This spring, The Seattle Public Library (SPL) invites the community to take part in One Book, One Coast, a shared reading initti ...

The KUOW Book Club is continuing our series of live author talks in partnership with the Seattle Public Library with writer ...

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 ...

The Seattle Public Library expects to pay $1 million out of their own pocket responding to a ransomware attack that shut down internet access, public computers, and in-person checkouts to all ...

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

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson unveiled a $410 million library levy proposal on Tuesday. The Seattle City Council is expected to review the proposal in the coming weeks. If approved, it would move to the ...

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 Seattle Public Library’s museum pass program will be “paused temporarily” starting in 2025. The program allows library-card holders to get free tickets to 13 Seattle museums, including the Seattle ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.