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Seattle Public Library

public library system serving Seattle, Washington
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Summary

Seattle Public Library is a public library[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of public_library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (550 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Seattle Public Library was a member of Urban Libraries Council[3].
  • Seattle Public Library is located in Seattle[4].
  • Seattle Public Library is in the country of United States[5].
  • Seattle Public Library's instance of is recorded as public library[6].
  • Seattle Public Library's Commons category is recorded as Seattle Public Library[7].
  • Seattle Public Library comprises Ballard Branch Library[8].
  • Seattle Public Library comprises Broadview Branch Library[9].
  • Seattle Public Library comprises Green Lake Branch Library[10].
  • Seattle Public Library comprises Greenwood Branch Library[11].
  • Seattle Public Library comprises Lake City Branch Library[12].
  • Seattle Public Library comprises Magnolia Branch Library[13].
  • Seattle Public Library comprises Queen Anne Branch Library[14].
  • Seattle Public Library comprises Wallingford Branch Library[15].
  • Seattle Public Library comprises Beacon Hill Branch Library[16].
  • Seattle Public Library comprises Douglass-Truth Branch Library[17].
  • Seattle Public Library comprises Capitol Hill Branch Library[18].
  • Seattle Public Library comprises High Point Branch Library[19].
  • Seattle Public Library comprises Newholly Branch Library[20].
  • Seattle Public Library comprises Madrona Sally Goldmark Branch Library[21].
  • Seattle Public Library comprises Montlake Branch Library[22].
  • Seattle Public Library comprises Rainier Beach Branch Library[23].
  • Seattle Public Library comprises West Seattle Branch Library[24].
  • Seattle Public Library comprises Delridge Branch Library[25].
  • Seattle Public Library comprises International District/Chinatown Branch Library[26].
  • Seattle Public Library comprises Northgate Branch Library[27].

Body

Founding

1890 marks the founding of Seattle Public Library[28].

Why It Matters

Seattle Public Library ranks in the top 2% of public_library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (550 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

United States

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . GRID Release 2017-05-22. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . US Public Library System Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . urbanlibraries.org. Retrieved . urbanlibraries.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Public Library Outlet Data File, FY 2017. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · Bamyers99 · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → public library
    Has part(s) → Ballard Branch Library, Broadview Branch Library, Green Lake Branch Library +19
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Instance of: library network"
  2. 12w ago · Bamyers99 · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Ballard Branch Library, Broadview Branch Library, Green Lake Branch Library +19
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Has part(s): Beacon Hill Branch Library"
  3. 14w ago · Bamyers99 · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Ballard Branch Library, Broadview Branch Library, Green Lake Branch Library +19
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has part(s): Q140450312"
  4. 20w ago · M2545 · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 22w ago · Lmerice · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 47.606666666667, 'lon': -122.33277777778}
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