Also, don’t miss The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Seattle, WA (March 2026) on the Seattle Patch calendar ...

A year and a half ago, we told you that the Seattle Public Library had obtained a $5.5 million federal grant to pay for air conditioning at five branches, including West Seattle (Admiral). Since the ...

Seattle voters could decide next year whether to expand dedicated funding for The Seattle Public Library under a proposed levy sent to the city council.

SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is asking voters to turn the page on library funding with a new $410 million property tax levy that could shape the future of the city’s library system for years ...

Every spring, The Seattle Public Library organizes Seattle Reads, a citywide book club involving over a month of programming with discussions and events. This year’s pick, “You Are Here: Poetry in the ...

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson and the head of The Seattle Public Library system are laying out their vision for a new $410 million library levy that’s expected to appear on the ballot this August.

Downloaded any good books lately? Now you can, through the Seattle Public Library's new Digital Books program. The library last week started letting patrons borrow digitized spoken and readable books ...

Seattle Public Library card holders can now get free admission to two new museums: the Seattle Japanese Garden in the Washington Park Arboretum and the Volunteer Park Conservatory. All it takes to ...

The library board of trustees unanimously rejected a name and logo change Wednesday evening, The Seattle Times reports. It was a decision that followed months of criticism. The rebranding proposal ...

I wish my kid would use the library during winter break. He’ll be at a gym playing hoops instead. He’s obsessed, much like the character Basketball Jones in that old Cheech & Chong routine. But for ...