The Seattle Public Library will mark Banned Books Week, Oct. 5–11, with a series of free programs, displays, and events highlighting the freedom to read and the impact of censorship.

The Seattle Public Library’s Central branch will be a lot noisier than usual this Saturday, and librarians won’t be trying to quiet things down. The library will be showing the Seahawks playoff game ...

It's almost October, which means the 2025 Southwest Artist Showcase is gearing up 🙂 The Southwest Artist Showcase is a non-juried, non-profit art exhibition featuring west and southwest Seattle ...

All the Seattle Public libraries are closed this week because of budget cuts. But you won’t have to go without a read because a group of activists is setting up a people’s library in the Central ...

Here's a rant at those who don't return their library books on time, and of course a well-earned rave for the Fred Hutchinson ...

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 ...

SEATTLE — All locations of The Seattle Public Library will be closed on Thursday, May 1, for the library's annual in-service day dedicated to systemwide staff training and team-building, the SPL ...

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 ...

The Seattle Public Library's West Seattle Branch, 2306 42nd Ave. S.W., will close at 5 p.m. Aug. 15, for a partial re-roofing project. The branch is scheduled to reopen at 10 a.m. Sept. 11. The roof's ...

Here's what's happening today/tonight, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar (where. you'll find even more): KNIFE ...