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News & ArtsTuesday, February 2, 2010
Books Seattle Public Library Reduced Hours Begin Tomorrow
Posted by Paul Constant on Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 4:41 PM
Tomorrow, most SPL branches will begin a new reduced schedule. The press release is below and after the jump:
Many branches of The Seattle Public Library will operate on a reduced schedule beginning Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010.
The reduction in operating hours was part of a $1.7 million cut to the Library’s 2010 budget to help address a city revenue shortfall.
Under the new schedule, hours for the 15 branches listed below will be: 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; closed Friday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; and closed Sunday.
The 15 branches are after the jump, along with the diminished hours of the other 11 branches.
Columbia Branch, 4721 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle, 98118 (206-386-1908)
Delridge Branch, 5423 Delridge Way S.W., Seattle, 98106 (206-733-9125)
Fremont Branch, 731 N. 35th St., Seattle, 98103 (206-684-4084)
Green Lake Branch, 7364 E. Green Lake Dr. N., Seattle, 98115 (206-684-7547)
High Point Branch, 3411 S.W. Raymond St., Seattle, 98126 (206-684-7454)
International District/Chinatown Branch, 713 Eighth Ave. S., Seattle, 98104
(206-386-1300)
Madrona-Sally Goldmark Branch,1134 33rd Ave., Seattle, 98122 (206-684-4705)
Magnolia Branch, 2801 34th Ave. W., Seattle, 98199 (206-386-4225)
Montlake Branch, 2401 24th Ave. E., Seattle, 98112 (206-684-4720)
NewHolly Branch, 7058 32nd Ave. S., Seattle, 98118 (206-386-1905)
Northgate Branch, 10548 5th Ave. N.E., Seattle, 98125 (206-386-1980)
Queen Anne Branch, 400 W. Garfield St., Seattle, 98119 (206-386-4227)
South Park Branch, 8604 Eight Ave. W., 98108 (206-615-1688)
University Branch, 5009 Roosevelt Way N.E., Seattle, 98105 (206-684-4063)
Wallingford Branch, 1501 N. 45th St., Seattle, 98103 (206-684-4088)The following 11 branches listed below will be open seven days a week with the following hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Saturday; and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Ballard Branch, 5614 22nd Ave. N.W., Seattle, 98107 (206-684-4089)
Beacon Hill Branch, 2821 Beacon Ave. S., Seattle, 98144 (206-684-4711)
Broadview Branch, 12755 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle, 98133 (206-684-7519)
Capitol Hill Branch, 425 Harvard Ave. E., Seattle, 98102 (206-684-4715)
Douglass-Truth Branch, 2300 E. Yesler Way, Seattle, 98122 (206-684-4704)
Greenwood Branch, 8016 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle, 98103 (206-684-4086)
Lake City Branch, 12501 28th Ave. N.E., Seattle, 98125 (206-684-7518)
Northeast Branch, 6801 35th Ave. N.E., Seattle, 98115 (206-684-7539)
Rainier Beach Branch, 9125 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle, 98118 (206-386-1906)
Southwest Branch, 9010 35th Ave. S.W., Seattle, 98126 (206-684-7455)
West Seattle Branch, 2306 42nd Ave. S.W., Seattle, 98116 (206-684-7444)
Hours at the Central Library in downtown Seattle, 1000 Fourth Ave., 98104 (206-386-4636) will not change: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.
For more information, call the Library at (206) 386-4636 or visit www.spl.org.
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They did this in Spokane several years back. Public outrage made them change it back after I think a year.
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3
not in America-
in your Liberal urban archipelago.
your bankrupt Welfare State is collapsing around your ears.
Things are fine in Red America....
not in America-
in your Liberal urban archipelago.
your bankrupt Welfare State is collapsing around your ears.
Things are fine in Red America....
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@3 you are right. let me give you some gory details
Currently the Washington State Library (WSL) distributes federal funds called Library Services and Technology (LSTA) to libraries all around Washington. In order to do this WSL has to meet federal maintenance of effort (MOE) standards.
the current proposal before the Legislature is about $987,000 short of what the feds consider MOE. So if WSL is funded at the current proposed level libraries around the state will lose out on about $3.5 million in LSTA funds. Less hours, less storytime, fewer computer classes, etc, etc. all over the state.
Call or write (I hear handwritten letters that arrive in the mail are quite effective these days since there are so few of them) your legislators and ask them to fund WSL at federal MOE levels for the benefit of all libraries and library users around the state.
find your legislators here:
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/De…
also please join the FB cause "Save the Washington State Library"
Currently the Washington State Library (WSL) distributes federal funds called Library Services and Technology (LSTA) to libraries all around Washington. In order to do this WSL has to meet federal maintenance of effort (MOE) standards.
the current proposal before the Legislature is about $987,000 short of what the feds consider MOE. So if WSL is funded at the current proposed level libraries around the state will lose out on about $3.5 million in LSTA funds. Less hours, less storytime, fewer computer classes, etc, etc. all over the state.
Call or write (I hear handwritten letters that arrive in the mail are quite effective these days since there are so few of them) your legislators and ask them to fund WSL at federal MOE levels for the benefit of all libraries and library users around the state.
find your legislators here:
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/De…
also please join the FB cause "Save the Washington State Library"
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@5 the state of Arizona, and the city of Phoenix beg to differ.
If I had the choice between a bare bones functional library that was open long hours each day, or an expensive crown jewel by a marquis architect that was open for far less hours, I'd choose the former without hesitation. However, if you think that the effect of Seattle choosing the former would mean the current reduction in hours would have been avoided, well then I have a nice viaduct you might be interested in buying.
If I had the choice between a bare bones functional library that was open long hours each day, or an expensive crown jewel by a marquis architect that was open for far less hours, I'd choose the former without hesitation. However, if you think that the effect of Seattle choosing the former would mean the current reduction in hours would have been avoided, well then I have a nice viaduct you might be interested in buying.
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Oh, come on, we could claim it was an accident and collect the insurance money ...
People don't live or die by the existence of the downtown library.
Branch libraries, however, are what they identify with.
It's like overpaying CEOs for bad performance. Sometimes you have to cut the golden parachute cords and ask what your actual mission is.
I'm betting most people care a lot more about branch libraries than they do the expensive glass tomb downtown (caveat - while they renovated the Fremont branch, that was my library).
People don't live or die by the existence of the downtown library.
Branch libraries, however, are what they identify with.
It's like overpaying CEOs for bad performance. Sometimes you have to cut the golden parachute cords and ask what your actual mission is.
I'm betting most people care a lot more about branch libraries than they do the expensive glass tomb downtown (caveat - while they renovated the Fremont branch, that was my library).
12
Go buy a book Will you cheap fuck. It's not like you work for a living judging by you thousands of posts on Slog every month.
13
Y'all might want to remember this the next time the Seattle City Council comes to us with hat-in-hand asking for new voter-approved property taxes to pay for public services (like keeping libraries open, or Building the Gap II) that general fund dollars and councilmanic bonds could and should have covered if they hadn't been squandered underwriting the Mercer Street boondoggle and other downtown vanity projects/real estate subsidies.
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By the the time this is all over, libraries will be booming.
I suspect things will get worse in America. We're not out of the woods by a long shot.
By the the time this is all over, libraries will be booming.
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damn with Wallingford, Fremont, Greenlake, AND University branch all closed on Fridays and Sundays that whole part of town is screwed! one of those should have been considered for regular hours.
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I think all upper management at SPL should be fired and replaced with people who are actually qualified to be in those positions.
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Good point @ 16. You should tell the City Council how you feel about it.
The Seattle Public Library is undergoing a strategic planning process to explore the future of the Library and how to prioritize existing resources. To kick off the process, the Library will be holding5 open-house style events for Seattle residents and patrons to “think big” and provide input about the future of the Library.
Do the Library’s resources meet your needs? Are the hours convenient for you? What does the Library do best? What things need improvement? Come give us your ideas and help shape the future of the Library!
You can stop by at any time during these 2 hour meeting times:
Noon to 2 p.m. Monday, March 1, Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Level 4, Room 1 (206-386-4636)
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 2, Northgate Branch, 10548 Fifth Ave. N.E. (206-386-1980)
4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, High Point Branch, 3411 S.W. Raymond St. (206-684-7454)
2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 6, Ballard Branch, 5614 22nd Ave. N.W. (206-684-4089)
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 16, Beacon Hill Branch, 2821 Beacon Ave. S. (206-684-4711).
For more information,see the SPL website, email strategicplan@spl.org, or contact Eve Sternberg, project lead, at 206-386-1119. Special thanks to the Seattle Public Library Foundation for a grant to help fund the strategic planning process.
The Seattle Public Library is undergoing a strategic planning process to explore the future of the Library and how to prioritize existing resources. To kick off the process, the Library will be holding5 open-house style events for Seattle residents and patrons to “think big” and provide input about the future of the Library.
Do the Library’s resources meet your needs? Are the hours convenient for you? What does the Library do best? What things need improvement? Come give us your ideas and help shape the future of the Library!
You can stop by at any time during these 2 hour meeting times:
Noon to 2 p.m. Monday, March 1, Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Level 4, Room 1 (206-386-4636)
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 2, Northgate Branch, 10548 Fifth Ave. N.E. (206-386-1980)
4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, High Point Branch, 3411 S.W. Raymond St. (206-684-7454)
2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 6, Ballard Branch, 5614 22nd Ave. N.W. (206-684-4089)
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 16, Beacon Hill Branch, 2821 Beacon Ave. S. (206-684-4711).
For more information,see the SPL website, email strategicplan@spl.org, or contact Eve Sternberg, project lead, at 206-386-1119. Special thanks to the Seattle Public Library Foundation for a grant to help fund the strategic planning process.
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