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# DDC in new Seattle Public Library
- URL: https://www.lorcandempsey.net/ddc-in-new-seattle-public-library/
- Published: 2004-04-12T19:36:28.000Z
- Updated: 2004-04-12T19:36:28.000Z
- Author: Lorcan Dempsey
- Tags: Systems

DDC has a role in new landmark Seattle public library building:

> Travel > What’s Doing: In Seattle”>Even with its unusual shape, the standout feature of the library, at 1000 Fourth Avenue, (206) 386-4100, [www.spl.org](https://www.spl.org), may well be the Books Spiral, a gentle ramp that winds through four floors spanning the entire Dewey Decimal System and allowing a visitor to walk continuously from one subject area to another. The grand opening, scheduled for May 23, comes near the end of a civic makeover that has transformed Seattle in the last decade, with two stadiums, a new City Hall and downtown retail centers. \[[The New York Times > Travel > What’s Doing: In Seattle](https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/11/travel/11wdseattle.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net)\]