Reading Room and Public Lobby:
8:00 am to 5:00 pm,
Monday through Friday(Closed on state holidays and weekends)
Administration:
8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through
Friday(Closed on state holidays and weekends)
Photocopying & Printing:
Customers are encouraged to bring their own cameras, scanners, and/or flash drives to cut down on paper use and copying costs. Each customer is allowed 10 free printouts per day from the printers attached to our computers and microfilm readers. Additional copies cost 15 cents per page. We accept cash and WA checks. Library photocopiers require the use of a copy card. Money ($1 minimum, bills only) must be added to the card. Copies cost 15 cents per page.
The Washington State Library is located in the Point Plaza East, 6880 Capitol Blvd, near the Olympia Airport in Tumwater, WA.
Coming South to the Library:
Take I-5 South, take Exit 101 (Tumwater Blvd.), go left and stay straight on
Tumwater Blvd. to Capitol Blvd (2nd light). Turn left onto Capitol Blvd. The
State Library is at the intersection of Capitol Blvd. and Israel Road. Visitor
parking is available on the right side of the building.
Coming North to Library:
Take I-5 North, take Exit 101 (Tumwater Blvd.), turn right on
Tumwater Blvd. then proceed to Capitol Blvd (2nd light). Turn left onto Capitol Blvd. The
State Library is at the intersection of Capitol Blvd. and Israel Road. Visitor
parking is available on the right side of the building.
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
The entrance to the Library is on the corner of 9th and Lenora -- 2021 9th Avenue, Seattle, Washington.
BUS: Most bus lines are within five blocks. Local services include routes 5, 8, 26, 28, 174, and 355. The Library is two blocks northwest of the Seattle Greyhound bus station.
DRIVING: From north or south I-5, exit at Mercer. Turn left at the light onto Fairview. Stay in the right lane. Just beyond the Seattle Times building, cross Denny and Boren. Bear straight ahead onto Virginia. Go one block, turn right onto Terry, then left onto Lenora, then left onto 9th.
PARKING: Parking spots for vehicles with State Disabled Parking Permits are available at the curb immediately in front of the building on 9th Avenue or at the south end of the building up a short ramp off 9th Avenue into the parking garage. Stairs or an elevator provide access back down to the first floor entrance from the garage. Metered parking and pay lots are also available in the area. After 10 a.m., check the commuter parking spaces on 9th between Westlake and Virginia and on Lenora between Terry and 9th -- they are free.
