So when Professor Lankes told us about the Seattle Library and described how the spiral staircase goes through the floors in the order of the Dewey Decimal System I knew I just had to see it! Seeing as I can't fly out to Seattle anytime soon I found it here.
Here is the link to the entire article, where you can also take a virtual tour...Seattle Library
And a quote about the stairs by one of its members
"I will preface my comments with a disclaimer: I love the new library, and I'm honored by its presence in our city. However, there is one major problem — the lack of accessible staircases. Going up, you can reach every floor via stairway and/or escalator. However, to get from the sixth floor down to the fifth you must take an elevator (the emergency staircases don't count, as they are for emergencies only). This has already become a problem by day two, as the sixth floor librarians were encouraging those of us who were confused and irritated (and there were many) to submit written complaints. The old library may have been run-down and ugly, but at least I could reach any stack on any floor and walk back down the sames stairs to an exit."
— Bill Nordwall, Seattle
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