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The Renton Public Library is the King County Library System (KCLS) branch library in Renton, Washington, in the United States.It was a city library between its construction in 1966 and 2010, when it was one of the last three non-KCLS members in the county outside of Seattle and it was incorporated into KCLS after what may have been "the most contentious annexation fight in the system's 71 years".
The King County Library System (KCLS) is a library system serving most residents of King County, Washington, United States. Headquartered in Issaquah, Washington , KCLS was the busiest library system in the United States as of 2010, circulating 22.4 million items. [ 3 ]
The Madrona–Sally Goldmark Branch Library (sometimes simply the Madrona Public Library) [1] is a branch of Seattle Public Library, in Seattle, Washington. [2] Serving the Central District, the library originated from the Book-Tique pilot program, established in 1971. It was renamed to commemorate community leader Sally Goldmark in 1986.
An escalator connects the 4th Avenue lobby to the third level, which faces 5th Avenue and is named the Norcliffe Foundation Living Room. It includes a small cafe, a gift shop, and a teen center. [21] The fourth level, named the "Red Floor", uses 13 shades of red paint on surfaces and includes four meeting rooms and two computer labs. [22]
Meanwhile, capping the career of Library Board president Virginia Burnside, The Seattle Public Library Foundation was established in 1980 to increase outside financial support of the Library. By the mid-1990s, during the dot-com boom years, annual donations exceeded $1 million, while library circulation passed 5 million items annually.
The Montlake Branch Library is a branch of Seattle Public Library in Montlake, Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The 5,650-square-foot building opened in 2006. [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
It consists of two buildings in Downtown Seattle with exhibition halls and meeting rooms: Arch along Pike Street and Summit on the north side of Pine Street. The former straddles Interstate 5 and connects with Freeway Park. The convention center was planned in the late 1970s and funded through $90 million in bonds issued by the state legislature.
This current library opened in 2002. [5] Along with the new renovation the library constructed a local history room, which is opened to the public once a month. The room contains local history back to the founding of the town in the late 1800s, copies of the newspaper from 1903, and other genealogical records from the town's first settlers. [7]