西雅图公共图书馆灯塔山分馆坐落于西雅图灯塔山 2821 Beacon Avenue S，图书馆大楼由 1998 年“全民图书馆 (Libraries for All)”计划发行的债券筹资兴建。分馆于 1945 年对外试营业，最初的店面很小，位于 2708 Beacon Avenue S，主要由社区工作小组成员出资、出力，才能确保分馆顺利营业。灯塔山分馆于 1947 年初具规模，成为正式的分馆，后于 1962 年迁入由一家零售商店改建的店面内，该店面位于 2519 15th Avenue S。但 6 年后，与分馆毗连楼宇的一场大火几乎使其毁于一旦。幸运的是，一场及时的大雨挽救了分馆，在之后的 40 多年里，分馆一直坐落于此。目前的分馆大楼由 Carlson Architects 设计，并于 2004 年 7 月 10 日正式开馆，占地面积是之前的三倍，其中藏有汉语、越南语、西班牙语及菲律宾语等特色藏品，这反映了该馆服务之灯塔山周边社区的多样性文化背景。
西雅图公共图书馆灯塔山分馆 (Beacon Hill Branch, The Seattle Public Library)
- By Alan J. Stein
- Posted 12/10/2000
- HistoryLink.org Essay 2867
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Note: This essay was updated and revised on March 15, 2009, and revised slightly on November 5, 2011.
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