Recent legislation may change your estate plans. Learn about how the CARES Act and SECURE Act might impact you during our free planned giving seminar on May 12, hosted in partnership with King County Library System Foundation. Attorney Tiffany R. Gorton and Certified Financial Planner Kathryn Haggitt Fisher will walk your through these updates and … Continued

On April 23, The Seattle Public Library Foundation will celebrate the second Library Giving Day, a national online giving event focused on library philanthropy. Libraries continue to serve the community with critical online materials and services, from e-audiobooks to Virtual Story Time. They continue to provide patrons with important links to educational materials, entertainment, employment … Continued

Dear Library Supporters, On a typical Friday at The Seattle Public Library, about 13,000 physical books and materials are checked out. Friday, March 13 was far from typical. On that last day before the Library temporarily closed to help protect the public from COVID-19, more than 100,000 books were checked out. In branches across the … Continued

We are committed to the health and safety of our supporters. We also want to do our part to contain the spread of COVID-19 and protect those at the highest risk. Given the recommendations of Public Health – Seattle & King County – and with input from our Board, event committee, and wonderful sponsors – … Continued

The Seattle Public Library wants to ensure every person in Seattle is counted for the 2020 Census and is partnering with community organizations to achieve this goal. Library staff will offer a variety of census assistance to the public during the coming months. The outreach is part of an effort to guarantee the most accurate … Continued

The Library’s Mobile Services department acquired a new rig for its Bookmobile routes with several upgrades that will make it a more efficient and convenient means of bringing Library services to the masses. This new Bookmobile will visit low-income housing complexes for seniors and people with disabilities, retirement homes, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes. … Continued

Barbara Moreland, 67, wanted to help her 10-year-old grandson, who is deaf, when she realized he wasn’t receiving the support he needed in public school. Not only did she decide to homeschool him, but she went back to school herself at the University of Washington to study special education – all this on top of … Continued

This month marks the one-year anniversary of the re-opening of the Lake City Branch, which, thanks to donors, was “reimagined” to better support community needs. The Lake City Branch now sports new furniture, more study rooms, flexible walls, and mobile shelving units that allow for adaptation to community events. Every year, The Seattle Public Library … Continued

Do you know a teen or college student seeking tuition aid for college? We’re taking submissions NOW for the Stim Bullitt Civic Courage Scholarship, an essay contest in which we’ll split $10,000 among three worthy essayists. This competition asks students to write an essay about and individual or group of individuals from Washington state who … Continued