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

When Stephanie Johnson-Toliver found out about the Library bringing its African-American Ephemera Collection online, she said it made “the hair on the back of my neck stand up!” In a good way. As president of the Black Heritage Society of Washington State (BHS), she loves any effort that helps document, preserve, and promote local African-American … Continued

The Board and staff of The Seattle Public Library Foundation wish to thank outgoing Chief Librarian and Executive Director, Marcellus Turner, for his nearly 10 years of admirable leadership at The Seattle Public Library. Turner, known to most at the Library and Foundation as “MT,” will leave his post March 31 to become CEO and … Continued

Customers of The Station coffee shop on Beacon Hill can now grab a free story to read with their cup of joe. The Seattle Public Library’s first short-story dispenser, produced by French publishing company Short Édition and supported by donors to the Foundation, was installed at the café near the Beacon Hill light rail station … Continued

Growing up in Tracyton, Wash. on the Kitsap Peninsula, going to the library was a way of life for Jody Crow. “In our community, everyone I knew went to the library,” she says. “It was kind of life, I guess.” Back then, the library was in an out building at a local Methodist church, then … Continued

Now is the time that people step up to support their neighbors – about 12 percent of annual giving occurs in the last three days of the year! To maximize that giving spirit, two generous Board members of The Seattle Public Library Foundation will MATCH each gift up to $15,000 from now until the clock … Continued

Take advantage of a special charitable giving tax deduction thanks to the CARES Act, expiring at the end of this year. As part of the COVID relief package Congress passed in March, taxpayers can take a deduction of up to $300 for cash donations made to qualifying organizations during 2020. Previously, taxpayers could only take … Continued