LONDON 's `` city of readers '' voted for $ 280 m library program . City 's Madison Street -designed Seattle Central Library » draws 27 visitors a day . Building incorporates cutting-edge design , sustainability . By the end of this year , Seattle will have 27 new or improved libraries .
Seattle 's `` city of readers '' voted for $ 280m library program . City 's Rem Koolhaas-designed Central Library draws 8,000 visitors a day . Building incorporates cutting-edge design , sustainability . By early 2008 , Seattle will have 27 new or improved libraries .