From a pop-up book sale to KUOW Book Club events to two programs that will show you that horror can be a summer genre, the Library’s upcoming book and author events will inspire and engage. We also have many amazing programs for kids and families, from magic to music to artmaking, which you can find on our Kids and Families calendar.
All Library events are free and open to the public. Find information and registration through the event links below or at spl.org/Calendar. Many of these events are supported by The Seattle Public Library Foundation and the Gary and Connie Kunis Foundation.
Magnolia StoryWalks. From July 1 to August 31. Locations in Magnolia. For the fifth year, the Magnolia Branch is partnering up to offer StoryWalks® at three locations in the neighborhood: outside the Magnolia Branch, at the Magnolia Farmers’ Market, and at Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center. Each trail features a picture book by Indigenous authors, chosen by Daybreak Star preschool teachers. This year, we also partnered with the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library (WTBBL) to transcribe all books into Braille.
ZAPP Zine Collection Open Hours. Saturdays from July 5 through Aug. 23, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Central Library. Level 7 Zine Room. Explore the ZAPP Zine Collection during Saturday open hours this summer, with more than 30,000 zines, minicomics, and other small press periodicals. Registration is not required.
An Evening with Mira Grant aka Seanan McGuire. Thursday, July 10, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Central Library, Level 1 – Auditorium. Join us for a lively evening with local horror and fantasy writer Mira Grant aka Seanan McGuire. In Grant’s latest work, “Overgrowth,” Anastasia Miller has been telling anyone who would listen that she’s an alien disguised as a human being, and that the armada that left her on Earth is coming for her. What happens when you know what’s coming, and just refuse to listen? Registration is required.
Pop-Up Book Sale at the Green Lake Branch. Saturday, July 26, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Find books and gifts for all ages at the Friends of The Seattle Public Library’s pop up sale, including children’s books for $2, adult paperbacks for $3 and adult hard cover books for $4. And you can check out the newly remodeled and air conditioned Green Lake Branch!
Kim Fu discusses “Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century.” Wednesday, July 30, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Central Library, Level 1 – Auditorium. As part of the KUOW Book Club’s summer series, Seattle author Fu will disuss their new collection of 12 surreal and haunting stories with KUOW’s Katie Campbell. Katie and Kim will explore the inspiration behind these short stories, and you’ll have the chance to peek inside the author’s imagination — and ask your own questions too. Registration is required.
Isabel Cañas discusses “The Possession of Alba Díaz” with Sadie “Mother Horror” Hartmann. Tuesday, August 19, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Central Library, Level 1 Microsoft Auditorium. Set in 1765 Zacatecas, Mexico, the bestselling author’s latest novel stars a demonic presence that awakens deep in a Mexican silver mine. When a young woman fleeing her plague-ridden region is seized by the demon, she must turn to the one man she shouldn’t trust in a fight for her life. Registration is required.
Lynda Mapes discusses “The Trees are Speaking: Dispatches from the Salmon Forest .” Wednesday, Aug. 27, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Central Library, Level 1 – Auditorium. At the final event in our summer book club series with KUOW, Seattle Times environmental journalist Mapes will discuss her latest work, which is already being hailed as essential reading for anyone interested in environmental stewardship. Registration is required.
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