Central Library Staff

  • Movie Mondays: Doppelgänger Movies

    Many people remember Philip Seymour Hoffman’s tour-de-force performance as Truman Capote in the biopic Capote, which earned him an Academy Award. Less well known is the fact that another movie was released shortly thereafter which covers almost exactly the same ground: Infamous. Both films are about Capote’s efforts to research and write his landmark book… Continue reading

  • Dancing about architecture

    The unusual design and architecture of Seattle’s Central Library has inspired many people. Every day, throughout the day, someone can be seen taking pictures of the steel and glass building both inside and out. Photographers are found around the Fourth or Fifth Avenue entrances looking into the honeycombed windows or skyward at the jutted angles… Continue reading

  • An American in Paris — with food!

    I am a not-so-secret Francophile. To put it bluntly, I am obsessed with France – Paris especially. A big part of this obsession is the food. The baguettes, the soft cheese, the macarons, the chocolate – my god, the chocolate! I have been to Paris only once. It was a high school trip and we… Continue reading

  • Summer reading: Reviews from readers at the Central Library

    Once by Cameron Dokey An intricate collection of fairy tales that leave you questioning how the ones you grew up with could be true. A wonderful writer who helps give a second childhood. ~ Autumn Dropped Names by Frank Langella This guy’s first book? Wow! Great insight to some very famous people told with insight and… Continue reading

  • Summer Reading: Suggestions from Central Library readers

    Learning to Swim by Sara J. Henry Wow! Grabbed me from the first page and held me until the last; can’t believe this was her debut novel. Excellent mystery – looking forward to more from this author. ~ Julie Poor Miss Finch by Wilkie Collins Suspenseful Victorian drama involving a strong-willed blind girl and a… Continue reading