Just got a press release from the Seattle Public Library:

The Seattle Public Library’s Queen Anne, Green Lake, Fremont, Columbia and Northeast branches closed at 1 p.m. today Wednesday, July 29, because the internal temperatures of the buildings have reached 90 degrees.
The Queen Anne, Green Lake, Fremont and Columbia branches are historic Carnegie buildings that do not have air conditioning. The Northeast Branch has a natural ventilation system that conserves energy throughout the year and does not have air conditioning. The Library is continuing to monitor the temperatures at the West Seattle and University branches, which are also Carnegie facilities without air conditioning.

The Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., and the following branches do have air conditioning and are open until 8 p.m. this evening:

Full list after the jump.


• Ballard Branch, 5614 22nd Ave. N.W. 206-684-4089
• Beacon Hill Branch 2821 Beacon Ave. S., 206-684-4711
• Broadview Branch, 12755 Greenwood Ave. N., 206-684-7519
• Capitol Hill Branch, 425 Harvard Ave. E., 206-684-4715
• Delridge Branch, 5423 Delridge Way S.W., 206-733-9125
• Douglass-Truth Branch, 2300 E. Yesler Way, 206-684-4704
• Greenwood Branch, 8016 Greenwood Ave. N., 206-684-4086
• High Point Branch, 3411 S.W. Raymond St.
Seattle, 206-684-7454
• International District/Chinatown Branch, 713 Eighth Ave. S., 206-386-1300
• Lake City Branch, 12501 28th Ave. N.E., 206-684-7518
• Magnolia Branch, 2801 34th Ave. W., 206-386-4225
• Montlake Branch, 2401 24th Ave. E., 206-684-4720
• NewHolly Branch, 7058 32nd Ave. S., 206-386-1905
• Northgate Branch, 10548 Fifth Ave. N.E., 206-386-1980
• Rainier Beach Branch, 9125 Rainier Ave. S., 206-386-1906
• South Park Branch, 8604 Eighth Ave. S. at South Cloverdale Street, 206-615-1688

For information about Library services and free activities, visit www.spl.org, or call 206-386-4636.