Help Plan the Library of the Future.
The Seattle Public Library needs your help. Please take our online survey from Monday, May 3 to Sunday, May 16 and tell us what Library services are most important to you. Your responses will help...
View ArticleWorld War Two in Fiction, Part Three: The Pacific
A war is not one story, but many. Here are some novels that view the war through many eyes, reflecting the diverse experiences of civilians and soldiers around the world whose lives were drawn into the...
View ArticleBike to Work and Work to Bike!
May is Bike to Work Month. As I was riding my bike home from work the other night, I got the idea of chronicling my commute right here on Shelf Talk. Maybe I can bike commute every single work day in...
View ArticleThe Modern Widower
The neighborhood is alive with gardeners mowing lawns, and trimming hedges, the mechanized hiss of twirling sprinklers and for those just joining us, it's a beautiful day and Hailey is dead and I have...
View ArticleMore than playing chess...
Saturday afternoons at the Rainier Beach Branch are a special time. Since February of 2007, Seattle Police Officer Cookie and the Seattle Police Foundation have sponsored an urban chess club for...
View ArticleTechnology and its impact on the future of libraries.
How has technology changed the way information is searched, organized and delivered? How can we ensure information in all formats will be available to everyone? How can libraries stay relevant in the...
View ArticleReaders Worth Reading
Let's face it Learning to read is hard work! And early reading books can be, frankly, BORING! Reading requires practice in decoding symbols, understanding left-to-right page orientation, memorization,...
View ArticleBrooklyn Stories: Part Two.
Do you need something to make you smile? These Brooklyn stories will be sure to succeed.
View ArticleBig Sky Best Bet
CaptionMontana, 1948 by Larry Watson. We librarians have certain prized-yet-little-known titles that we return to again and again when suggesting books to readers. Over the years I have recommended...
View ArticleCelebrating Mother's Day with picture books
Why not celebrate Mother's Day with some books?
View ArticleFollow the leader - retracing other folks journeys
It's hard to imagine how the original explorers got the nerve to do what they did and go where they went. Would you be brave enough to cast off into the great unknown, most likely in search of a dream?...
View ArticleCan You Feel the Beat? Picture Books that Boogie!
There are some books that just compel you tap your toes and snap your fingers. The rhythm of the words inspires you to get up and move, join in the story action, and fall into the musical beat of the...
View ArticleWhat I Made: A Sustainable Landscape
Seattle is home to a thriving DIY ethic and culture. As part of an occasional series of posts, we feature hand-made items created by staff at The Seattle Public Library and the library books, CDs, and...
View ArticleBook review: Changes by Jim Butcher
In Changes, the newest novel by Jim Butcher, wizard-for-hire Harry Dresden learns that he has an eight-year-old daughter who has been kidnapped by some seriously evil vampires. In the race to save the...
View ArticleCheck out your killowatts, at the library.
Last week the The Seattle Public Library began checking out "Kill-A-Watt" home energy monitors to Library patrons. Thanks to a partnership with Seattle City Light, you can borrow the device like any...
View ArticleNew Seattle History Guide
Shove over, Sherlock. Seattle history detectives have a powerful new tool to help them deduce the details of Seattle's past. You should have been so lucky!
View ArticleA Library in Your Pocket!
The Seattle Public Library system consists of 27 buildings, including the Central Library and 26 neighborhood branches. All together, this fair system has a total floor area of approximately 600,000...
View ArticleWhat I Made: Dessert Party -- even if you can barely boil water
Seattle is home to a thriving DIY ethic and culture. As part of an occasional series of posts, we feature hand-made items created by staff at The Seattle Public Library and the library books, CDs, and...
View ArticleBuilding (and Closing) Bridges
The South Park Bridge has had a long and glorious life. Built in 1931, it tenderly carries over 20,000 automobiles a day over the Duwamish River to and from the Boeing area and the South Park...
View ArticleNightstand Reading: Translator Bruce Fulton
Editor's note: Seattleites Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton will read from their translation of the work of Hwang Sunwon at the Montlake Branch on Tuesday, May 25, at 6:30 p.m. We asked Bruce how he and his...
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