funded)
 * Example: Washington Talking Book & Braille Library, State Library (Olympia)
 * 151 private libraries

History

 * Independent library system started in 1896
 * Annexed into South Puget Regional Library in 1948
 * Annexed into Timberland in 1968
 * Carnegie building opened in 1914 and used until 1978
 * New library built in 1978, using $1.5 million bond approved in 1976
 * Two failed city levies to replace library
 * Renovated in 2000 for $340,000
 * Renovated again in 2008

History

 * 1938 vote ruled invalid; 1942 vote under new law

History
The first public libraries in the Tri-Cities region were established in the early 20th century as independent systems managed by cities and civic organizations. A private library was started in Kennewick in 1909 and began lending books free of charge in 1914. A Carnegie library serving Prosser was completed on July 22, 1910, and was followed by a Carnegie-funded library in Pasco that opened on June 29, 1911. Richland established its first volunteer library in 1945, which was transferred to city control in 1959 after being operated by the Hanford Works for several years.

A regional library system serving the rural areas of Benton and Franklin counties was proposed in the late 1940s after the establishment of successful systems across the state. Rural areas in the two counties voted two-to-one in favor of a property tax levy on November 2, 1948, establishing the library system and its five-member board. The Mid-Columbia name was chosen for the system in January 1949, ahead of names honoring Ben Franklin, Sacajawea, and missionary Henry H. Spalding. The Washington State Library contributed $10,000 towards the purchase of a bookmobile, which began service on June 1, 1949. Kennewick was chosen as the library's headquarters after agreeing to fold its independent system into the library district.


 * Timeline
 * 1953: Record lending begins; followed by film lending in 1955
 * January 1955: Second bookmobile begins service
 * 1972: Property tax rollback approved, cutting revenue by 22 percent
 * 1974: Growing pains at Kennewick and other buildings
 * Service to Walla Walla state prison?
 * 1976: Books by mail service begins


 * Other libraries
 * First libraries: 1910 in Kennewick, 1911 in Pasco, 1945 in Richland
 * Carnegie libraries: Prosser (1910); Pasco (June 29, 1911)
 * New Pasco library opened in December 1961, later annexed after 1970
 * Prosser replaced in November 1972; wine library established in 1978; annexed after 1986
 * 1950s: Richland and Pasco libraries are replaced with modernized buildings


 * Annexation votes
 * c. 1966: Prosser targeted for annexation
 * 1986: Independent systems for Prosser, Grandview, and Richland
 * 1989: Mesa
 * 1990: Benton City (failed), Kennewick (?), Pasco (?)
 * Prosser annexed in 2001