April 2014

  • To shred or not to shred?

    That is the question! Why do we ask?  Because it’s Money Smart Week! The library is hosting a variety of programs, from fun to educational to inspirational.  One of the things we are most excited about is that, for the first time, this includes shred days. You can come to the library, with up to five (copy… Continue reading

  • Movie Mondays: Funny Money

             ~posted by Frank B. When you think of movies about money, you’re likely to think of two images – Gordon Gekko in Wall Street and Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street. Both films depict the ruthlessness of greed (or glorify it, depending on your point of view). While money (and related issues, like class and the… Continue reading

  • Theater at the Library Presents – Edge of Our Bodies

    Posted by Richard Capitol Hill Library and the Washington Ensemble Theater are teaming up to present the one-woman show Edge of Our Bodies. Sunday April 6 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Capitol Hill meeting room. Here’s a bit about the show: “On a cold Winter night, a precocious and pregnant 16-year-old aspiring writer… Continue reading

  • Science Fiction Fridays: NW SF & Fantasy Authors Part 4: PORTLAND!

    Posted by Misha The Seattle area is host to so many amazing science fiction and fantasy authors, but Portland is, too. Here are some authors that hail from the Portland area aka PDX aka Portlandia aka Timbers territory: Continue reading

  • Your relationship with credit, and how you can improve it

    Audrey Hue is our guest blogger today. She teaches personal finance and other financial topics at Bellevue College, and has a passion for making sure people make their financial choices with information backing them up. She will be teaching four sessions for Seattle Public Library patrons, during Money Smart Week, April 5-12. Check the event… Continue reading

  • Romantic Wednesdays: NW Romance Writers

    Posted by Marlene Following in the footsteps of the Science Fiction Fridays series on NW SF & F writers, today’s Romantic Wednesday will take a look at some NW Romance writers. Cherry Adair moved to the Pacific Northwest from South Africa, so it is fitting that the settings of all of her romantic suspense series… Continue reading

  • Got Poem?

    Posted by Tom It’s National Poetry Month once again, and as usual, Seattle and its libraries are awash in poetry events. The Northeast Branch is hosting its annual all-ages poetry contest, in which everyone is invited to submit a poem at any time in April, and potentially win prizes (including the Wedgie grand prize trophy) and… Continue reading

  • Haiku blossoms in April

    Posted by Diane “Winter moon hovers powerlines ripple the dark crows fly toward home.” This haiku at the Beacon Hill Library is one of four carved onto large rocks in the landscaped grounds.  The haiku were composed by folks in our neighborhood and were selected to be engraved when the new building opened in 2004. … Continue reading