3 Libraries
August 2, 2008There is an amazing choice of libraries in the Greenwood area. There are actually 3. There is the Greenwood Branch itself located on Greenwood Ave near 80th. The Broadview branch is also nearby located on Greenwood Ave at 130th. And of course there is the Northgate Branch located just east of the mall. The great thing about the Seattle library system is that you don’t need to go to different branches. Just use the one closest to you or the easiest to get to. In the Seattle library you can use the website to search for and reserve books located at other branches. These are called “holds”. The holds are transferred to your home branch and you just go pick them up when they’re ready. Your web account will tell when they’re ready and you also get an email alert.
You can also return your books at any branch of the Seattle library system regardless of where you checked them out. Greenwood is my home branch, but I often return the books at the Northgate branch early in the morning on my way to work. The Greenwood Branch has the least parking but is easily walkable to those living in Greenwood. Broadview has some parking and is a decent sized branch. Northgate has the most parking but it also has the most people.
Oh one more note: don’t get the Seattle library confused with the King County library system. If you drive to neighboring Shoreline or Lake Forest Park you will find libraries but these are of the King County Library. Nothing stopping you from getting a card there too, but they’re in a different library system.
