Seattle Central Library heralded in local + national media ...
* 'Why I like the Seattle Library,' Natalia Ilyn in Metropolitan 4/06
* 'City Spark: New Library is defining Seattle's urban vitality,' Lawrence Cheek in Seattle P-I 6/28/05
* 'Seattle Public Library one year later: Book lovers, tourists find haven of light,' Susan Gilmore in The Seattle Times 5/22/05
* Time Magazine ranks Library #1 among 'best architecture of 2004' 12/29/04
* "Koolhaas Jazzes Up Seattle," cover story by Sheri Olson FAIA in Architectural Record 7/04
* 'No Place to Stop," Dr. Sharon Sutton FAIA in Project for Public Spaces Journal
* 'Meet your new Central Library,' William Dietrich in Pacific Northwest 4/25/04
* Special Section: Getting to know the New Central Library, The Seattle Times 5/16/04, with update
* 'The library that puts on fishnets and hits the disco', Herbert Muschamp in The New York Times 5/16/04
* 'Striking from any angle,' Susan Gilmore in The Seattle Times 5/16/04
* 'Avant-garde architect reinvents Seattle's new library,' Rosemarie Buchanan in The Seattle Times 5/17/04
*'High-Tech Bibliophilia', Paul Goldberger in The New Yorker 5/17/04
* Special Report: Inside Seattle's New Library, Seattle P-I 5/20/04, including:
… 'Design is fun on a grand scale,' Regina Hackett
… 'The architects, Rem Koolhaas and Joshua Ramos,' John Marshall
… The supporting cast
* 'Art installations . appeal and inspire,' Sheila Farr in The Seattle Times 5/21/04
* 'A moment with Josh Ramus, architect,' John Marshall in Seattle P-I 5/22/04
* 'New building's real star? The books,' Michael Upchurch in The Seattle Times 5/23/04
* 'Rem's bling-bling,' John Marshall in Seattle P-I 5/23/04
* 'Cementing a literary reputation,' Blaine Harden in The Washington Post 5/23/04
* 'A real page turner,' Seattle Times editorial 5/23/04
* 'Patrons flock to ... grand opening,' Monica Soto Ouchi in The Seattle Times 5/24/04
* 'Soaring building captures crowds' imagination,' Rebekah Dehn in Seattle P-I 5/24/04

Background/other information:
* 'New structure joins others featuring glass curtainwall,' Sheila Bacon in Northwest Construction 08/03
* Libraries for All bond program, 'Building a New Central Library,' also program for neighborhood branch libraries
* About the Seattle Public Library
* John Douglas Marshall, Place of Learning, Place of Dreams: A History of the Seattle Public Library (UW Press, 2004)
* Lara Swimmer, Process: Seattle Central Library (Documentary Media, 2004)