Sucursal Rainier Beach de la Biblioteca Pública de Seattle

  • By David Wilma
  • Posted 12/06/2002
  • HistoryLink.org Essay 4038
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La Sucursal Rainier Beach de la Biblioteca Pública de Seattle es la que está ubicada más hacia el sudeste en Seattle. Ubicada en 9125 Rainier Avenue S, la sucursal tiene sus raíces en la operación de un escaparate abierto en 1928 y cerrado cuatro años más tarde debido a la Gran Depresión. El vecindario estuvo entonces 34 años sin una biblioteca hasta que se abrió una sucursal en 57th Avenue S en 1966. La sucursal Rainier Beach se mudó a un lugar de mayor tamaño, un antiguo edificio del Sea-First Bank sobre Rainier Avenue, en 1974. En 1981 la sucursal obtuvo un edificio flamante, que cuando fue construido era la sucursal más grande en el sistema. Debido a su tamaño y a su relativamente reciente construcción, la Sucursal Rainier Beach iba a ser la última en ser remodelada como parte del programa “Bibliotecas para Todos” de 1998. Pero las demoras en otros proyectos la pusieron cerca del comienzo de la fila en 2002, y la sucursal remodelada se reinauguró en enero del 2004.


Sources:

"Rainier Beach Library -- Annual Reports," folder, Seattle Public Library Archives; "Rainier Beach Library - Open House," folder, Seattle Public Library Archives; "New Rainier Beach Library Open House On Feb. 15," Beacon Hill News, February 4, 1981, newsclipping, Seattle Public Library Archives; "Sculpture Will Reflect Principal's Love Of Books," Beacon Hill News, February 6, 1985, p. 4; Seattle Public Library website (http://www.spl.org/); "Seattle Public Library Directory of Staff, 1967-1970" (bound toether, Northwest History Collection, The Seattle Public Library; Library Board of Seattle, Minutes of Proceedings, Vols. 5 (1934-1944), 6 (1945-1951), 7(1952-1957), 8 (1958- 1961), 9 (1962-1966), 10 (1967-1970), 11 (1971-1973), 12 (1974-1976), 13 ( 1977-1978), Seattle Room, Central Branch, Seattle Public Library, Seattle; Karen Spiel, email to Paula Becker, February 14, 2009, in possession of Paula Becker, Seattle, Washington; Daria Cal, email to Paula Becker, February 19, 2009, in possession of Paula Becker, Seattle, Washington.
Note: This essay was updated on May 30, 2005, on September 10, 2008, and on April 26, 2009, and was revised slightly on November 2, 2011.


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