June 2015

  • How to be an Amazing Grown-up in Ten Easy Books

    By Meadow P. Sometimes it seems as if everyone else is walking around with everything figured out: job, house, marriage, kids… and I’m over here thinking “Don’t you hate pants?” I heart a good self-help book, especially the funny ones. So when Adulting crossed my desk, I pounced. It. Was. Hilarious. And helpful! I devoured… Continue reading

  • Wild Science! Summer of Learning at the Library!

    Can it be summer already? We’re gearing up for a fantastic summer of fun and learning, with programs and classes for kids and teens, with activity booklets and book giveaways and this year, for the first time, a partnership with Woodland Park Zoo — yes, that means free zoo tickets, come August, while supplies last.… Continue reading

  • A Bouquet of Literary Gardens

    by Library Staff     Roald Dahl’s garden is bright with purple alliums, each Star-burst blossom bigger than a giant peach.         Virginia Woolf’s garden flowers through night and day With burgundy dahlias lining the fragrant way.   Continue reading

  • Suddenly, My Lunch Hour Became a Thrill!

    Illicit passion, spine-tingling chills, pulse-pounding action on your lunch hour? Sound unlikely? If you work or live near downtown, come join scores of happy and thrilled listeners who have discovered just how fun lunch hour can be, at Thrilling Tales: Seattle Public Library’s Story Time for Grown Ups! Continue reading