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

Sara Miller’s home library—the NewHolly Branch—may be closed for now, but she and her family are using the Library as much as ever. She and her 7-year-old daughter, Hazel, check out e-books using the Libby app and have used the Curbside Services at the Rainier Beach Branch. “It’s amazing,” says Sara, a social worker at … Continued

Cleo Brooks is such a fixture at the Library that even Camille Jassny’s guide dog knows where to find her office at Central Library. Brooks has headed LEAP—the Library Equal Access Program—for 30 years. Next year, she will retire from her decades of service as the Library’s ambassador for patrons with disabilities. “She’s just so … Continued

How will you remember the covid-19 era? Betsy Kluck-Keil posted a joke of the day in the front yard of her Crown Hill home to entertain her neighbors. Ruth Quinet, inspired by a pre-covid Library rental of “American Gigolo,” watched nearly every Richard Gere film—and reviewed them each. These memories and more will be kept … Continued

Seattle’s oldest and longest-running newspaper is now available to the public on the Library’s website at spl.org. The Library used Foundation support to secure the archives of The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, which can now be explored via the Library’s website. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, which started as “The Seattle Gazette” in 1863, printed weekly – and then … Continued

Nov. 25 marks The Seattle Public Library Foundation’s 40th birthday – and while 2020 has thrown so many challenges our way, our decades of uplifting our beloved Library give us so much to celebrate. Most importantly, we extend our gratitude to the people who make the Library the community cornerstone it is: You, our donors, … Continued

The Foundation kicked off its fall giving season with a special $50,000 challenge match, which helps to make donor support have twice the impact. The challenge was provided by a donor who believes in the power of libraries to strengthen our community for everyone, regardless of age or economic circumstance. Funding from the fall campaign … Continued

While grown-ups strive to stay safe during a global pandemic, juggle work and childcare, and keep stress down during a contentious election season, anxious feelings can also extend to kids – especially Black children whose families are disproportionately affected by systemic racism and its related effects. “The stress of COVID for children in addition to … Continued