The KUOW Book Club is kicking off another series of live author talks with Patrick Hutchison’s memoir, “Cabin.” Join us at the Seattle Central Library on July 16 for a conversation and book signing. Registration is free!

On the last day of Pride Month, add books by LGBTQ+ authors to your reading list! Our librarians and @charliesqueerbooks.bsky.social suggest books by queer authors that go beyond the bestsellers list: https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/5-lgbtq-books-worth-seeking-out-this-pride-month/

We're thrilled to host @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social in Seattle on July 23. She'll be in conversation with award-winning writer @taracampbell.bsky.social at @spl.org. Snag your spot here: bit.ly/4u8IX0w This event has been made possible, in part, by the King County 4Culture Public Free Access Grant.

Our new all-ages summer program starts now! Kids, Teens & Adults - Read, Do and Go to fill in squares on your tracker and win prizes! (Adults, your #BookBingoNW2026 reading counts for Summer Quest too📚 ) Get a tracker at any location or online. See full list of prizes at www.spl.org/SummerQuest

The @zinnedproject.bsky.social #TeachTruth Day of Action is June 6, a day to take a stand to protect young people's freedom to read and learn. We partnered with @seattlecore206.bsky.social#TeachTruthto collect student works that explore this year's theme, "Decolonize 1776." See it at the Central Library.

Happy Pride Month, Seattle! 🌈 Celebrate with the Library all month long. 🎨 Download our new Pride coloring sheet 📚 Visit the LGBTQ+ Collection at Capitol Hill Branch 💻 Explore our digital collection on LGBTQ History & Culture 🔍 Check out staff picks for Pride Learn more at www.spl.org/Pride

Sunday, May 31, join the Central branch of the Seattle Public Library for a screening of the documentary film, SINCE I BEEN DOWN, followed by a discussion with the film's creator and subjects. More info: spl.org/event-calendar?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D200666350

We've got your summer plans covered! 1 week until Book Bingo, 1 month until Summer Quest - our new all-ages program! Kids, Teens & Adults - Read, Do and Go this summer to win prizes! Check out our program at: www.spl.org/SummerQuest

Celebrate Older Americans Month with our featured booklist! Explore recommended reads for Older Americans Month here: https://www.spl.org/books-and-media/books-and-ebooks/staff-picks-for-adults-50-plus/champion-your-health-older-adults-month-2026

Don't miss Laurie Frankel and Nancy Pearl discussing "Enormous Wings" on Wednesday, May 13th at 7pm in the Central Library Auditorium! "Enormous Wings" is an urgent novel about female agency and bodily autonomy, morality and mortality.

May is Jewish American Heritage Month! This month, we recognize and celebrate the contributions of Jewish Americans to U.S. history, culture and society. Meet me at the Library and check out materials from our displays!

May is Older Americans Month 💙 This year’s theme: Champion Your Health! However that looks for you—moving more, learning, connecting—we’re here to support you. Find free programs for adults 50+: https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/adults-50-plus/adults-50-plus-calendar

May is Asian Pacific Heritage Month. Explore the library's Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Culture and History Collection to learn about the history of AANHPI communities in Seattle and Puget Sound at https://www.spl.org/online-resources/seattle-room-digital-collections

We are here to serve our community with collections, programs and services. Check out our 2025 Impact Report to see what we achieved together. www.spl.org/Impact

Did you miss our in-person 2026 Bullitt Lecture in American History? It's not too late! Dr. Ned Blackhawk discusses the hidden history of 20th century Native American activisms. This recording of this event which will be available until May 28, 2026. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CruLibTYGt8

April is Middle Eastern & North African (MENA) Heritage Month and we are celebrating the cultures and contributions of Middle Eastern, North African and Southwest Asian communities. Meet me at the Library!

Meet Me at the Seattle Public Library! We welcomed you more than 3.4 million times last year—thanks for being part of our community! www.spl.org/MeetMe

It's a month away - Book Bingo Day is coming on May 22! But we know you can't wait another month so here's a sneak peek of one of the 2026 categories. Check out our Outer Space booklist to get a head start: https://www.spl.org/books-and-media/books-and-ebooks/staff-picks/outer-space

Ethan used to jump for bubbles at Story Time - and today he jump ropes for gold medals with his @raincityropeworks team! It's National Library Week, and this year's theme is "Find Your Joy." Story time helps kids find what brings them joy - whether it's reading, or doing jump-rope splits 😮

"Living with Conviction: Sentenced to Debt for Life in Washington State" opens at the Central Library on April 16, and will be the first-ever exhibit at the Green Lake Branch gallery beginning April 26. Learn more at www.spl.org/Exhibits and join us for the opening reception on April 16.

Back from AAAS to find this Sunday print version of the Seattle Times preview for tonight's program at the Seattle Public Library, where we'll show how a reading of "The Literature of Japanese American Incarceration" prepares us to see what injustices the government is repeating today. 1/2

April is National Poetry Month! Celebrate by joining readings and open mics throughout the month, or check out poets and collections our staff suggest. See schedule and suggestions at www.spl.org/Poetry

No joke: The @kuow.org Book Club and @spl.org Book Talks series continues this month with @mollyolguin.bsky.social! We're reading Molly's short-story collection "The Sea Gives Up the Dead," then Molly will join me at the Central Library for a FREE live conversation on April 23. Details 👇

Thanks to Seattle City Councilmember Dionne Foster for visiting us to learn about the Central Library and our Faye G. Allen Children's Center. Councilmember Foster shared information about the Mayor's 2026 Library Levy proposal, which you can learn more about at www.spl.org/2026levy

There's still time to RSVP for next @kuow.org Book Talk in partnership with @spl.org! Join Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe and me at the Seattle Central Library on Monday, March 23. We'll be talking about Sasha's incredible essay collection, "Thunder Song." Register for FREE here 👇

“I enjoy the freedom of choosing what I want to read, rather than letting someone else decide what is or is not acceptable.” –Books Unbanned cardholder, age 24, Wisconsin Books Unbanned champions the freedom to read by offering free digital library cards to young people (13-26) across the U.S.

⚽️Big events like this summer's World Cup games in Seattle = big opportunity for businesses, if they're ready. The @seattlechamber.bsky.social's Small Business Readiness Playbook can help you plan smarter for soccer, concerts and more. Find it on our Business Tools page: www.spl.org/programs-and...

There's a lot happening right now. If you need to get your mind off things but still think critically about the world, check out my conversation with @collthrush.bsky.social at @spl.org 👇

Big news: we are joining the largest book club on the West Coast, with over 100 participating library systems! Learn more about One Book, One Coast: https://blog.spl.org/2026/02/25/read-george-takeis-graphic-memoir-with-the-west-coasts-biggest-book-club/

The fine folks at @spl.org are spreading @seahawksofficial.com and Seattle lore to Boston after the Hawks' Super Bowl win. See what made SPL's "Seattle Picks for Patriots Fans" list 👇

Super Bowl champs!! 💚💙 Go @seahawksofficial.com! Congrats to @bpl.boston.gov and the Patriots on a great season. As SB winners, we also won the right to host a booklist on BPL's website 🏆

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...