PATIENT READER. Anna Smiley, 9, reads and waits in line along with a number of adults to sign up for a library card. She was at the new Southwest Library branch that opened last weekend. Photo by Amber Trillo.
Where once there were 8,213, now there are 15,000 - square feet that is, in the newly expanded Southwest branch of the Seattle Public Library.
It opened Saturday, March 10 with speeches by Mayor Greg Nickels and City Librarian Deborah Jacobs.
The library now has two levels with separate sections for adults, teens and children. There's also a special collection of literature and other materials written in Spanish. The library is located at 9010 35th Ave. S.W. Seattle, WA 98126 and the phone is 206-684-7455.
To learn more about the library, visit the page for it on the Seattle Public Library website http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=branch_open&branchID=26
