` It 's not about the retail . '' Seattle 's ` ` city of readers '' voted for $ 280 m library program . Seattle 's Rem Koolhaas - designed Central Library draws 8,000 visitors a year . Building incorporates cutting - edge technology , sustainability . By early 2008 , Seattle will have 27 new or improved libraries .
Seattle 's ` ` city of readers '' voted for $ 280 m library program . Seattle 's Rem Koolhaas - designed Central Library draws 8,000 visitors a year . Building incorporates cutting - edge technology , sustainability . By early 2008 , Seattle will have 27 new or improved libraries .