The 11-level Central branch opened its doors to the public in May of 2004 to many excited fans of Rem Koolhaas, the Dutch architect who helped design the building alongside Joshua Ramus. Many visit ...

Thinking of grabbing a book to read in the park Thursday for Seattle’s warmest day of 2025 so far? Be warned that the Seattle Public Library is closing all of its locations on May 1. The library ...

The Seattle Public Library loves to promote books and reading. This column was submitted by the library to highlight lesser-known library services. Find out more at spl.org. You probably know that you ...

Visitors can now use public computers at Seattle Public Library, three months after a ransomware attack shut down much of its system. Patrons can also now suggest new items to add to the library ...

Services at the Seattle Central Public Library are finally back up and running. That means you can now make returns, use computers, and browse the online catalog again. The library was targeted in a ...

Readers rejoice! As of midday on Thursday, Seattle Public Library's digital book collection is once again accessible to the public. It’s the latest milestone as the library system works to recover a ...

SEATTLE — Need help doing your taxes? There’s free help available through mid-April at 12 Seattle Public Library (SPL) locations. SPL has free drop-in tax help with United Way of King County (UWKC) at ...

Even if you’ve never read or seen one of his plays, everyone knows William Shakespeare. At the very least you know the story of Romeo & Juliet. And the reason we are all familiar with Shakespeare is ...