e-books
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What Seattle Read in 2025: The Library’s Most Popular Checkouts
It’s always fascinating to compile The Seattle Public Library’s top checkouts for the year to get a sense of what’s been on the minds of Seattle’s readers. In 2025, they turned closer to home and explored local voices — perhaps not surprising given the state of national dialogue. Several of our most checked-out print books… Continue reading
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Attention, Libby Users: You May Need to Take This Step
If you use Libby or OverDrive to check out e-books or e-audiobooks, you may need to take a simple step next week. After planned maintenance on OverDrive/Libby occurs on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 7 a.m., users may need to re-verify their accounts. Here’s how to re-verify your library card in Libby Continue reading
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The Seattle Public Library Is Reducing Our Maximum Digital Holds. Here’s Why.
Starting Tuesday, March 19, The Seattle Public Library is reducing the number of maximum holds allowed on e-books and e-audiobooks from 25 to 10. Please note that if you have more than 10 holds on digital books at that time, you won’t lose any of these holds. You just won’t be able to place new… Continue reading
