señor taco’s travels

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Photo by Benjamin Benschneider/The Seattle Times

Seattle has opened a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/local/library/" title="News on
Seattle's New Public Library">new Central Public Library. The 11 story
steel and glass building was designed by architect Rem Koolhaas. From looking
at the href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/local/library/photogalleries/spl1.html"
title="Seattle's New Library">photo gallery I’d say Mr. Koolhass has
successfully designed a space that is open, functional, and inviting.

I love to read, but I have been very bad about frequenting my public libraries.
I’m glad to see Seattle wasn’t shy about building such a magnificent structure
to house the public’s books and knowledge. That will be one more attractor for me to visit Seattle. I will have to make sure I schedule time to visit such a
great piece of architecture.

I will leave you with this quote from Andrew Carnegie that appears in the
library:

“There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public
Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor wealth
receives the slightest consideration.”