The wait is over! Start your summer reading NOW with the 2021 Book Bingo! Adult Book Bingo, created by a partnership between the Library and Seattle Arts and Lectures, employs a local artist to create a bingo board of reading challenges that can be returned to the Library for the chance to win prizes. This … Continued

The Seattle Public Library teamed up with Seattle Parks & Recreation last month to celebrate a kid-friendly Earth Week with four StoryWalks® installed at four parks throughout Seattle. The purpose was to offer a family-friendly activity in outdoor settings that fosters a connection between nature and literature. Pages of children’s picture books were installed in … Continued

The Seattle Public Library Foundation and King County Library System Foundation host quarterly planned giving seminars for our communities. Certified Care Manager Lisa Mayfield, founder and co-principal of Aging Wisdom, and Elder Law Attorney Janet L. Smith, founder of Northwest Elder Law Group PLLC, joined us May 13, 2021, for their program, “The Power of Planning: Taking Control … Continued

Now is the time to help set the Library up for success for the rest of 2021 with GiveBIG – and for a limited time, your gift to the Library will be DOUBLED! GiveBIG, May 4-5, is an annual statewide online giving campaign that elevates your favorite local charities. This year, five generous library champions … Continued

The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affects communities of color, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – not just because of limited access to health care alone, but because people of color are more likely to be essential workers and bear the economic burden of the pandemic, among a litany of other longstanding factors … Continued

Genealogy librarians Mahina Oshie and John LaMont joined us for an insightful episode of “Inside Your Library” April 2, walking us through everything The Seattle Public Library offers for genealogy research. Click here to watch the full program! Supporters submitted so many questions that we couldn’t get to them all, so Mahina and John graciously … Continued

On a Wednesday afternoon in March, Siman Nuurali, the Somali-American author of “Sadiq and the Desert Star,” spoke openly with roughly 50 kids about what it’s like to come from an immigrant family. “I don’t want Somali kids to feel they have to choose an identity – being Somali or being American, like they’re two … Continued

The Seattle Public Library Foundation will join more than 350 library systems across North America to celebrate Library Giving Day, a national online giving event focused on library philanthropy. Libraries continue to provide essential services our neighbors rely on, including curbside check-outs and printing, eBooks, job search assistance, online tutoring, and mobile book delivery. The … Continued

  The Seattle Public Library Foundation can help you plan ahead. As spring approaches, here’s one more item you can check off your to-do list: creating a will. If this is something that you’ve been putting off, you’re not alone. Nearly 70% of American adults don’t have an estate plan in place. Did you know … Continued