April 2020

  • Missing Live Music? We’ve Got You Covered, Part 3

    Welcome back to our Live Music series! We certainly hope you’re hanging in there during these especially strange times. Certainly, one of the best ways to get through a difficult period is through music, and that’s why we’ve been writing this series. The next film in our lineup is one that has a true community… Continue reading

  • Escape to Hoopla!

    Right now the world can be a lot, but Hoopla has something for all ages to escape when you need to check out for a bit. ALL AGES Avatar, the Last Airbender: Fun for the whole family! Ang, the last Airbender, finally comes back to help save the world after being trapped in ice for… Continue reading

  • Start Your Job Search at the Library

    The Seattle Public Library’s Job Resources web page is a great place to start your job search, with resources on discovering a new career path, getting new job skills, creating a cover letter and resume, and finding job opportunities. Our community partner, WorkSource Seattle-King County, offers many great job seeking resources, and is currently posting… Continue reading

  • Reduce Stress with the Library

    There comes a time when it’s best to just turn off the news. With all that’s going on in the world it is easy to get caught up in the 24-hour news circus. However there is also a point when hearing more about what’s happening is no longer giving you any new information, it’s just… Continue reading

  • Films about Obsession Available for Streaming in Kanopy

    These days it’s hard not to be preoccupied with the pandemic. Are you constantly refreshing the news? Stuck on social media? If so, here are three films about obsession to help you get out of your head and into someone else’s. Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo are all in peak form in… Continue reading

  • #BookBingoNW2020: Uplifting

    What better way to announce Book Bingo 2020 then with a teaser square?! Not to mention a square that is much needed. Here are a few books to get you started on completing your Uplifting square! And keep an eye out for the full downloadable card in early May.   We have to start with… Continue reading

  • Always Open: Fictional Libraries and Bookstores

    While we all ache and yearn to return to the dusty stacks where we find so much enjoyment, enlightenment, and entertainment, here are a selection of available eAudiobooks featuring Libraries and Bookstores that are always open! Midnight at Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan, read by Madeleine Maby This dark and suspenseful thriller starts with… Continue reading

  • An April Quartet, Part II: Some Soprano Sops a Poem’s Bread (the Rising)

    When poetry is on the menu how can you go wrong? There is such a bounty of poems, in the world, about our favorite pastime that you can have your pick and there’s plenty more where that came from! We have to start somewhere and that somewhere is right here. The resource list, An April… Continue reading

  • Missing Live Music? We’ve Got You Covered, Part 2

    Welcome to the second installment of our Live Music series. We hope you enjoyed basking in the glory of all things 1990’s riot grrrl last time. Today, we’re taking a look at the 2015 hip-hop/fashion fusion documentary Fresh Dressed from director Sacha Jenkins, available on Kanopy. Continue reading

  • Children’s Authors Lead the Way in Creative Online Programming

    “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” ― Fred Rogers I have seen so many helpers stepping up during this pandemic but, as a children’s librarian, I’ve been so uplifted… Continue reading

  • Nonprofit Grant Research with the Library

    Nonprofits, you are on our minds. At a time when the communities you serve need you the most, you are experiencing the impacts of COVID-19 along with the rest of us. Sources of revenue like fundraising events and programs have been put on hold, staff and volunteers are under stay-at-home orders, and you’re navigating the… Continue reading

  • Opposing Viewpoints explores current social issues

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  • The Story of Film, Part 1: Birth of the Cinema

    In 2004, Irish film critic Marc Cousins published The Story of Film. Focusing on the history of innovation in cinema, it attempted to explore the full breadth of world filmmaking, discussing the work of artists of all races, genders, and nationalities, including many whose work has gone unacknowledged by mainstream, Hollywood-biased histories. That book became… Continue reading

  • Comic Cuisine

    Before social-distancing, I thought I was a pretty decent home cook. Now, after eating nothing but my own cooking for two weeks, I’ve discovered that I only know about five recipes. For anyone in a similar boat, the library has nearly 2,000 digital cookbooks to inspire your cooking adventures. Personally though, most of those cookbooks… Continue reading

  • Gardening with Veg in Mind

    It is well known that gardening tends to improve one’s quality of life. Gardening gets you out in the fresh air (while respecting social distancing), adds positive energy into your life, gives you something fun to do, and provides a new activity that the whole family can participate in. It would be best to plant… Continue reading

  • Short and Sweet: Stories to Savor while Social Distancing

    As is the case for most folks these days, I am spending a lot of time alone. Under normal circumstances this would be the perfect time to tackle my to-be-read pile, but between phone and video catch-ups with friends and family and a seemingly endless amount of news to absorb, I’ve been finding it difficult… Continue reading

  • Diving in to Safari Tech Books

    Many of us find ourselves with extra time on our hands at the moment and this could be a great opportunity to learn new technologies or expand our current skill sets. Seattle Public Library has you covered with Safari Tech Books Online. Adobe Photoshop can be a bit overwhelming to start learning, but the 2020… Continue reading

  • Cinema for the “Queerantine” from Kanopy and Hoopla

    In a time when we are physically disconnected from one another, maybe even from ourselves, watching a film can be a great way to reconnect with the world. For queer folks who feel isolated, watching an LGBTQ+ film can help alleviate that sense of loneliness and reignite a connection to community. And what better time… Continue reading