September 2024
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Library Impact: A Dementia-Friendly Concert Series at the Memory Hub
On a Monday afternoon in mid-August, a spacious courtyard on Seattle’s First Hill is alive with flowers, music, dancing and quiet conversation. It is cloudy, but the mood is all sunshine at the Memory Hub, a dementia-specific community center on the Frye Museum campus founded by the University of Washington Memory and Brain Wellness Center.… Continue reading
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“That is the Biggest Reward”: Q&A With a Longtime Homework Help Volunteer
Bruce Finlayson is a retired chemical engineer who has volunteered with Homework Help, The Seattle Public Library’s after-school tutoring program, for about 11 years, always at the Lake City Branch. Until 2019, he kept a diary about his volunteer experience, in which he would write stories about his interactions with the students. “There were times… Continue reading
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10 Surprising Things that You Can Do Through The Seattle Public Library
You probably know that you can borrow books, use public computers and even reserve meeting rooms, all for free, through the Seattle Public Library. But did you also know that you can access digital newspapers and magazines, streaming services, job resources and personal tutoring in three languages? In honor of Library Card Sign-Up Month this… Continue reading
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Banned Books for Teens – September 2024
In 2023, censors around the nation challenged over 4200 titles in school and public libraries. Here you can see some of the most challenged books and still read them freely, if you wish. Most of these titles were written for a teen audience, and you can, of course, find them at The Seattle Public Library… Continue reading
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T.A.M.I. and T.N.T., the G.O.A.T?
In the mid-60’s, highschoolers were released early with free tickets to Teenage Awards Music International (TAMI) – a showcase of artists & culture teens were purported to be into at the time. A year later, the same was done for the Big TNT (Tune & Talent) show. Both got it right, to an extent. Could… Continue reading
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“The Story Behind Seattle’s Iconic, Eye-Catching Library”: The Central Library at 20
To acknowledge and celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Central Library, the Seattle Channel just published a terrific piece about the building’s history and architecture, which includes footage of opening day on May 23, 2004, when thousands of people lined up to get a glimpse of the spectacular design they had heard so much about.… Continue reading