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Seattle Central Library

  • Address 1000 Fourth Avenue
    Seattle, WA 98104
    United States
  • Phone number+1 206 386 4636
  • Neighborhood : Downtown
    http://www.spl.org/
  • Mon to Thu from 10:00 AM to 08:00 PM,Fri to Sat from 10:00 AM to 06:00 PM,Sun from 12:00 PM to 05:00 PM

Head over to Seattle's Central Library for a dose of knowledge and info-tainment. This striking establishment, with its glass exterior and revolutionary interiors, has over 1 million items in its collection, including 9,906 shelves devoted entirely to books! Spread over 362,987 square feet, it is an impressive mix of the formal and informal. Known as much for its facilities as it is for its impressive architecture, this is one library that's worth a visit. Reserve in advance for the free general or architectural tours which take place daily.

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yelp Reviews (154 Reviews) Top

Jon L.

(Rating: 4.0) 

by Jon L. on March 13, 2010

Of the fair amount of libraries that I have visited, this is by far the largest and the most unusual looking. Though the main library in Salt Lake City...

Shauna D.

(Rating: 5.0) 

by Shauna D. on March 12, 2010

Awesome. 10 floors of books! How could anyone not love it? Besides the really nifty structure and the crazy neon yellow escalators, this library was...

mvc j.

(Rating: 5.0) 

by mvc j. on March 7, 2010

This is a must see on a visit to Seattle. I was a bit skeptical on a visit - as the mass of the building seemed a bit intimidating to me - but upon a...

CitySearch Reviews (13 Reviews see all) Top

best library

 by  XxXoOoXxX  on  2008-09-10

i'm from portland, and i was recently visiting seattle. my friends wanted me to see this library. it is a great tourist stop. I was amazed by t...

If backed-up next to each other, the 9,906 shelves in this downtown civic institution would stretch over 30 miles.

 by  Contributor  on  2006-09-07

Principle architect Rem Koolhaas (Netherlands) designed this awe-inspiring structure which includes traditional reading rooms as we

new, modern, lots of nice features by Emilia G. at InsiderPages

 by  Contributor  on  2005-07-24

The building is very nice- an interesting, new construction in the downtown Seattle. Inside- it is huge! the children department is a great pla...

The Beauty is Inside and Out by Shane H. at InsiderPages

 by  Contributor  on  2005-06-13

The new Seattle Central library is beautiful both inside and out. While the form has taken a front seat to function at times the library is a ...

Way too hyped up by Katie C. at InsiderPages

 by  Contributor  on  2005-05-04

Seattles new Central Library is located in the heart of downtown. While its been praised for its interesting design and stylish looks, I do no...

Best library in the world by patrick d. at InsiderPages

 by  Contributor  on  2005-04-21

Everyone in Seattle needs to visit this library. I didn't hang out in librarys too much after school until I visited this one. It's huge. I sua...

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