In honor of the Big Game, we and @bpl.boston.gov have raised the stakes! Winner gets to host a booklist on the loser's website. Pats Nation, we can't wait to add to your TBR some @seahawksofficial.com lore, PNW hikes, and any book on Deflategate we can find.

I'm so excited to share that the @kuow.org Book Club is partnering with @spl.org for a series of FREE live author talks this winter! This is an opportunity to come together in community to talk about new ideas and perspectives and the power of literature. Details and registration 👇

It's rainy. It's dark. And it's the perfect time for Healing Fiction. Curl up with a warm beverage, your favorite (magical) cat, and our suggestions for this cozy subgenre that originated in Korea and Japan. https://www.spl.org/books-and-media/books-and-ebooks/staff-picks/healing-fiction-x12603

More books we loved this year! Reader Services Librarian Misha Stone shared a few of her faves on @kuow.org's Soundside: www.kuow.org/stories/yay-...

It's here: our lists of the most checked-out books of the year! In 2025, Seattle read a bunch of local authors, a wildly popular romantasy, and some older titles with a lasting impact. See the lists @seattletimes.com: www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...

Excited to share our December blog about the beloved South Park Branch of the @spl.org Huge thanks to staff members Emely and Max who sat down for a conversation! www.friendsofspl.org/s/stories/so...

TONIGHT!! We celebrate horror in a big way when I join forces with @raforall.bsky.social at the @spl.org and it’s rainy! Peak horror book vibes! 7 PM!

Looking for big scares during the Big Dark? Becky Spratford @raforall.bsky.social shares some of her favorite horror anthologies on our Shelf Talk blog: blog.spl.org/2025/11/03/n... Becky discusses her latest book, "Why I Love Horror," this Thursday (Nov. 6) at the Central Library! Register 👇

Follow DSHS for updates and to learn what you can do to prepare for the loss of benefits. Staff at our locations can help you find resources too!

🌼 As we celebrate Día de los Muertos this weekend, the Trans Pride Ofrenda on Level 8 at the Central Library honors the MesoAmerican Trans Lives taken by violence in Mexico. The ofrenda is part of the exhibit Nuestra Euforia/Our Euphora, curated by our Artist in Residence Vaquero Azul.

Don't miss Daniel H. Wilson talking about "Hole in the Sky," which has already been optioned by Netflix, on Thursday, 10/16 at 7pm! Register at www.spl.org/event-calend...

During #BannedBooksWeek, we're proud to share the collective impact of Books Unbanned. Alongside five other library systems, we've provided free e-cards to teens across the country so they can read what they like from our digital collection.

Tessa Hulls is a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novelist and patron of the International District-Chinatown Branch! For Library Card Sign-up Month, Tessa shares how trips to the library helped her write "Feeding Ghosts," and why she's proud to call IDC one of her "home" branches.

On October 16: Hole in the Sky: A Deep Dives Conversation with @danielhwilsonpdx.bsky.social and @nisishawl.bsky.social to discuss science-fiction author and roboticist Daniel H. Wilson’s new novel Hole in the Sky. At @spl.org: Free tickets are supported by the 4Culture Public Access Grant!

September is Library Card Sign-up Month, and you don't have to get a tattoo of the Central Library to celebrate. (Though we ❤️ this ink by SPL patrons Alex H. and Jazmine S.!) Just sign up for a Library card, or encourage your friends and family to get one!

Whether you need a good book, a place to hang out, help with your resume, or a way to get involved in your community, the Library is here for you. Happy Library Card Sign-up Month! www.spl.org/HereForYou

How do you feel about The Seattle Public Library’s spaces, collections, programs, and services? Take our brief survey and let us know: www.spl.org/CommunitySurvey The survey closes at 5 p.m. on September 24. The survey should take about 10 minutes to complete. Your responses are anonymous.

Rooted & Rising is the new exhibit at the Central Library. In The Seattle Medium, curator Imani Sims says it is "a retrospective of the African American [Collection] ... in conversation with Afrofuturist Tarot through the lens of Seattle-based Black artists.” seattlemedium.com/african-amer...

@isabelcanas.bsky.social discusses "The Possession of Alba Díaz" (level 3 spice level) at the Central Library on Aug. 19: www.spl.org/event-calend...

The @kuow.org Book Club and @spl.org summer series concludes this month with Lynda Mapes' new book “The Trees are Speaking: Dispatches from the Salmon Forests” 🌲 Get the reading schedule + RSVP for our live conversation at the Seattle Central Library on August 27 👇

👻 Join us for two haunting author talks celebrating women in horror 👺 @isabelcanas.bsky.social discusses her new book, "The Possession of Alba Díaz." 📅 Tuesday, August 19, 7 - 8:30 p.m. 📍 The Central Library 🧛‍♀️ With @sadiehartmann.bsky.social Learn more and register: www.spl.org/event-calend...

Thinking of catching the Ai Weiwei exhibit before it leaves @seattleartmuseum.bsky.social on Sept. 7? Here are some books to read and a film watch before, after or during a visit to see his iconic works. blog.spl.org/2025/07/25/a...

Head to the Central Library on Wednesday, July 30 for an amazing conversation between @kuow.org's @katiecampbell.bsky.social and author Kim Fu, whose book of short stories "Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century" is KUOW's July Book Club pick! Find out more here: www.spl.org/event-calend...

Our Shelf Talk blog has started a new chapter! We’ve redesigned the blog to be more accessible and easier to explore. Check out the blog for book recommendations from our librarians, stories about our patrons and programs, and updates on all things SPL. Visit blog.spl.org.

The @kuow.org Book Club and @spl.org summer series continues this month with Kim Fu's "Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century" 🎉 Check out the reading schedule and sign up for the Book Club newsletter 👇

The Circle Up! Listen to the Moment exhibit features oral histories from Black Restorative Justice practitioners and Circle-keepers in Seattle—leaders who have fought to create healing-centered schools. 📍 The Central Library 🗓️ Through July 31 🎧 Bring headphones! Learn more at www.spl.org/Exhibits

We're excited to join in two upcoming events celebrating Octavia E. Butler! June 22 we're joining Langston Seattle and @spl.org for a Birthday Bash Celebration June 23 at Third Place Commons for a special panel discussion with @nisishawl.bsky.social, Kathleen Alcala, and Caren Gussof!

We are grateful for @carnegiecorp.bsky.social's commitment of a new major grant to expand @spl.org's programs that empower immigrants and refugees. Carnegie's return to funding public libraries is vital for our community and people across the country. Read more: www.spl.org/about-us/new...

SO MANY great #BookBingoNW2025 suggestions from @thestranger.com! Summer Book Bingo truly is the most wonderful time of the year! www.thestranger.com/books/2025/0...

🏳‍🌈 Happy Pride, Seattle! This Pride Month, check out our collections and resources for LGBTQ+ patrons and allies. 👩‍🎨 And download our coloring sheets for a fun Pride activity Learn more at www.spl.org/Pride

Take a stand to protect young people's freedom to learn during #TeachTruth Days of Action this June. Learn more: www.spl.org/event-calend... 📚 FLASH MOB ALERT! June 21 at 12:30 PM at the Central Library, on Level 3. Wear all black and help us spell out powerful messages about education freedom!

I could not be more excited to share this news: @kuow.org Book Club is partnering with @spl.org for a stellar summer reading series! Four books by local authors, one special episode of Meet Me Here, and three live author events at the Central Library 🙌 Get the details and RSVP here 👇

Our #BookBingoNW2025 card is looking good in the New York Times! Pick one up at any SPL or King County Library System location. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/b...

Join us and Sông2Sea in celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month with a workshop and interactive art activity this Saturday! 📅 May 31 (Saturday) ⏰ 3:30-5 pm PST 📍 Beacon Hill Library Branch and Zoom 🔗 Register here: tinyurl.com/S2SASAMWorks...

Books we wish existed for our summer reading list: "Barbarian Fremont Troll" by Ruby Dixon "Seattle Mariners: 2001 World Champions" by Seattle Times editors "The Sonics Never Left Us" by Erich von Däniken "That Time I Got Drunk at Discovery Park and Saw Bigfoot" by Kimberly Lemming

The full board for #BookBingoNW2025 is here, with King County Library System (KCLS) joining us and Seattle Arts & Lectures! Get your board at any of our locations or our websites. If this is your first summer playing, @kuow.org has great tips from Book Bingo pros: www.kuow.org/stories/on-y...

Next week at the Central Library! More info: www.spl.org/event-calend...

Thursday, May 22, 2025 7 - 8:30 p.m. Central Seattle Library Level 4- Room 1 I’ll be in conversation with @caitlinstarling.com about her new book, Starving Saints!

2 years ago, we launched Books Unbanned, offering free digital library cards to young people (13-26) across the U.S. Nearly 16,000 have signed up, borrowing 440,000 e-books and audiobooks. Hear from them how Books Unbanned has provided joy, escape and so much more: blog.spl.org/.../eight-st...

Why is reading a poem like eating chocolate cake? @soseaemerald.bsky.social shares poetry reading tips from local writers participating in our Seattle Reads programs this year, including Laura Da', Claudia Castro-Luna and Jose Luis Montero. southseattleemerald.org/arts-culture...

Don't miss "Cruel & ineffective: A conversation about the increased criminalization of homelessness in our city, state, and country" with @josephineensign.bsky.social 📆 The Central Library, Tuesday 5/13 at 7pm Co-sponsored by @realchangenews.bsky.social Learn more: www.spl.org/event-calend...

Today is a chance to show what @spl.org means to you — in honor of #GiveBIG, all gifts are DOUBLED up to $25,000! Now is the time to give. Your support is crucial to protect libraries and the communities that depend on them. Thank you! Give now: www.wagives.org/donate/Seatt...

Plot twist: King County Library System (KCLS) joins Summer Book Bingo, which kicks off May 19! Along with Seattle Arts & Lectures, we are excited to welcome KCLS to the annual summer reading program for adults. Join us for the biggest Book Bingo yet! Learn more at www.spl.org/BookBingo

Seattle is celebrating National Poetry Month with "You Are Here," this year’s Seattle Reads pick. Local poets offer four tips to help anyone enjoy poetry — no expertise required. Read more: soseaem.org/4lSEonr @spl.org #SeattleReads #NationalPoetryMonth

"The great thing about poetry is... it's an incredibly disciplined analytical art and craft. But there's a space in there where... it's like falling in love." @kuow.org Book Club concluded our reading of "You Are Here" with a beautiful conversation at @spl.org Central last week. Read more here 👇

📚 For Independent Bookstore Day, we're giving you a sneak peek at one category for #BookBingoNW2025, which starts on May 19! 🥁 The category is... Found Family. Get a head start on your Book Bingo board by visiting your local indie bookstore. 📅 Stay tuned for big Book Bingo news on April 30!

i'm sorry to the trees i grew up with. i didn't ask. i never learned. or even wondered (about their names). (their families) (their longings) i only dreamed of (me) climbing onto their shoulders. - From "You Must Be Present" by José Olivarez, in our Seattle Reads pick "You Are Here" #EarthDay

If you're concerned about how federal funding cuts will affect Washington state’s libraries, listen to this KUOW story, Which includes a message from The Seattle Public Library Foundation's Brian Lawrence: “Support your local libraries as they are coming under attack." www.kuow.org/stories/wash...

Good news, Android users - our app is now available in the Google Play store! Learn more about the app at www.spl.org/App

The elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) threatens the future of essential library programs in Washington state. In an op-ed for @seattletimes.com our Chief Librarian Tom Fay explains why - and what you can do to help. www.seattletimes.com/opinion/libr...